The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-03

and the ShOrt-enderS. The ODDS given i'll
some of the matches by enthusiastic back
erS OF particular dogs were sometimes TO
l. but the ordinary man buying pools was
cautious IN his purchase. as the majority
OF the dogs were very well matched.
The horns sounded lively note. reach
ing over the hills, when Judge John
Grace took his position on the field and
announced that the coursing of the day
had opened.
Slipper James Wren re sponded by lead
ing on to the field j. J. Edmond's Valley
Queen ana j. NJ. Kelsly's Cleverness.
Both animals appeared ready for a good
course. and pulled the leash as the slipper
pointed them toward an eXpectapt hare.
Suddenly out darted from cover a brisk
perpendicularly to the sun. scented.
wagged its tail and started on race for
its life, for its instinct told 1t a mortal en-.
envy was behind. On leaped the hare
with desperate. persistent energy. tlreless
in the revolution of its tiny legs inspired
with the springs of fear.
Behind little BuDnie were Valley Queen
and Ccverness, two h0uHss-~<%th the
swiftness of the wind.
Bonnie had the start, and looking neither
to the right nor the left rushed in its effort
to escape destruction. Slowly but surely
th8two hounds lessened the distance, until
1t became few yards between the pursuers
and the prey. Each dog had become
warmed up, the scent of the hare was in
their nostriIs, their 1.-THE limbs were coated
With shining moisture, which glinted in
the sun.
"ClevernesS." shouted the crowd.
mo. no. Valley Queen" yelled another
crowd.
And so the shouts alternated as now one
hound and now the other got the adyan-
tage in the race.
Near them on horseback Judge Grace
rode and watched with lynx eyes, so that
no rO'nt could escape his notice.
valley Queen" yelled everybody, as
Judge Grace raised the red flag.
Valley Queen had won the course by
slight scratch.
The poolmen grinned as those vino lost
began to tear up their tickets
And so it WAS with the other races DUR
ing the day. The hares in some cases
managed to escape from their pursuers. as
they are not breeding now and are quite
lively.
The second race was between P. Tier
mans Glen FarrOn and William Da!ton's
Blue Boy. The former hound proved an
easy victor, though the latter made great
squirt Glen Farron's stock went up at her
magnificent showing.
T. j. Cr0nin'S White Rustic ran a splen-
did course with M. Lenehan's Menlo Lass,
but White Rustic was too fast p hound for
the latter.
j. OShea's Salvador left the slips on
squirt with Il. j. Conin's Depend on Me.
but the latter was too high class dog and
had a wakover
A fine race followed between d. D.
Roche's Dolly Warden and II. j. Gerdes'
Judge Morrow. but the only fault with 1t
was that it was too short. as the hare was
run down too easily. Dolly Warden was
the victor.
P. Tiernan's Long John and T. j. Nc
Hugh's Maggie NJ sprang from the leash
hot
exciting, as the little animal was high
stopper and got a good start.
Al Stead's Matte followed with race
with William Ford's Pennyroyal, and the
latter won after good race.
The following were the remainder of the
rundown: ID. D. Roche's Dan beat j.
J. Edmond's Vida Shaw; T. j. CroHin's
Dottie Dmple beat j. Perigo's Wee Lassie:
P. j.. Canavan's Examiner beat ID. D..
Roche's John Mitchell: r. j. McBugh's
Sculptor beat J. O. Shea's Nellie Get
There; E. p. Kennels Eureka beat j.
Perigo,s Longieliow; 7. D. Nolan..s
Dashing Wave; James McCormaek's Lit
tie Rose beat Il. j. Cronin's Jack Demp-
sew; ID. d. Rooche's Mountain Hare beat
George Dougherty's Peter jackson; T. j.
Cronin's Fairy beat A. Stead's Stonewan
Jackson; H. T. Kennels John w beat w.
D. Wadham,s Twilight; j. NJ. Kisby's
Billy the Washer beat P. D. Nolan's
Sting; J. M. Kllsby's Plumas beat E. P.
Kennels Extra Pale.
The day was pretty we'll advanced when
the rundown was finished. and it was seen
that 1t would be impossible to complete ali
the ties.
=. The following of the first ties were. how.
ever. run: VALLEY Queen beat Glen Far.
ron; Rustic beat Depend On Me:Iong
John beat Dolly Warden. and Psnnyroyai
beat Dan c..
1t was decided to finish the racas an
July 4. To-day there will be number NJ
private matches at the park and few
scrub races.
On July 4 will also be run the Con.o,.
ton stake, the drawing for which viii >:
take place tonight at 1f4O Howard straat :
Tho following are the prizes for the.
races yesterday, which will be- conclrSa,S
to. morrow: First, 500 anu CUP: seconH
SIS; third, $40; fourth and fifth. 500 eacn::
sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth'
S. each.
Nothing occurred to mar the proceed;noS
OF yesterday except an alteration which
took place between a man named Dixon
and +. j. Caravan, the owner of the narh
who ordered Dixon off the premises. NJ
blood was shed and the coursing of the
day soon caused the incident to be- for.
gotten. W LUZ