The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-08
eooDLAND AS A couRslNa POINT
DR.. Q. Van Hummen Praises sherman
County as Coursing Ground.

DR.. Q. Van Hummeu Praises Sherman
County as Coursing Ground.
Now that the Kenmore Coursing club
has decided to hold its initial meeting
at Goodland, Kan, it may be well for
me to give a description of Goodland
and the grounds as a coursing country.
Goodland is the county seat of Sher-
man county, Kansas, near the north
western corner of the state; it is town
of about 1000 inhabitants, full of that
vim and energy only found in the west.
It is division headquarters of the great
Rock Island railroad, going to Denver
and Colorado Springs, Colo. A very
important item for owners of grey
hounds to remember is that this. is one
of the railroads that do not allow their
baggagemen to charge for carrying
dogs, but instructs it's employees to take
the best of care of dogs and to treat
owners with courtesy and accept fees if
offered. Goodland is about 200 miles
east of Denver, Colo, and the same
from Colorado Springs It has ample
hotel accommodations, two livery stab
les, and is full of greyhound men.
The president of the Sherman Coun-
ty bank has placed a certificate OF de-
posit for $500 in the hands of the treas
urer of the Kenmore Coursing club, as
a donation toward the stakes. Also
from the county and city officers a
guaranty to furnish three good running
horses for the use of the judge, and
that the sheriff will keep perfect order
on the field during the meet free of
charge.
have coursed merry Bunny in every
state and territory in which she resides
in this country, and / do not hesitate
to say that at sGoodland the ground
surpasses all others, California or
Great Bend, Kan, simply cannot COM
pare with it. 1t must be seen to be APP
preciated. Imagine yourself on the At
lantic ocean and it suddenly turned
into land, and you can form some idea
of the expanse of level prairie country
surrounding Goodland, Kan. There
are simply millions of acres of grass
land, without a wire fence to obstruct,
with occasionally a little rolling land;
then dry creek, or draw as it is called
out west; then vast level plain, limit.
less in extent. Now, some viii say it is
sandy, hard or rough desert. Not by
any means. 1t is loose, free soil, cover
ed with grass from three to six inches
long; the very best soil for a greyhound
to course over.
The jack rabbits are very plentiful:
not SO plentiful as at MERGED, but much
GEOIO 81 DLlchA dJ OICc5 DOG1O. Do JuGJ
if the hare does not get up to suit the
slipper, he can let her go, with the GER
tainty that another viii leave her form
In moment, and IN this way avoid all
poor slipping and still get the courses
of frequently enough to suit the most
impatient visitor
Now half is not yet told. The club
can begin coursing at the town. course
out on the prairie until noon and then
back again by night What an improve
ment on Great Bend, where there is a.
drive of 10 miles to the ground, and af-
ter the days sport Is over, and horses,
dogs and men are worn out, drive
back of from 10 to 10 miles. according
to the part of the ground the sport
ends at At MERGED, Cal, the grounds
were 16 miles out
I wish to make a prediction that
every courser who enters at Good1and=
viii say that it is the place par excel
lence to hold ell future great coursing
events. To sum up, it IS a good town
filed with the best of people, the finest
coursing ground In the world, easy of
access, and located on one of the best
railroads In the country. Eastern cour-
sers can talsS palace sleeping cars at
Chicago; o. those coming from Huron
S. D., 1an get the Rock Island at
Omaha and so direct to GOodland
without fear Of having their valuable