The morning call., 1894-08-12
COURSlNG.
How Dog Stealers Should Be Treated.
What Is Being Done in General.

1t Is alleged that dog -stealing club has been
recently organized In this city, and that the
members are doing very lucrative business in
stealing and selling valuable CANNES. Club or
no club il is well. known fact that many
valuable dogs have disappeared very mysteri-
ously of late. II the true sp0rtsmen desire TO
kill the purpose Of the dog-Steaer they must
organize and employ detectives in their interest,
and after the ar rest and punishment which will
follow The convict ion Of a dog stealer, it can be
taken for granted that the pilfering of dogs will
end very abruptly.
d. ID. Roche of this city Is the latest who is
suffering from the actions of the dog stealers
and dog fOndneSs.
Some i've or six weeks ago he allowed his
fine dog Mountain Hare 10 have a run in the
street one evening. but unfortunately some OF
ing dogs must have picked him up. as from that
date, though Mr.. Roche has DO advertised
and offered liberal reward for his return,
nothing has been heard of him. MIR. Roche is
much annoyed as this dog is one of the very
lew that besmirched the colors of the great
Skyrocket, and this Mountain Hare accom-
pshed in an unmistakable manner on the
plains of MERGED some two years ago, in a
course that viii be remembered for some time
by all who had the pleasure of seeing it,
This grand feat in Mr.. Roches eyes was
enough TO make him nurse with the greatest
care this splendid specimen of the greyhound
The probability OF course is that the dog is
held for breeding purposes by some contempt
bic rascal. who has not the spirit or the man
hood to pay for his services. Within the last
ten or twelve days the same gentleman has suf-
fered from the vilany of some wretch who for
some private spite or i'll will has poisoned the
well-known bitch FANNY, full sister 10 Depend
on Me; also a fine young pup that Mr.. Roche
was rearing and for which he refused $40 only
q few DAYS before. II each OF these cases the
poison was thrown over the fence into The dogs
yard. Surely the miscreanr who can be guilty
of such work deserves the most severe punish
menl. A person who, TO crafty some miser-
able spite. would destroy the life of a poor,
innocent, dumb animal must be coward and a
miscreant, fit only for The darkest cell In San
Quentin.
Coursing in England still holds It's popularity,
and why not? In that country the sport Is not
tainted with jobbery of any kind, and the
patrons OF he leash knowing that the best dogs
only are sure TO win, flock TO meetings wher-
ever held. In this country game is very plenti-
fui, and it would be reasonably safe to say that
the long-legged and long. cared "Jacks" of the
plains are better runners and have more endur-
ance that the English hare. All that is neces.
sary here TO boom the sport is square, racing
without which any sport cannot hope to ever
become popular. If the better class of sports.
men OF this city would only take couTsing la
hand and give moni hly meetings in the season
for cours1ng there Is no doubt that the sport
would advance in public favor and California
would be recognized as the leading coursing
center OF America
This is what New York paper saws of Eng
llsh coursng: I'm the United Kingdom the
coursing clubs are beginning TO show signs OF
preparing for next season. many of them hav.
Ing selected date of meeting and Judge, and
some OF them slipper. SO far twenty-eight
CLUBS nave made their selection of judge aud IL
is noticeable that Mr. BrIce has been engaged
for fifteen meetings, Mr.. Hedey's name APP
bearing eleven times on the list and Mr. Full
wells twice. To be sure there will be many
more than overweight meetings to be judged.
but 1t looks as if Messrs Hedley and Bfice are
10 have the Judging almost to themselves, with
a possibility Of Mr.. Brlce getting the larger
snare. His judging is deservedly popular, aud