The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19
COURSING.
Young Stock That viii Certainly Cut
a Dash Next Season.

8. A. Cummings Of this city has purchased
the well-known bitch White Cloud from Alfred
Seal or Mayfield for the sum OF 500.
This bitch is full sister to 7. j. Cronin's Jack
Dempsey and w. Pery's COomassie, and Is, TO
say the least, the equal of any Of her kin in the
STATE. she will, of course. take part in the big
meeting at MERGED.
There were about twenty-five people at Ocean
View last Sun day, and tie hares died like rats
IN a Dit. The first prize was 81! And this is
called coursing, Phe W
There is just a probability that match for
$500 a side is to come of shortly between b
Doherty's four pups by Royal Crest Daisy and
four OF the progeny OF Rockland Maid and Dan
O'COnuel viz: RoialOng Electric Faster and
Faster and Sierra. The latter are a few month";,
older than D0herty's pups, but that should
make no diherence as all Of the dogs meH-
toned are now OLD enough to take their places
in any company. If this match should be CON
summated 1t will cause 10 small amount OF ex.
element among The lrashmen, and it Is certain
that hundreds OF dollars Will be put on the
event, as both sides are enthusiastic a. 10 the
prOWess OF their fayorites
The following letter has been received:
fRUITvALE, Aug. 10, 1894.
10 me SpettnQ Editor " The CG.L-DEAR SIR:
Knowing you be well informed on coursiny
matters should worry much Ike yonr opinion ON
Inc proper age OF pups eligible for the MERGED
meeting next fall have three Well-bred young
greyhounds just l6 months old. Two are dt 10
run Ia any company or their age. They out OF
a daughter OF Temple by wel-knowu STUD dog OF
Santa Clara. DO you think they will be old
enough when the interstate meeting takes place to
compete with weil-seasOned dogs? The HOUNDS
usually have some very hard after the MERGED
jacks and should ike to know what Won think Of
the chances OF such young dogs mine in that
meeting
BY kindly answering the above you will greatly
obiige An ola-tlme and constant subscriber
+ JOHN Is. FLEsEo.
Your dogs Will be close on nineteen months
OLD when the MERGED meeting takes place, there
lore they Will be quite 1T 10 take part in the
meeting II you train them prpUerlY II Ihere
are any bitches especially among your pups
they VIII be as good then as ever they'll be-
SPORT ED. CALL
l. +. Barteis OF Denver is going LATTER" the
American Coursing Board pretty hot In a com
munication 10 Forest and Stream of the i th
inst. We always had doubts about this
BOARD aDO certainly The letter in question
does much to strengthen those doubts.
would IL not be about the correct thing for
the editor OF the American Field TO know
something about the Doheriy- " atson case be-
fore he asks The CALL TO use its Influence 10
the matter? Would The same gentleman please
point out when and where The CALL has
quoted him without giving due credit? Is not
the gentleman prlcked by his own conscience a
little in This matter, for we have noticed our
coursing news frequently in the columns Of the
Field. with few slight alterations, nut In as
original matter, yet we never grumble? In
deed. we are more pleased than otherwise at
the fact that we do much to educa e the readers
OF our contemporary In coursing events, and If
be VIII only give them a little more OF IL they
will soon be able 10 manage correctly, well, Say
Il thirIy-two dog stake.
w. Perry informs US that he has disposed of
all The Waratah-Coomassie litter except one
that he Is trying to keep for himself though he
doubts that he eau: al $50 head. The pup.
are now just five weeks old. T. Cooney Of San
Jose also informs US that hc too has disposed
OF Queen Bess litter. by Waratah. at good
hgure. but does not give the amount and adds
that IL the bitch had twenty he could have sold
them all readily No doubt the fact that these
pups are ali engaged in The produce stake for