The morning call., 1894-04-16
GOOD MEETING AT NEWARK.
Perigo's Wee Lassie Took First
Prize.
cOURsING OUT AT OCEAN, VIEW.
The Keen Air Induced Both Pur.
suers and Pursued to Exhibit
Their Best Form.

The members of the San francisco
.Coursing Club had very good days sport
yesterday at Newark Park.
The meeting was the last tor the season
and was for members and their dogs only.
Twenty-eight of possibly the best dogs
in this section showed up, and the result
was first class.
The grounds of the park were in fine
order. the hares were flyers with very few
exceptions, and consequently the longtails
had no easy task before them.
There were some 200 spectators. among
them a few ladies. who during the day
could not have felt very comfortable in
westerly wind that blew up to 3 in the
afternoon, driving the ladies to the shelter
of the clubhouse for several hours.
Coursing commenced at II o'clock, but a
cloud gathered over the sportsmen when
i: was found that neither Mr.. Grace nor
Mr.. Wren were on the ground, business
having kept both these gentlemen away.
Californian coursers have such a high
opinion of b 10Th these gentlemen that it
looks TOO much like ''playing Hamlet
with Hamlet out of it, to them when
Johnny Grace" and "Jim Wren" are
missing.
Well, the sport had to go on somehow,
so Mr.. Grace Jr. was placed in the saddle,
and two young men we'll known TO the
leashmen volunteered to handle the slips
in turn and do the best they could. and it
must be said they did we'll. Indeed. it is
not too much TO say, though possibly they
cannot yet handle pair of slips with that
artistic touch of Mr.. Wren. that in the
course of year or two more. since the
H. nlrfa ,s1y. pta
fall upon other shoulders, il is rs we'll that
some of the young fry should now COM
mence their kindergarten lessons.
The young Judge, too, 1t must be said,
did well, and only 10 two instances during
the day was there any divergence from
his decisions. though he had many close
contests TO decide upon, and in these two
be was certainly in the best position to
say (which was which,"
The twenty-eight courses and four unde-
cideds were finished about p NJ. j. Fl.
Perigo supplied the winner in his fine
bitch Wee Lassie, and more worthy man
among all the couESing fraternity of this
quarter of California could not well be
found. Mrs. Perigo. too. was on the
ground. and surely the lady's hand must
nave felt somewhat tired by the many
shakings received from the crowd who
wished her JOY on the success of her beau
tiful pet.
Wee Lassie Is one of the handsomest as
we'll as one of the best greyhOunds in the
State She is of the old California stock,
being by White Wings out OF old Wee Las
sic. and was bred by MIR. Perigo about two
and half years ago. She is just little
slow from slips, but she soon warns uD to
her work, and the dog that cannot defeat
her in The first three hundred yards is
surely beaten dog.
This was the case yesterday with Faster
Safx rid oF
the Park end Magpie in the final.
Mr.. Neary's Magpie, the runner up, is
undoubtedly great dog and sngularly
fast, but not a very close worker. but when
he met Wee Lassie in the final be certainly
was under disadvantage, having injured
one CT his fore feet in his previous course.
In all his other courses he laid everything
out fat, Depend On Me oven being no
match for him.
j. j. Edmonds' Pride of the Park is
daisy" She weighs but thirty-seyen
pounds, yet she had no seeming difficulty
in upsetting four competitors, each of
which could seemingly carry her on their
backs and run good course. She took
S25 out of the stake. only falling before
Wee Lassie in the fourth round.
Another candidate for fame surely is
p. Curtis West Side He is a son of Sky
rocket and Sly Girl. He Is as fast as a
bullet and will surely be 'chip of the old
block"
O'Shea's Fearless is another youngster
that will leave his mark soon. How he
did skip around Vida Shaw, and Dottv
Dlmple would have Jared no better had
the hare not favored her too much in the
finish Of the course.
Old Shortstop, too, did fine work. but
Magpie settled him; but he. too, took S25
from the stake before be fell
Marvellous, that cost $100, at all events
so said his present owner. Mcbride. the
other evening when he entered him for
the stake. and brought documentary evi-
dence to prove his assertions, was rather a
disappointmen He is certainly fast, but
a poor worker. Mr.. Mcbride should try
to get some of that money back. Indeed.
it is possible he may give the dog back to
his late owner.
Flora. owned by p. REILLY, is a new
conner and is surely good one. and when
really fit must not be oyerlooked by the
talent.
The days sport was good one, and all
present enjoyed themselves well.
The following dogs won the prizes: j.
Fl. Perigo's Wee Lassie $40. N. Neary's
Magpie $50. p. Curtis Shortstop and j. j.
Edmonds' Pride of the Park $50 each, p.
Curtis West Side, T. j. Cronin's Dotiy
Dimple and Depend On Me $40 each