The morning call., 1894-02-25
COURSING.
Training Dogs for the Interstate
Meeting at Newark.

1he inter state meeting which is 10 commence
at Newark Park on Sunday next will in all
probability be the biggest racing event that has
yet been seen in Newark for some years.
IL is probable that seventy dogs will go to
slips and, of course, all tn cracks and some
That are not wonders will pass under Mr..
Graee's eye on he occasion.
Nominations must be in the hands OF the sec
retary by Sunday evening next, March 3 1t
will, at least take two days to run of the
events.
All OF the leaShmen are hard at work getting
ihelr dogs In Trim, not only In this city, but at
Sacramento, Stockton. MERGED and san Jose
Mr.. Curtis of HE latter city has strong homes
that the great Skyrocket will once more be able
10 upset any of tive young dogs as well as the
old ones. that may happen to meet him.
/. j. Cronin has also Tine trio of flyers in
work, and II joke is intended just say 10 Tim
mat you nave or Know one that can down him
ana see how quickly twenty will go down
as evidence that you cannot produce dog that
VIII defeat his lOngtails
AT present Long John has the call, but there
are few dark ones whose owners will not say
much about them as they do not like to make
The betting run against them too much.
The Australian dogs are also saideto be IN fine
form. especially Waite Bloom. and IL is pretty
certain that tfose Interested in The antipode-
ans intend 10 win or lose some money on them.
Mr.. Shannon,the president of the club, is also
said TO have flyer. and II the opinion Of bis
trainer is at all near correct the stake is as
good as won. but coursiDg men know that there
Is many a slip ''twiXt the cup and the lip"
The meeting is sure to b great one. and
the cOuTstng men all over the State are vying
Wi each other to make it success.
II. c. Lowe OF Kansas, chairman of tn
American CoursiDg Board, sends the following
singular letter to j. Herbert Watson of the
american Field, suggesting q change some
of The coursiBg rules, and especially in rule Is.
1t reads:
LAWRENCE. Kans, Feb. !. 1894
j. Herbert Watson, BrcoA-lyn, NJ Y-DEAR SIR:
Some members of the Americ an Coursing Board
iee that when the sport OF couTsing degenerates
into. inhuman cruelty IL loses Its charm, and the
rules now used In America are the same as In Eng
land. where the fields are small and courses short
prairies where greyhound often runs from two
20 three miles: and bence. when u good grey
hound is asked to run more than two courses in
day ii becomes cruelty instead OF sport With
ayiew of remeoying this defect in rules please
give your expression of opinion on the following
amendment to the present rules by voting Eyes"
or mo" at the bottom OF this sheet. and return
the same Immediately to the undersigned: Add
ton 10 rule lS-No dog shall lie compelled to run
more than two courses IN one day. except by con-
sent of owner" Truly yours. Ii. c. LOWE.
Vote. Chairman American CourSing Cub.
From this It is evident that MIR. Lowe knows
but very little OF English c0urslDg il Mr.
loves idea was followed out IL would not be
difficult to see what tie result would be before
many IN etings were run, as 10 would give a
splendid opportunity to tile selfish aud grasp
ing members of club To run things lust TO suit
tiems Ives and their dogs.
The open c0ursing in England is frequently
as distressing on tie dog as any met with in
IN this country, and one has only TO ia up a
copy OF tie English CoufslDg Calendar to sal.
isfy himself on this point, and that dogs are
frequently drawn after some OF the gruelers
they have to pass through, yet the "rules" have
stood the test of many years, and no coursing
man in this country has ever yet seen any rea-
son for changing them, as they are unquestion-
ably the safest rules that can possibly be
worked out.
termrd cOursing '.cranks" in The Eastern
States. some OF whom have seen about dozen
meetings while others ilay' never seen pair
elfF "A
il ALI and are ready 10 show where all coursine
men of tie past we're wrong or knew nothing oil