The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03
COURsING.
Matters of Interest to the Managers of the
Inolosed Parks,


The inclosed eoursing parks will soon be
open to the fraternity, who will take as deep
all interest in watching good brace OF dogs
after strong and swift hare as the lover OF
horseflesh manifests when close finish is be-
tween two or more famous runners.
Coursing, when conducted in an honest. up
right way, is as good sport as any person could
desire. Allowing that good hares and good
running grounds are assured by the managers,
all that is required to guarantee the spectators
value for their money is hrst-class running
dogs and an honest and sound judge, who Will
not deyiate from the golden rule. Under such
conditions as these courSlng is bound TO De-
come decidedly popular pastime and hun
dreds OF people who have never seen a race be-
tween hare and hounds will flock to the cours-
ing parks. And 1t goes without saying that
once stranger who is a lover OF any good sport
sees rafting good spin over q grass-covered
sward between long and short tail fiiers he is
sure to become then and there convert TO the
grand old sport.
The managers of the parks must not permit
the word flake" to be used within their con-
fines, as there is nothing which will kill cours-
ing quicker than report that trickery was en-
ployed by some handlers TO win stake or
match. Smart men should be appointed on
days of important meetings to act the detect
ives part and report any crooked do1ngS they
may see on the field to the officers of the day.
Schemers will manage to be present when
ever there is chance for jobbery, and they
will certainly try to carry out their schemes
unless a very careful eye is kept on them. If
the jobbers are handled without gloves at the
start they will be exceedingly careful In the
future how their plans are concoeted to win |, a
that the managers of the grounds will not
stand any nonsense and that only straight and
honorable coursing will be tolerated the riff
raft of the cours1ng field Will soon conclude
that their days of money-making from jobbery
and trickery have passed, and they must look
to other fields where hippodromes will be in
order.
n is certainly ebout time that ooursinp here
was transferred into the hands OF those who
will take deep interest in the advancement of
the sport. good start in the right direction
is now about TO be made, and for the welfare of
the sport 1t is hoped that the managers OF the
parks will not, under any circumstances, per-
nit anything that at all resembles jobbery for
Just as soon as the people who Will support the
parks learn that the old game is again being
played then good-by to 1nclosed cours1ng in
San Francisco.
Those who have followed coursing for years
men will be met with in the coursing fields
who seemingly take pleasure in kicking
against the decision of judges.
Now then here is point which the man.
ayers of the parks should not lose sight OF, for
if there is any one thing which will create
rumpus any quicker than kicker at decisions
it has not as yet come to light To avoid any
possibility of trouble on this score THE CALL
would suggest that on each OF the racing-cards
appear in print that golden rule which says,
''The Judges decision will be final and no ex-
ceptions to it must be taken.' Under this
might be also added, "Any man who will
create a disturbance over a decision of the
Judge will be Immediately elected from the
field and debarred from entering thereon again
at future meetings"
Probably a notice of this kind published at
each of the meetings will have the desired
effect. 1t is time that the followers of coursing
should respect the rules that govern the game,
and the people now look to the managers of the
parks for clean sport and gentlemanly con-
duct, without both OF which courslng cannot