The morning call., 1895-01-20
COURsING.
John Grace Will Judge the InOlOsed Meetings
at Ocean View,


Coursing men, and especially the park-own-
ers are jubilant over the fact that John Grace
has after considerable pressure being brought
to bear on him, consented to Judge the princi
pal meetings that will take place during the
season in one or other of the coursing parks
now in the vicinity of this city.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Grace intimated that he
had given up Judging unless possibly the Mer-
ced annual meeting, and even that was doubt
full
1t is needless to say that this resolution of his
threw damper over all leashmen in the
State, as without Mr.. Graces aid there could
be no successful coursing, for no other man
that has ever tried judging here has succeeded
in giving satisfaction to the great body OF men
who follow the sport OF the leash, and as is
well known, all have thorough confidence both
as to the ability and integrity OF the judge.
Coursing could not possibly succeed, and
would in a very short time become unfit for
any respectable person to follow.
The principal leashmen OF the city saw at
once the danger to their favorite sport, and
after several consultations together inter-
viewed Mr.. Grace and pointed out to him what
would be the result of his resolution if he
should insist on following it up; cOursing was
sure to be ruined and would doubtless fall into
the hands of petty gamblers and that undesir-
able class OF people who unfortunately hang
on to almost all good sport.
The proprietors of the parks, too, saw that
unless they could get this gentleman to Judge
their principal meetings the chances were that
the heavy expense they had gone to in fitting
up their fine demeSneS would, In all proDaDl-
ity, be lost. AS a result the park managers
offered to pay any reasonable sum that Mr..
Grace would require for his services, at least
once or twice a month.
However, after being surrounded, as 1T were,
by both dog-Owners, park-owners and the low
ers of the sport in general, Mr.. Grace consented
to again take the saddle and judge the prlnci-
pal events in each of the parks in turn.
The announcement was hailed with delight
by all the spOrtSmen, and Immediately the
CaSserly Brothers of Ocean View Park an
nounced meeting for the 10th of February at
So dog and gave $50 from their pocket to be
added to the purse.
Mr.. Kerrigan, who is just preparing splen-
did park some two or three miles farther down,
at Colma, which will be opened on Sunday, the
18th of February, made similar offer, and as
a result courSing during the coming year will
be one of the liveliest of field sports that is
known on the Pacific Coast.
At the opening of these fields all OF the great
dogs of the State will take part in the contests
that await them, and lovers of the leash as well
as all others who take an interest in field
sports should not fail to go and see the contests
between hound and hare that will occur on
those fields on the dates above mentioned
The new Occidental CouTsing Club is making
arrangements for holding meeting in one or
other of the coursing fields during the coming
month.
Three of the crack dogs of MERGED that showed
up so well at the interstate meeting last No
vember will take part in the coursing both at
Ocean View and Kerrigans Park in February