The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
DEL MONTE PAPER CHASE
Burlingame Riders Indulge in a
Game of Hare and
Hounds.
Mr. Lawson Wins the Prize By Beat
ing the Pursuers Over the
Course.

DEL MONTE, CAL, Aug. 26.-John
Lawson won the paper chase to-day. That
is he was the first of the hounds" TO I'm
ish. 81 nevah saw such g beastly ride. F"
calculated the winner as his tired pony
took the last jump thirty-hve minutes
after the ''hares" had completed the
course. 1t was all wonderfully fat. Two
''hares," one OF whom laid out the course
beat the nearest Of their competitors home
more than half an hour. Others of the
"canines" are probably running yet.
1t is complained by members of the pur-
suing party that in addition to the ten
minutes start the "haresn had the ad-
vantage of leaving an almost uniistlnguish-
able trail. The paper used was white and
at certain portions of the route could not
be perceived.
Captain Wainwright and Cecil Tobin,
who impersonated the hsres, left the
entrance of the Hotel Del Monte at 8 :3s
P u. With eyes starting and ears wob-
bling the bunnies started of in a fright,
leaving behind q plain scent" At 3:4S
Daniel O'Connell, John Lawson, Henry
Scott, Frank Carroll, Francis Francis and
juvenile member of the Tobin family,
who constituted the pack" were in full
bay on the trail A number of sanguinary
spectators, anxious to be in at the death,
followed in drags, dog carts, victorias and
other vehicles of more plebeian build.
w. S. Hobart and party occupied his drag; I;
Charles A. Baldwin and party were en-
sconced in victoria; the Misses Tobin
were in two dog carts. attended by Richard
NJ. Tobin and Caesare Poma; Mrs. Caro-
Ian and party followed in handsome
equipage. Other members OF local soci-
ETY. were sandwiched in between the turn
outs of the citizens OF Monterey and
vicinity.
1t was no trick at all to get to the finish
in front of the grand stand of the race
track before the hares arrived. Everybody
was comfortably settled when the pursued
hove in sight. When they urged their
horses over the hurdle they received a
slight round OF applause. Then when Mr..
Lawson, Mr.. OConnell and Mr.. Scott got
in half an hour later there was q little
more applause. and the muchly heralded
paper chase was over.
The hares had proven themselves very
feet. Mr.. Lawson had beaten his con-
ferees. Mr.. o. OConnell had finished e. close
second and Mr.. Scott a credirable third.
There was no fourth. One of the other
starters was found slipping tea with some
female friends when the cayalcade re-
turned to the hotel. Frank Carroll got
lost. He probably did not emulate the
example of Mr.. Archibald at San Mateo
some time ago and trail Chinese funeral.
but. at any rate, he got lost.
de, however, subsequently found him.
self. Mr.. O'ConneIi lost both his stirrups,
or ne would have won. He was a full
cigarette smoke ahead OF ali competitors
when the untoward accident happened
To-morrow's programme includes Eve
races. The first is a quarter mile dash for
qualified polo ponies, gentlemen riders,
for which there are five entries. The Sec
ond Is six-furlong affair for all ages, with
nine entries. The third is another event
for gentlemen jockeys, five furIongs for
ponies, with six entries. There are ten
entries for the fourth race, for all ages at
a mile, and nine for the fifth, q two-mile
steeplechase.
The cup prizes for polo and race WIN
ners. including the Burlingame cup to be
raced for on Saturday, are on exhibition
in the lobby of the hotel and are much
admired by the guests.
Among the arrivals this evening were
Mrs. II T. Scott, Miss Cunningham, Miss
Gibson, y :. Ponce de Leon, Mrs 81. Bar
roilhet, Charles +. Tay and wife, CASTOR
Ash and wife, jerome b. Lincoln, Andrew
Jackson, ]. l. Rathbone, Colonel E. E.
Eyre and wife, F. S. Douty and wife.