The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11
DIANA WON THE MONEY.
Finish of the Inaugural Stake at
the lngleside Coursing
Grounds.
Robertsen's and Peyton's Eastern Dogs
Carried Off First, Third and
Fifth Prizes.

Another big crowd of coursing men
went to Ingleside Park yesterday to see
the finish of the stake begun on opening
day, and beyond a few decisions that failed
to please the spectators the day passed off
pleasantly. The management had profited
by the experience of the previous Sunday,
and a second poolbox helped to expedite
selling and cashing pools.
The day was prolific of surprises, and
and the faces of the short-end players
were wreathed in smiles, while the players
OF t he favorites tore up punches of tickets
on the wrong dog with great regularity.
redwood, who was put out in the original
stake by Governor Markham. He dis
posed OF such fast performers as Magpie,
Skyball, Kirk Glen and Electric with
seeming ease, and the talent dropped
heavily on his opponents until they caug mt
his true form and began to play him.
st. Lawrence came imping from the
field after beating White Chief, an old
break in one OF his toes Gripping him COM
pletely He went down before the fast
and clever Royal Buck after hard race in
the third ties, in which ne ran practically
on three legs, his injury preventing his
turning quickly TO get back to his game.
Robertson & Peyton's kennel of Eastern
dogs carried off first third and fifth prizes,
aggregaiing $145.
The unfinished stake was taken up at
the second ties and resulted as follows:
Diana beat Lady Fitzgerald, Master Glenkirk
beat Flashlight, 81. Lawrence beat White Chief,
Royal Buck beat Skyball, Lissak beat Sly Boy,
Valley Maid beat Queen B.
Third ties-Diana beat Lissak, Valley Maid
beat Master Glenkirk, Royal Buck beat st. Law
renee.
Royal Buck was withdrawn and Diana
beat Valley Msid, taking first prize, Valley
Maid second and Royal Buck third. ST.
Lawrence, Master Glenkirk and Lissak re-
ceiyed fourth, fifth and sixth prizes res
pectively.
A twenty-four dog consolation stake was
then run, with the following result:
Fear Not beat Camilla, Fireman beat Dottie
Dimple, Electric beat Queen b, Little Tom bea I
Lady Fitzgerald, Livingston beat Great Scott.
Kirk Glen beat Uncle Sam, Laurelwood beat
Magpie, Skyball beat King Carlo Magnet beat
Kitty Scott, White Chief beat Tom Hayes. Spin
away beat Sly Boy, Eclipse bye.
First ties-FiremGn beat Fear Not Electric
beat Little Tom, Kirk Glen beat Liyingsion.
Laurelwood beat skyoall, Magnet peat White
Chief, Spinaway beat Eclipse.
Second ties-Electric beat Fireman, LAUREL
wood beat Kirk Glen. Magnet beat spinaway.
Third ties-Laurelwood beat Electric
The growing darkness put an end to the
running at this point. Laurelwood and
Magnet dividing first and second prizes
and third going to Electric.
A stake at So eatrance will be run next
Sunday.
Nexi Sunday will see the reopeninp of
Ocean View Park, after Being closed two
weeks on account of the Ingleside inaugu-
raj meet
The main event will be a 32-dog open
stake at 81 50 entrance, the drawing for
which will take place at Pythian Hall, 9O9
Market street, on Thursday evening.
A consignment of hares received two
IL. Hoe 4.
toned to the grounds and good sport is
expected.