The San Francisco call., 1897-02-23
NELLIE CONROY is QUEEN
Closing Day of the Great Inter-
state Coursing Clubs
Meeting
Myrtle Won the Derby Stakes and
Belle Brandon Took the Mayor
Phelan PrlZ3

1t has been the province of the Inter-
state Coursing Club TO pat the hound and
rabbit sport on healthy footing in this
City. Their annual meeting which began
last Sunday at Ingleside Park, terminat-
ing at sundown yesterday, bro ught to-
eether the better class OF sportsmen and
the finest breeds of hounds.
The rabbits, strong and feet after few
weeks feeding in the corrals of the clubs
vast field, were able to give the hounds q
run and make the races more exciting.
This is the first time in the history of
coursing here that Een, women and chill
dren have crowded into grand stand TO
the number of over 20O0 each day and
viewed the races in comfort. and it may
also be mentioned that never before have
the judges decision been accepted without
adverse criticism.
John Grace, who held that exalted posi-
ton, and his son, James f. Grace, the
slipper, have registered themselves at this
meeting as the most i'm partial and clever
est that the coursing people have had to
rely upon.
The three stakes thar were run off in
the TWO days were: Th- all-aged dogs.
forty in lumber, the prizes ranging from
! $500, $3.50 and $75 TO $37 so. This stake
was, oi course, The man one. The next
was the derby with fourteen entries, for
puppies whelped on or after August J.,
1896 Finally came the saplings, fourteen
entries, whelped on or after February /,
| 1896.
The silver cup to the winner in the last
class was presented by Hon. James D.
| Phelan, and the stake will henceforth be
known by the name Of Belle Brandon,
Yesterdays winner, who is owned by Tom
Hall oil Merced. She IS Johnny Rex out
of Annie Laurie.
However, Nellie Conroy is queen!
Sne is the monarch OF the California
coursing field, and as pretty black-and-
white hound as ever pursued hare. Her
winning of the John Grace challenge Gun
for aIl-aged dogs earned her the title. She
proved her right to it by defeating the
pick OF the best dogs in the kennels of
this and adjoining States, and a half
dozen of the crackerjacks bought here
from the East.
She is ir.m i'm portei stock, Royal Crest
out of Daisy ii, but she was bred in Cali
fornia. Her owners, Messrs. Grace and
Dean, are two of the leading coursing pa
irons in the State, and their win is pop.
ular one.
In the all-aged stakes the runs were as
follows:
FIRST TIES.
Eclipse-yalley Mald-on good run Eclipse
got the turn, worked the hare Tor three turns,
placed the Maid, who cleverly retained pos
session until she had rolled up half a dozen
points, when Eclipse came in, turned, killed
and won. Score, 8 to T.
Sarcastic Moondy yne-Moon got the turn by
half length in q very close run up, placed
Sarcastic, VINO wes.I on for three points, when
Moondyne came in, turned, killed and won
Score, 9 to 3.
Bed of Stone-Suse-After no-go race Susie
led TO the hare by three lengths, and in long
course clearly showed her superiority, win
~ oia ffnd On
Brandon Belle -Mohawk-Brandon Belle got
the turn by three lengtns, Simply smotnering
Mohawk thereafter, winning by score of II
to 3.
Wayfarer-Flashligh ight-Atter no-go Flash
light got The urn by a length. Some very
clever giYe-andstake work followed, Flashlight