The San Francisco call., 1897-11-12
Other Dogs That Gained Hon
OrS at the MerCed
Meeting.
SOME LIVELY CONTESTS AT
THE CLOSE.
Now the Hares Will Have Well
Earned Rest for Another Year
at Least.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The CALL

final results OF the Interstate Club cours-
ing meeting was very spirited, and thou
sands of dollars changed hands; especially
in the final race between MiaImo and
Rusty Gold was the betting lively. The
winner, NJ .almo, is of home breeding, and
was formerly the property OF d J. HeAley
of PetaIuma, who sod her 10 Grace &
Dean. She is years Old The runner-up,
Rusty Gold, is owned by Simmons &
Donahue of Cripple Creek, Colo, He is a
red dog, IS months old. by Laugh he'd Lady
Glen. A description of the courses by
rounds is as follows:
THIRD TIES.
Connemara VS.. JOY Bels-A splendid
run. Joy Bells passed Connemara 10 III o
hare, getting first turn, then Con got in
and scored, and Joy Bells took the hare lor
three turns, when Con went to The front
and worked his game beautifully until the
dogs and the hare were lost from view.
The last seen OF them Con was leading by
several yards. Winner, Connemara; score
Is 10 9; betting, to ?. with Con iavorit-.
Rusty Cola W. Wara tah-Com paratively
short course. Rusty Gold was first 10 hare
and then Waratah got in the turn and
scored, but Rusty Gold got in again and
drove the hare across the powe0 field.
scoring some points. Waratah then took
the hare and kllIei on the turn. Winner,
Rusty Gold score, s TO 4; betting, 3 to y !;
Rusty Gold favorite.
Fireball vs.. MIalmo-Fire ball was first
from The slip, but Miamo came along like
II bullet and pa~se Fire ball as # he were
standing still. MslIno made & reat race.
keeping close company with his game and
turning the hare rapidly from right to
left Fireball got in foT a few points on
account of a SUM bic Mialmo received in
trying for pickup, but Mia mo was so IN
to the front again and with great squirt
got her nose under the hare, tripping and
killing. Winner. Mlalmo; score, % to );
betting. to 2; NJ Maimo avorIte.
Blackette vs. ld-Comparatlvely
a short race. Emera d was not in evil
dence. Backette VS. nrst to hare, allow
ing Emerald to get IN only on the turn.
Blackette mad it all her own wav from
this on. Winner, Backette; score, 20 to 0;
betting. 312 to l; Blackette tavorlte.
ST.. Clouu VS.. Little Wo. der-This was
gruellng cour e. Little Wonder led from
the slips ana drove the hare along for fully
Il mue before turn was made. Then St.
Cloud came in for turn, but Wonder
went to the front again and sc red away
in the distance, fully two miles off. ST.
Cloud was leading, but what the final re-
suit was the Judge could only determine.
Winner, Little Wonder; score, Ii to 5;
betting, TO 3; Little Wonder iavorite.
FOURTH TIES.
Connemara VS.. Ru-ty Gold-Rusty Gold
led to hare and turned, then Connemara
t in and drove his game into a hollow
out of sight OF the spectators. Winner,
Rusty Gold; score, l9 to 8; betting, even
money.
Mialmo VS.. BIackette-Mialmo was first
to the hare and turned, then Blackette got
in and turned. Then 1t was an even
thing for some distance, when Miaimo
shot like an arrow TO the front, pitched
the hare in the air and held it in hand TO
the finish, making a fine kill. Winner,
Mialmo; score, 81 10 IL; betting, even
money.
Little Wonder ran bye with Fire ball.
A long race. Firebail led to hare and
scored the most points.
FINAL ROUND.
Rusty Gold VS.. L tile Wonder-Llttle
Wonder was Withdrawn, thus giving
Rusty Gold and Mialmo bye but their
owners decided TO allow tue two dogs to
run for first money and the cur.
Rusty Gold vs.. iamo-Jim Wren, the
ex-champion slipper of the State, andled
the leash on this occasion, as !m Grace
the clubs slipper, asked to be excused
from slipping his own dog, Mialmo. The
race was a fitting ending of the great
meeting, as the course was OF sufficient
length to test the speed and stamina OF
the two great dogs which have carried off
the principal pr.zes and the honor4 at
tacned to the California cup STAKE of 1897
To an excellent slip Rusty led TO the hare
by favor, turned and made the next turn.
Then MialIno went to the front and held
possession, scoring several points by fast
work. The hare was then forced from its
line, favoring Rusty, who turned, giving
Mialmo charge again. The hare went at
good speed IN the direction of a hill, over
which 1t flew like streak with Mialmo
and Rusty lar behind, but clio e together.
When the dogs re&cned the top of the
mound they were lost TO the view of the
spectators who followed up in carriages
and buggies, but Judge Grace, who was
in a position TO give further description
of The race, stated that when tue dogs
reached The top OF the elevation the mare
had disappeared from view and the dogs,
in their eagerness to "catch on" sighted
fresh hares, one going to he lett and the
other to the right.
Il, OF cou Sc, finished judging when the
dogs lost the hare" said Mr. Grac "and
then gave my decision IN accordance with
what | had seen OF the race up TO the
time the dogs became unsighted. TIE
score was Is to in favor OF Mislmo, and /
am pleased that all we're satisfied, as l
was very particular to judge this race as
best | cou d. =
Mr. Bartell of Denver, VINO followed the
hounds on horseback, said that he was
sorry the jud ye was not better mounted.
II led the Judge when his horse mounted
the bill, )" said Bartell, ''and saw Miatmo
quit running and Rusty Gold shoot over
the hill and follow his game Tor very
long distance. / did not follow, as
knew the judge had decided he race at a
point when his horse grew tired and he
could see no longer. / have no doubt
that Judge Grace would probably render a
| different decision had he horse equal to
the task of keeping company with a race