Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
HOUND AND HARE.
Opening Day of the Tri-city
Coursing Club.
THE GABLE DOGS WIN HoNoRs
The Excitia2 Events CT the Day at
the Mile Tfack-A New Form of
Amusement In tho Local Sporting
CammunitJ.
Community.

I
SS5 neon. The best trained
grey hounds in the
American contirent were after
them. Il was the opening day
OF the first tournament Of the
Tri-City Coursing club. 1t was,
too, the first event OF this kind ever
offered to the local sporting com
munity. The courses ran Yesterday
| were the FIRST l6 of the 30 which
comprise the race. Two dogs ran
ran after each jack, and the dog that
lost was SHUT out, therefore there are
lG Of the original 50 which started
yesterday to compete today. After
today'srunning or coursing as it is
called, which Includes the Rock IL
aud Davenport handicap, thsre will
be eight more shut out leaving eight
to flush tomorrow. This is the Til
ICity cup, amounting TO 1920 in
money prizes.
The manner Of conducting the
trials is like this: Two contestiDg
dogs are brought to the end OF the
deld near the pen in which the rab-
bits ara herded, and are held N leash
| By the "sIipPer, the man who lets
both 20 q. the same time after the
Jack is well started. The judge sits
on fast horse at one side of the
field, about 100 yards ii advance of
the dogs. Then the rabbit is run
out IF the zen and at once starts
across the field. IS they have been
trained to do this by being chased
every day Tor couple of weeks by
slow dogs. They know just what to
do to be saved (run to the other end
OF the field and get through tie
holes, which are TOO small for the
dogs). and seem to know that life or
death is in the manner OF their run
ming. Tie judge on the horse keeps
IS near "a he can. amt some times sits
still in one spot forteveral minutes as
the rabbit and tins dogs run around
him. for when the dogs get too close
the jack will suddenly turn and cir
Gle around the middle Of the fed.
When they 20 this the sport is at it's
height. Again, some of them viii
turn back and try to get through
where they came out. and after rae
ing around that end OF the field for Ii
while foaliy get caught. as the dogs
have o great advantage where the
jack is continually making turns,
for the dog behind always takes the
short cut GA him.. These coures or
heats ere decided on points" and a
dog can win without either of the
pair actually catching the rabbit, or
the dog which loses may have caught
The rabbit, as occurred several times
|, yesterday. Il is preferable that the
jack gets away, for in order to do 50
. the animal must be in fine condition,
and the race is necessarily a better
one. Besides, the ympathy of the
crowd is with the little animal.
The Heats CT Yesterday.
The summaries Of yesterday are a,
, follows, aud it will be seen that Cab.
hounds held their own:
: Victor Maid. owHed by Russell s
{ Wilson, OF Gable, H.. won from
TASTY Dick of the Hill, owned b,
Afr d Haigh, of Cable.
Master. Dennis, owned by Michael
o Allen, OF Chicago. won f,om White
, Diamond, owned by Eugene Nallv
!. of St. Louis.
q Roary OF the Hill, owned by MI
chael Alien, of Chicago, won from
Wild Cat, owned by Russell Sc vii
son, OF Gable.
L Quickstep, owned by H. C. Lowe
:, of Lawrence, Kan, won from Cot
tage Hill, owned By Naeve & Sears
of Davenport.
al Magician, owned by Charles A
Robinson. of ST. Louis, won from p.
q Malone. owned by Eugene Nally, Q
ST.. Louis.
. King of the Hills, owned by Georg
E. Vail, of st. Louis, won from Cash
q Ter, owned by Nichols & Ladd, c
4 Aberdeen, S d.
:. Beauty, owned by W. E. Sayrea, {
= Orioo, won from Lightioot. owne
= by J. &. Smith, OF Minneapolis.
= Rochester, owned by John Char
,r ton, of minneapolis. won from Aria
.. doe Gate Lady Aoerdeen). owned b
Nichols & Ladd, of Aberdeen, S. L
Lady Falconer, owned By j. +
Smith, of Minneapolis, Won fror
}, Hector, owned by w. r. Sayres, {
Orion.
o. Victor Chief. owned by Russell 1
ar Wilson, Of Cable, won from Minut
o. haha, owned by John Charlton. {
e. Minneapolis.
d Sylvia, owned by c. A. Robinso,
g. OF st. Louis. won from Hot Stuf
ID Owned by Russell & Wilson, OF Capi
IS, Miss Alice, owned BY Michael a
n. les, OF Chicago, won from Bonn
s 'oiland. owned by Russell & Wi
SOL. Of Cable.
Glen Rosa, owned By Russell
ne Wilson. of Gable, Son from ID
y. kota, owned BY Charles a. Robiusoi
II. OF 81. Louis
AT Minneapolis. ow.ed By John Char
nd ton. OF Minneapolis. won from Cha
n tist, oSned by Charles a. Roblnso
adj of ST. Louis.
Melitta. owned by Il c. Lowe.
Lawrence, kas., won from DR.. Nc
man. owned By Michael Allen,
Chicago.
Esaiwis.. owned by Alfred Haig
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