The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
INTERSTATE COURSING.
Dissensions Among Members of
the Club Result in
Reservations.
A Meeting Will Be Held Next Week
to Elect New Officers to
Fill Vacancies.

The Interstate Coursing Club had a
very warm meeting last Tuesday evening.
1t was the monthly session of the club
and everything pertaining to its interests
passed off smoothly until the presid ent,
Dominick Shannon, announced that the
time for the proposal of new mem bers had
arrived.
A member then again proposed the
names of +. Foley and John Hoesch, hut
no sooner were the names introduced than
a strong opposition from one of the clubs
representatives was fled against them.
J. II. Rossltter called he attention of the
president to the fact that neither of the
gentlemen proposed for mem bers nip were
eashmen and that only sportsmen who
took an active interest in the game should
be recognized.
Considerable discussion was had over
the matter, until the president called the
mem bers 10 order. He. then remarked
that he considered the language as used
by Mr. Rossltter altogether out OF place,
as the names of the proposed members
had been introduced at previous meet
ing for election, but that owing TO other
business of importance which detained
the club until 8 late hour, no action nor
objection was taken-that Is so far as the
proposal or election of the new mem bers
wa concerned.
Mr.. Rossitter then asked that the gen.
tlemeh proposed for election be elected by
ballot, hut the president intercepted this
motion by stating that in accordance with
rules and regulations which governed the
club the applicants fer membership could
be elected by ccIamaton.
at any rate vote was taken and the
ajority of the mem bels agreed with the
mr. md
for membership were elected by stand
ing vote.
Mr. Rossitter seeing that his efforts to
carry the day were repulsed, waXed hot
and insanter handed IN his resignation.
The president, in very pleasant way,
endeavOred TO induce the gentleman to
look into the matter in calm and COL
lee ed way, and not to act hastily; but
Rossitter was up in arms, and no manner
of argument could induce him TO recon-
slder his action.
His resignation was finally accepted,
and follow ing 1t came the resignations of
l. NJ. Halton, the secretary; S. Smyth,
the treasurer, and J. Clevershol, the tinan
cial secretary.
The last named gentlemen are Darticu-
lar friends of Mr.. Rossitter, and their
resignRtions were not disappointing ID
the mem bers who anticipated the resul;
in case Mr.. Rossitter Jailed 10 carry his
point.
The strange feature in connection with
the proposal and election of the new
mem Ders is that Mr.. Rossitter is, or has
been, particular friend of one of the gen.
uemen elected, and when asked to ex-
plain his reason for opposing him, Mr..
Rossitter said that his only objection was
because the gentleman in question had no
knowledge of coursing and that he could
not understand why Ia, therefore desired
to become q member of the Interstate
Club.
The designations of the sportsmen have
not in the least bit however, disturbed
the eQuanimity of the club, but 1T is 10 be
regretted that Mr.. Rossitter had taken
such hasty step, he has been very in
strumental in introducing several of the
highest class of eyhounds obtainable in
English kennels on this coast.
A special meeting OF the Interstate Club
will be held some evening next week, pos
sib-y Tuesday evening, for the purpose of
eiecting members to the positions left
vacant by the resignation of the secretary,
treasurer ana financial treasurer.