The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
A Day of Upsets and Lively
Betting at Ingleside
Park.
The Short-EnderS Had a Chance
After the Rundown Was
Over.
Garden City, the Eastern Crack, Was
Disappointment : Magnets
Odd Defeat.

The old "war- r-horse''-that hare with
the split ear, who had nine times demon
strated that be bore charmed life-gaye
the 5000 people who attended the coursing
at Ingleside yesterday the tenth con-
secutive exhibition of his phenomenal
luck and fieet-footedness.
Indeed, this old Trojan has become
such an object of admiration at the park
and has won SO many friends that there is
talk of getting up petition 10 have him
pardoned out of the captives' pen, given a
pension and allowed to pass the rem mainder
of his life in ease and comfort. A hare
that can give twenty Of the swiftest dogs
in the State the slip and practically laugh
at them as he outfoots them across the
field to the esca pes, is certainly entitled to
honor and rest. particularly when one
stops to remember that on on average not
one hare In twenty ever eludes the blood
thirsty hounds that are sent after him
even once, much less ten times, as is the
''war- horses" record.
1t was great day at the park. The
event was one OF the most important he Id
in many week and inGuced some unusu-
ally heavy betting. 1t was an old-dog
STAKE with thirty entries
During the rundown the form
figurers" had everything their own way,
practically, for with two exceptions the
favorites won all of the events right down
the line. One OF these exceptions was
when Tam o'Shanter, the ieet-footed
Sacramentan, handily beat out Mohawk.
veritable "lead-pipe, the odds risked
on his chances being to 1. The other
was the bowling over of Fireman, a to 1
shot, by Wayfarer. The Chicago dog,
Garden City, who ran against Nellie Con-
roy in the first set, turned out to be dis
appointment, as the local fier had every
thing her own way.
There was a change OF complexion in
the betting ring when the first ties came
on for decision, for it soon developed that
the game was now such one that the ad-
herers to form enclling could not master.
There were a series of upsets which
caused the short-end players to rom with
JOY. In fact throughout the rest OF the day
this element more than held its own with
the talent. The first really big dump"
came when Eclipse showed the redoubt-
able Royal Buck, who was a heavily
played favorite, clean pair of heels.
This was followed by tine handy out
footing and out pointing OF another favor
ite Blackett by Mialmo.
The wise brigade grew frightened to
such an extent that it was wary about
plunging on the old reliable Skyball, who
was pitted for trial against Mercy May.
But Sky bail was true to his colors, and
re-estabished confidence.
The greatest disaster of the day came
when the great Magnet went out to run a
bye with Pretender. The betting rose to
6 to l on Magnet, and even at that rate
the short-end money grew somewhat
scarce. Pretender won in champions n IN
STYLE and those who had money on him
h h,,l of
The story Of the day in detail may be
culled from the appended summary:
Flashlight beat Moonshine, Mo ondyne beat
Santa Alecia, Laurelwood beat 81 y Boy Sky
rocket Jr. beat White Cockade, Roy al Buck
beat Pretender. Eclipse beat Best Trump. Tam
O. Shanter beat Mohawk, Wayfarer beat Fire.
man, Blackette beat Sylvia, Mialmo beat SAM
SKyba beat Sarcastic, Mercy May beat Royal
Stag, Nellie Conroy beat Garden City, Flying
Buck beat Carmen, Magnet beat Olcin.
First tjes-Moondyne beat Flashing nj, Laurel
wood beat Skyrocket Jr., Eclipse beat Royal
Buck. Wayfarer beat Tam o. Shanter, Miaimo
beat blackett, Skyball beat Mercy May, Flying
Buck beat Nelly Conroy, Magnet ran bye.
Second ties-Moondyne beat Laurelwood,
wayfarer beat Eclipse, Skyball beat Mialmo,
Flying Buck beat Magnet
Third ties--Moondyne beat Way farer, Sky
ball beat Flying Buck.
Final-Moondyne beat skyball and won the
stake.
AS bit of gossip at the park yesterday
came the news of the sale OF w. c. Pey-
tons kennel. Mr.. Pevton's business keeps
him out of town great oeal at present t
and he finds it impossible to keep up with
his favorite sport The entire Kennel of
nineteen dogs. including such noted flyers
as Royal Buck. The Flying Buck. Carmen
and others were sold TO z. V. Sullivan of
the Mira Monte kennels. 1t is said the
price topped the $1,000 mark.