The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-09
BIG DAY With
THE HOUNDS
Sixteen Favorites Won Be-
fore the "0utsiders"
Recouped,
The Defeat of Royal Buck by
Queen B Was a Great
Surprise.
Entries for the Great MERGED Meeting
Close With Bighty-Four Brilliant
Nominations.

The bell rang for the first rundown at
the Ingleside coursing park yesterday,
and with that was inaugurated series of
events in which it seemed that none but
fayorites could win. The talent" as the
good guessers are sobriqueted, were jubi-
liant, and the short-end players CORE
spondingly depressed, as might naturally
be expected.
The first sixteen flags that went up an
nounced victories for sixteen favorites in
the betting-in fact, throughout the entire
list of first ties glory went only to- the
heavily played long-enders.
But consistency clngs to coursing ses-
sion no more than it does to a horse
race or a pr!ze-fight. The sixteenth win
for the talent saw practically the end of
its luxury, or its peace of mind at all
events. The next event turned out to be
what is known in betting parlance as
dump" for the wise brigade. This was
when Leonora, the fastener, went out to
try her mettle against Fireman, one OF the
feetest dogs that are snapped out OF the
Slips Fireman was played heavily as an
odds-on favorite until there was no more
Leonora money in sight and then they
went out to race. The Fastener won in
one OF the prettiest courses seen in many
a day, making the kill directly in front OF
the grandstand.
There was weeping and wailing among
the talent and then a plunge to recoup.
But the run of luck was broken, and the
wise ones soon found that they had to
abandon their plungiEg propenslties.
They were given a cruel shaking down
when the supposedly invincible Royal
Buck com peted with Queen 3 shortly alter
lunch. The eagerness to get on Royal
Buck in this race drove the odds on that
flyer as high as to 1. And then Queen b
won.
The victory OF Tipperary Lass over Nell
lie Conroy was another solar piexus punch
on the talent, for the odds on the tavorite
were 2 and 219 to L.
The shortenders were now full of cour
age and Itchy for the play, so after that
there was no lack of enthusiasm around
the pooLboxes.
There was contingent on the grounds
from the Olympic Club, headed by Pro-
lessons Harry Clark and Hugo Belau, Joe
'Reay, Thomas Keene Smith and Jack
leighton. They played in great luck and
left the place q verltable host of klon-
di1ers.
Genial Dominick Shannon, president of
the Interstate Courslng Club spent the
afternoon at the park and enjoyed the
events as only copnosseur of the sport
can. MIR. Shannon says that coursing was
never more fourishing in California than
it is right at present.
The immense attendance yesterday
caused expansive smiles to illuminate the
countenances of Managers Brennan and
Donavan, as well as induce them to glance
hungrily and anticipatingly at the gold
laden box-office-
The following summary gives the COM
plete history of the days racing:
Dog Stake-W Kay's Leonora beat D. J.
Healys Tocaloma, J. Quane's Fireman beat j.
Murphy's Wbirlwind, NJ. Walch's Tipperary
Lass beat c. V. MendenhslPs Crescent, Grace
& Dennis Nellie Conroy beat Pasha Kennels
Healy's Inverness, j. Murnane's Flashlight
beat McComb & Bryan's Fleetwood, Dillon &
Rielly's Queen Bee beat M. WEIGHS Tip
perary ". C. Peyton's Royal Buck beat
J. NJ Halton's Fair Helen, j. Byrnes'
Mohawk beat H. Springs Dawn, Mira Monte
Peyton's Flying Buck beat W. Doltons Senior
ita, w. Kay's Eclipse beat Dillon & Reilly's
Right Bower, Park kennels Emin Pasha beat
J. MazZenps Master McGregor, S. E. Postal's
Baurelwood IL beat Mira Monte Kennels
Merry May, Grace & Deane's Moondyne II
Cronin d McDonald's Sky ball beat Pasha
Kennels Boomerang.
First ties-Leonors beat Fireman, Tipperary
Lass beat Nellie Conroy, Magnet beat Flash
light Queen B beat Royal Buck, Sam beat Mo-
hawk, Flying Buck beat Eclipse, Laurelwood
II beat EmIn Pas1a, Moondyne ii beat skyban
Second ties-Tpperary Lass beat lie nora,
Magnet beat Queen B, Sam beat Flying Buck
Laurelwood Ii peat Moondyne II.
Third ties-Magnet beat Tipperary Lass,
Laurelwood ii beat Sam.
Final-Magnet beat Laurelwood II.