The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
CAUTION TO
COURSIUG MEN
" Fox" Kenny. the Sage,
Tells Of the Sports Fate
in the East.
A Day Of Good Racing and Al
most Uniform Victories for
the Favorites.
Colleen Bawn, the Heralded Dark
Horse" Prom the Effete East, De-
feated by Speedy Seminole.

"You are having better and squarer
coursing right here in San Francisco than
in any other place on the continent.
That's what. But you want to look out.
The jobbers Will be out here the first
thing you know, and kill the sport-that
is, if you are not extremely careful-juSt
as they havo done in the East"
Fox" Kenny, for sucn he is known
among the dog men of two continents as
sured the little knot of canine-fanciers
who surrounded him at the In leside
park yesterday that he was in ali serious
ness. The game is practically dead in the
East, he said, and all because of the
shortsightedness of a uni ber OF unscrupu-
Ious racing men.
Kenny is a character and a brity in
the coursing world, and has been such for
over quarter OF a century. He has been
racing hounds in Ireland. Great Britain
and in this country ever since the Oldest
of them can remember, and is recognized
as an authority on all matters pertaining
to the sport. He was given quite recep-
tion by the local fanciers upon his recent
advent in this City.
YES, gentlemen, you can't be too care
ful," he went on. "You will give me
credit. I know, for knowing what / am
talking about. Matters have reached
such state in the East that square racing
is no longer known. The insiders there
compel the judges TO give decisions just
as ey want them, and as the racing
takes place out on the plains instead OF
within Enclosures, the patrons of the game
have no opportunity to see what is going
on, and, of course, have no chance at all.
So / am telling you all now to look out.
You are enjoying sport OF the ideal kind.
Stick to it and make an example of the
very first man or set of men whom YOU
detect attempting any queer work. The
eyes of the dog world are on YOU"
AS lecturer on morals and fair snort
Kenny is doubtless all right but as tip
ster on coursing races his debut yester-
day was not bowling success. and in
consequence iderable good natu1ed
fun was poked at him by his admirers.
It tappears that Fox" brought out with
him dog that was 10 be turned over to
Eugene Sullivan's kennels. The flyer is
known by the name of Colleen Bawn,
and made its first appearance in yester-
days big stake event. In the down
the newcomer, which had been touted As
dark horse" was pitted against the
feet-footed Californian, Seminole. There
was some heavy betting on the event, and
despite the mystery that surrounded the
speed qualities OF Colleen Bawn, the
local contingent, or rather the talent" I"
remained loya to the home product al d
made Seminole a good odds-on favorite in
the pools.
The stranger was not in the race at all.
SO to speak, Seminole doing all the run
ming and pointing. But Kenny was not
disheartened. H said his protege would
be heard from on another occasion.
1t was good day for the talent
throughout. There was only one good
short-end victory in the initial runs in the
stake event and that was when Senorita.
3-to-1 favorite, was beaten by fas hi.
1t was practically the same story in the
consolation races-the favorites carrying
off the major portion OF the honors.
The following summaries will tell in de-
tail the story OF the days spesd-fights:
AlLage stake-Eclipse beat Little Tom. Susie
beat Boomerang, Flashlight beat Senorita
Skyball beat Kingston. Seminole beat Co lleen
Bawn, Emin Pasha beat SAM Carmen he's +
Blackstone, Nelly Conroy heat Myrtle, Way-
farer beat Guy Fawkes, Magnet beat Sir Wal
ter, Connemara beat Queen B, Fear Not beat
Sinaloa.
First ties-Eclipse beat Susie Skyball beat
Flashlight, Emin Pasha beat Seminole, Car
men beat Nellie Conroy, Magnet beat Way-
farer, Conuemara beat Fear Not.
Second t:es-Skybaii teat Eclinse Fmiu pa.
sha Deat Carmen, Magnet beat Connemara.
Third ties-Skybali beat Emin Pasha, Mag
net ran bye.
Final-Magnet beat skyball and won the
stake.
Consolation stake Wayfarer beat Black.
stone, Nellie Conroy beat Sinaloa. Seminole
beat Sir Walter, Senorita beat Myrtle, Fear Not
beat Little Tom.
First ties Nellie Conroy beat wavfarer
Senorita beat Seminole, Fear Not ran bye
second ties-Fear Not beat Nell Conroy,
Senori q ran a bye.
Flnai-Fear Not beat senorila and won the
stake.