The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
SURPRISES IN .".C0URSING. FIELDS Hounds. That Failed to :. Run Up to*Their :. Records. : Speculators That Lost Money. on Dogs That Were Con- IF: :sidered. Easy. The Great Championship Stake Win Be Run: This After :. noon. :: :...
 

'The managers of the Union Coursing Park must have felt pleased yesterday -=wEen they witnessed: the large an6 en-
 thusiastic gathering of leashmen who as-
 sernhled on: the. grand. stand platform
 when. Judge Bull made his appearance on
 the coursing swafd.> -;
 :: The coursing was up to regulation form.
 The: hares ran with accustomed vfGor and
 one or two able-bodied representatives
 of the great coursing plains of Merced
 ran completely away from their pursu-
 ers:. =. : e. *s.. :- The Call did not tip any of the courses . of yesterday, as it believed that some
 very: warm surprises were In store. for those who: played fav0rites. : The first surprise came when Hercules,
 who was selling at 1 to 21a, easily disposed of the favorite Mercy May. Then came I Wonder; V who bowled oyer Black Patti. Then Van Nida, a: I to 3 shot; who ran away from: the: favorite, Mckinley. :Crosspatch came within an ace Of raising a, flag oI1 the great White Chief. Little Dottie, a. I to 2 shot, gave Belle Seword a. black eye: :: =
 =: The. managers of the park have reserved a particularly good lot of .hares for to-. days meeting, and unless all calculations
 fail the lovers of ;frst-class: sport will witness royal sport this afternoon. -' =. The winners of the maiden. stake were:
 Van Needa beat .Tessie: Fair; Decorator beat
 Mona: Moore Prescription beat Governor
 Markham; ptana beat Lady Gay; Bendaleng beat Pacific: Queer: Van Kirk beat Harkaway IF; Mira Monte beat Alma; Tod Sloan beat The Turk: Sylvia beat I.aurelwood II; Sans Souci beat Fly Santa Alicia beat Jersey Lily; Myrtle. beat :Skylark; Sportsman beat Sun beam; At Last beat Kingston; Lord Byron 1 Wonder beat Black Patti; SiIkwood beat Lit tie Dorritt; Douglas beat Vida Shaw; Minnie. E beat For Liberty. Dawn beat Pigeon Toes: Royal Oak beat Uncle Sam; Royal Buck beat Chief beat Crosspateh; Move On. beat Pat Mol Joy; Glenwood beat Speed; Little Dottie beat: Belle Seward: False Flatterer beat Lightning; Meta beat Obadiah:: Van Knapp beat Millers *Maidi Mystery beat Haudban.
 Although some surprises may be ex- pected to-day. the: dogs which should win the first round of the maiden stake en. form are: Van Needa, Diana (Bendalong and Van Kirk should be close), Tod Sloan Sylvia, Santa Alicia (Sportsman and At Last: should. be close, with Sportsman fa- vorite),: Hercules, Silkwood Douglas. Royal Oak (Royal Buck. and Van Nlua elose), Move On. Glenwood, False Flat tererr Van: Knapp.
 In the. great champion stake The Call selects the following winners of the first run down, viz: Chartfst and Susie-Chart- ist, but the: race should be very close Joy Bells and :: 'Theron-Theron. Jester and Eclfpse-Jester- Terona and Cavalier Cavalier. :. Firm Friend and Mountain Beauty. Metallic and Flying :Buck-Flying Buck. Forget and Sweet Lips-Sweet Lips For Freedom and Magnet-For Freedom. :: Doubtless the winners will be For Free dom Cavalier and Mountain Beauty.
 :Coursing to-day will commence at II O clock sharp. ':'