The San Francisco call., 1898-04-18
UNION PARK.

The card at Union Park yesterday in the Reserve and Consolation stakes or fered the very best of sport to the de- voices of courSing, and lnaSmuch as d number of shortenders won, the talent re- turned home happy, with the com Ill lAeii pockets. There were half dozen oCca- sions in the commission DOCKS when lhe knowing ones started the ball rolllhs al long odds and were caught up with snort turns. esnecially was this the case in the White Chief and Theron course Tn the first ties. The latter led to the hare and wat the hot thing in the ring, but the hare doubled on him and Wmte CnleI took possession on the fuke and won'
 There was an unusually large crowd present yesterday, the betting was heaVy' the hares fast and strong the courses long and exciting, and no accidents nap pened to mar the pleasure of the sport.
 Cavalier won the final from Sweet Lips by his endurance, speed and pluck. Book maker Walten laid 45 to l against him at the opening, but after his course with Van Needa the talent got a line on his superb form, and the odds took a rapid slump and closed at little better than even money.
 In the first ties Metallic. a shortender, von from Eclipse, and the majority of the rtng looked sick, and they had not the time to recover before Forget, at 10 l,
  Gold. This was the greatest surprise or the day, as White Chiefs victory over Theron was purely fluke.
 In the first ties in the Consolation stake, in the course between Santa Alecla ana TerrCna the latter was the favorte, but the first run was a mo go. and the odds gave way to even money. In the next course Santa Alecia won by a safe margin, although there was some dissat- isfaction expressed by the crowd. Ter roma led to the hare, but Alecia turned, ,1oa nd mostly from the touts who had lost about S2 apiece.
 In the Consolation stake Chartist won the final by beautiful work. He sold after the first ties as high as to l. In the final he put out the favorite, Firm Friend, and added another score to the tally of the shortenders for the day
 Following is how the dogs ran:
 In the first ties in the Reserve stake, all age greyhounds. prizes S2o0, sl0O, S6O. $SO. S5O SEQ next six sl5 each and next twelve s each each. Eclipse; J. J, Edmond's Forget beat D. J, Heaiey's Rusty Gold Curtis & Sons Cavalier beat P J. Rush's Van Needa; J. Goldman Sarcastic beat F. Campbells Bendalong; E. " Sullivans Jester beat R. w. Mastick's Gilt Crosspatoh: T J Edmond's Move On beat s. W. Smiths Sans souci; J. Seggerson's White Cronin's Magnet beat A Johnson Iod S%Ioan % J. J. Warrens Sweet Lips beat E. " SuIli- beat P. B. Buffers The Turk; D. Ford's Bo- nita beat R. B. Kay,s Carmody.
 In the second ties Forget beat Metallic: Cav alier beat Sarcastic; Jester beat Douglass Move On beat White Chief Sweet Lips beat Magnet: Bonita beat Myrtle.
 In the third ties Cavalier beat Forget: Jester beat Move On; Sweet Lips beat Bonita
 Fourth ties-Cavalier beat Jester: Sweet Lips ran an undecided bye with Van Needa.
 Final-Cavalier.
 In the first ties in the Consolation sake prizes $50, $25, S15 $1O $10 s10, next six S each:
 Pasha kennels Santa Alecia heat W. C; Glasson's Terrona; J. Sullivan's Kilkenny Girl beat J. McNeil's Sportsman; C. Strehls Star Pointer beat D. Ford's Black Swan; Pasha kennels Firm Friend beat ! R. Dickson s Premier; Joseph Mozznis Magic beat Curtis 6 Sons Commodore: Curtis & Sons Chartist beat Joseph Mozzlni's Little Dorrit.
 In the second ties Santa Alecia beat Kill kenny Girl: Firm Friend beat Star Pointer; Chartist beat Magic
 Tn the third ties Firm Friend beat Santa Alecia; Chartist bye with Theron.
 Final-Chartfst