The herald., 1898-01-10

There were between 1900 and 1900 peo-
pie at Agricultural park yesterday to
witness the regular Sunday coursirg
matches, q fair proportion of whom were
ladies. Owing to the fact that there
was a heavy rain during the morning
and that 1t did not clear UP until about
noon, the attendance was considerably
larger than was anticipated by the man.
agement, and indicates the strong hold
that coursing has taken on the people
of Los Angeles. The Seventh Regiment
band was on hand as usual, and the full
program was carried out, with the ex
ception Of the balloon ascension, which
was rendered impossible by the high
wind prevailing.
The first run-offs resulted as follows:
Ponto / beat Queen A., TO, a bye; Jack
beat unknown, 10-3, after tie, 2-2; Tril-
by beat Monte, 7-2; Hetty Green beat
Lady Angelina, 20; Sandow beat King
c., AZ, bye; Sailor Boy beat The Times,
60; White Chief beat Sport McAllister,
5-1, bye; Lady Lillian beat Sailor Girl,
60; Agey beat General, 2-o Rag Baby
beat Poker Davis, 5-2; Downing beat
Chandler, So; Santiago beat Kid Nc
Coy, 9-s; Trip beat Frisco, 9-4; Cyclone
beat Red Dick, 1915, after two ties, 9
each; Romeo beat Flora. 1875, after a
tie A.; Fannie c. II beat Sandow, 6-2.
after a tie, 5-5, q bye.
In the first ties Jack II beat Ponto II.
Ia; Triiby beat Hetty Green, 40, after
two ties, A., 5-5; Sailor Boy beat c., 20;
Lady Lillian beat White Chief, 40: Rag
Baby beat Agey. 6-1; Downing beat San
tiago, 80: Trip beat Cyclone, 20; Fan
ME c. III beat Romeo, 20.
In the second ties Trilby beat Jack II,
Al; Lady Lillian beat Sailor Boy, 20;
Rag Baby beat Downing, Al; Fannie
c. II beat Trip. 80.
In the third ties Lady Lillian beat
Trilby. 20. and Rag Baby beat Fannie
c. II, Az, ater a tie, 2-2.
In the final Rag Baby beat Lady Lii
lian, 6-3, taking first money; Lady Lii
liam second, Fannie c. III third, Trilby
fourth, Trip fifth, Downing sixth
There were also three match races, as
follows: Rialto beat Oscar. Al; Un-
known, beat Flying Jib, S-4; Juliet beat
Hetty Green. 40.
Because of the rain yesterday morn
ing 1t was announced that the coursing
matches Of the Southern California
Coursing association would be post
poned. When the weather cleared later
In the day. however, it was decided to
run the matches. The rain caused Il
falling off in the attendance as COM
pared with that at the former matches
at this park. but in spite of the rain
nearly 700 people witnessed the sport.
The program consisted of two matches,
one q local dog stake and the other a
San Francisco dog event.
In the first race Sir Walter
Scott beat Black Beauty 6 to
q; Silk Jem beat Corbett 10 to Z;
Duke beat Sharkey IL to 0; PIT. Iona
beat Little Beauty to 8; Prince beat
Jack Dempsey 2s to 16; Mollie beat
Speedwell 12 to 6; Morning Star beat
Fleet 10 to 8; Queen J. beat Queen S. 10
to 6.
In the first ties Sir Walter Scott beat
Silk Jem 8 to 6; Point Iona beat Duke
to o; Prince beat Mollie IL to Z; Queen
J. heat Morning Star IA to 8.
The second ties resulted as follows:
Point Iona beat Sir Walter Scott to
2, and Queen ]. beat Prince TO l.
In the final Queen j. beat Point Iona
IL to 8, winning first prize, Point Iona
second, Sir Walter Scott third and
Prince fourth.
The run off in the San Francisco dog
stake resulted as fellows: Border VAL
entine ran a bye; Doncaster beat John
Mitchell; Kitty Scott beat Reliance;
Dan c. beat Olden W.; Fair Helen beat
Sans Souci and Santa Alecia beat B.
B. & B.
In the first ties Doncaster beat Border
Valentine; Kitty Scott ran bye with
John Mitchell; Dan c. withdrawn;
Santa Aiecia beat Fair Helen; Kitty
Scott beat Doncaster and Sauta Alicia
beat Border Valentine on bye in the
second ties.
In the final Kitty Scott was with
drawn. Santa Alecia won first, Kitty