The herald., 1898-02-21

of careful consideraXtn. visit to the
kennels is full of interest to friends OF the
dog, especially at the time when the ca
mines are taking their daily exercise.
1t is noticeable to a constant attendanl
at the coursing that one sees in the crowd
| the same faces every week, and it is anus
| ing to note the sporting tendency whlcn
| crops out in the feminine mind There Is q
| good deal of quiet betting going on in the
grand stand. and 1t must be SAID 10 the
| credit of the unquet sex that they win or
| lose with as much equanmity as is shown
| by the men.
The race between Trip and Beauty yes
! terday made quite sensation, the dogs
being so equally matched that they ran
| four ties before either won. Both doSs are
| great favorites and it is hard to tell which
| is the better.
AS a special feature of the day. Waldo
Lyons of Massachusetts gave an eXhbi-
tion of trick bicycle riding, and he per-
formed some wonderful feats with his
wheel Lyons has appeared in Europe and
is fully entitled to his reputation.
An event not on the program was the
mile bicycle race between Block of Los
Angeles and Walsh of San Diego, to settle
a dispute as to which was the better man.
Walsh won in 2:S9 w. Palmer and Mai.
George Gard acted a Judges, with +. r..
Clifford as timekeeper.
Racing will be resumed Tuesday, when
the ties and finals of yesterday will be
run off. As a special feature there will be
a running race. three-quarter mile dash,
and trotting race, mile dash.
In the run offs E. B. & B. beat General.
40; Tip Steadman beat Lady Singer, 1-2is;
Skyball beat Fox. 81: Red Dick beat
Punch. 212-1: Jack beat Maj Black. GO
Peachie beat Little Pearl. 81; Monte beat
Emerald. Iii; Sailor Girl beat Rex. 1913
Fannie s. beat c. w. w. a bye mo race;
Kitty Scott beat Rag Baby. 3 1873; Monday
Noon beat Business b. 412-2; +. V. II. beat
SILK Gem, 6-5i2; White Chief beat Blue
Bird, SIS; Monday Morning beat La Fiesta
Queen, $40; Lady Wallace beat Hetty
Green. Sls-1l2, after tie. 31e-3ia: Grand
pap formerly CorhetO beat Ralto 40
after tie, S-S Grace II. beat jim Crow
80: Innocent Daisy beat W. 3. c.. 1ln-0:
Beauty beat Trip, so after four ties %
3-S, Go. 3i2-Sl2; Queen j. beat jeff Davis
40. after a tie, Al; Sailor Boy beat Lady
Singer. a bye, 60.
The next was a match race between A 4
c and Innocent Daisy, a b c winning 60.
Snooze beat Also. Go; Ormondj beat Re
lease, 10; Dawning beat Whittier Bob. I'll:
Cyclone beat Rowdy, a bye. 81; Flora f.
beat Barney the latter dog refusing to
run; Prince beat Blue Jay. 7-3; Here w
Are beat Lady in Black; 1l-0: Juliet bea;
Silk Gem. bye. 5-2l2; Romeo beat Little
queen formerly Queen), 3H-0; Orpheum
Lass beat Queen b.. 7-3; Poker Davis beat
Swift, So.
The reopening of the Southern California
Coursing park promises to be q success and
although the new management had only
week to prepare for Yesterdays coursing
twenty-five good dogs We're in the slips
and did some fine coursng. The last tie and
nnal could not be run off because a suffi-
cient number of rabbits could not be OBJ
tained. Plenty OF rabbits. however, will
be on hand for Tuesdays coursing
The fine pack of fox hounds made q
pretty hunt and good kill of the fox and
this sport will be continued every Sunday
The rabbit chase Of Daschhunds was one
Of the prettiest sports in the country. The
ten Dachs chased the rabbit for about
twenty minutes until they had him in an
enclosed ring and it would he hard to
judge who killed him. There will he two
hunts of this kind every coursing day.
The result of the coursing: Fritz beat
oscar. Jack H. beat Speedwel. Reliance
beat Beauty, Sharkey beat Grey. FIcetfoot
beat Frisco, Black Beauty ran a bye
Monday Evening beat Oscar. FLYING .Jib
beat Queen Kentucky Girl beat Little
Beauty, Fleet ran bye
First te-Fritz beat Jack H., Reliance
beat Sharkey, Fleetfoot beat Black Beauty.
flytng Jib beat Monday Evening, Fleet
beat Sharkey.
The last ties and final will be run off Dur
ing the week.