The San Francisco call., 1898-10-08
FIRST-CLASS DOGS
 WILL RUN AT INGLESIDE PARK

The late rains have converted the In- gleside coursng sward, late of somber color, into what now has the appearance of a beautiful emerald carpet. Great. therefore should be the coursing Of to- day. and tomorrow.
 The card presented by the Ingleside Club is truly excellent, as large num- Der of high class dogs figure among the entries for this afternoons meeting. Among the :'fyers" of high degree may be mentioned the recently celebrated dog Rock Island Bay, winner of two stakes within two months subsequent to his ar rival from the East. The Boy recently sustained a severe injury, which was occasioned by bite from his kennel mate Meta, who herself is by no means lady to be overlooked when contesting in the best of company.
 According to the trainer of Rock Island Boy the dog has vastly improved in health and spirits, and will doubtless cut up the new grass in the park in the most approved style this afternoon, If com pelled to extend h.mself The Rock is being played well in the pools to win the stake, and although as good and as true as a greyhound should be to command the respect and admiration of leashmen, his admirers must not forget that there are others"
 Stitch, Mayfower, Flying Faster and Soubrette are very dangerous rivals. and any of them-perhaps a dark horse for that matter-may capture the winning colors from the crack Eastern dog when a turn in the tables is least expected Horse racing is bad enough as gam bling proposition, but in coursing,, which is by far the most honest sport, there is nothing which in the lexicon of the sport can be called dead
 How often have you heard the remark you subsequently, learned that the ''cinch' failed to cash? But although there are many good things" in cours- ing as well as there are in other games, "ctrcnes,' a rule, should be avoided es they more frequently assist to burn rather than coat the pockets of specu-
 Yes, there should be rattling good sport at Ingleside to-day, and it goes without saying that the patrons of the game who will witness the rundown can rest as- sured of returning home thoroughly pleased with their outing.
 liIl Brillianttpe inc. is a dog of very high may be heard from to-day. Quick Stitch, an Eastern dog that put in an appearance for the first time last Sum day. will surprise the talent to-day if in good form physically. Mayfiower was not feeling well when she ran in the Pro- duce stake, but if report is correct she be kept on Flying Faster, and also on the speedy soubrette.
 John Grace Jr left yesterday afternoon for Los Angeles, where he will remain under engag cement to the Los Angeles Coursing Club, to judge meetings held on Sundays. The, young judge of cours- ing has proved that he is a chip-of-the old-block, and It can be safely said that the southern leashmen vii be highly pleased with his decisions.
 The Ingleside COursing Club will meet on the great plains of Merced on Mo- vember Is, at which time the hares will not be too fat nor too thin, but just good enough after one month of chewing on young grass to give the hounds all they will require in the way of hard exercise.
 During last years meeting the plains were barren of any kind of vegetation, and as a result the hares were in condi- tion to run over miles of country at top speed. The dogs suffered from the long and gruelling courses to such an extent that those who did not die were tions will be different this year.