The herald., 1898-02-07

threatening SKIES predOmlnateu
nearly all day yesterday, but in spite
of this fact there was large attend
ance at the coursing at Agricultural
park. Those who ventured out, even
1t the risk of getting wetting, were
rewarded by seeing some very good
sport, for the hares were unusually fleet
and In most cases made long and fast
runs, nine or ten getting out through the
escapes. There were several of the IA
vorites entered and a few new dogs
which made their first appearance very
creditably. DR.. Won HummelPs van
Brulle and Van Nida were closely
watched, as they are imported dogs, but
there are fast runners among the local
fayorltes that are hard to beat.
The race between Flora and Flying
Jib was especially pretty. The dogs
were equally matched and kept togeth-
err nearly all the way, two races result
ing In ties. Flying Jib finally won out.
An extra feature of the afternoon was
a footrace between Berry of Los An
geles and Pace of Azusa for 100 yards
for a side bet of So Berry won In l01s
SeG0nnA. "A
was declared off, as the start was un-
even, and it was run over Betty VIII
ming again in ION.
In the race between Innocent DAISY
and Lady in Black both dogs lost the
sight, the former dog running BACK ana
the latter jumping the fence NO race
was the result, and 1t was run over IN
nocent Daisy winning Another gooa
race was the one between Van Nida ana
Reliance, the hare making the com
plete circuit of the field and escaping,
amid the cheers Of the audience, WIN
the dogs nearly neck and neck.
The much contested race between
Prince Hooker, Bob Hackneys runnlnS
horse, and the trlplet bicycle ridden py
Lacy, Cromwell and Palmer took place
again yesterday. No one can say that
the boys are not game, for they are oe-
termined to win. A time limit Oh IL
minutes wes set, nothing outside TO pe
counted. which made the contest an ex-
citing one. The friends or the poys were
out in force and confident of their sue
cess. and Prince Hooker has SHOWN
what he could do on previous occasions
For the first four miles 1t was nearly
neck and neck, with the boys silghty
in the lead. This, however, mas peen
the rule on preceding occasions ana
noM much enthusiasm was manifested
until the last mile, when the crowd IN
the grand stand rose to It's rect ana
cheered as Prince Hooker came In GAL
lantly by a head. The time made was
1901, consequently the purse was not
awarded to either side. according to
agreement. The boys have not given up
vet and say they will still make WIN
ming at some future date.
Yesterday was not a good day Tor the
local dogs, as Won Hummelrs Van N1da
and Van Brulle carried off the honors,
though Sailor Girl made gallant show
ing.
In the first run off Reliance beat Lady
Angeline, 11-2; Brindle beat Laguna
Relle. 81. after a tie. SIS; Van Nida
heat Cyclone, Q-2; White Chief beat
Niger. 14--3; San Pedro beat Har-
20: Fannie S. beat Hardy, 81; Jack II
heat Major Black a bye, 20; Flying Jib
beat Brin, 51H-2; Flora beat Lady Grace,
30: Sailor Girl beat Girofle, S-1h; Red
Dick beat The Times, bye, 20; Van
Brulle beat A b C, 5h-1k; Snooze beat
Night, 90 Lady in Black beat Galtee
Moore, a bye So; Innocent Daisy beat
Lip Steadmah, 1913, after tie, 6-6
In the first ties Reliance beat Brindle,
40. after a tie, 2-2; Van Nida beat
White Chief, 6-1; San Pedro beat Here
We Are, 16-7; Fannie S. beat Jack II,
90; Sailor Girl beat Red Dick, 51a-1;
Van Brule beat Snooze, 30; Flying
Jib beat Flora, 5-2h, after two ties,
A3 and 80; Innocent Daisy beat Lady
in Black, 81.
In the second ties Van Nida beat Re-
lance, 10--7; San Pedro beat Fannie S.,
b-2: Sailor Girl beat Flying Jib, 60;
Van Brulle beat Innocent Daisy, 40.
In the third ties Van Nida beat San
Pedro, 10-3; Van Brulle beat Sailor Girl,
III.
The next was a match race between
Ormonde and SixteenFifty, Ormonde
winning, 80 after a tie, Il.
This ended the days sports, with the
money going as follows: Van Nida and
Van Brulle, first and second divided;
Sailor Girl, third; San Pedro, fourth;
Innocent Daisy, fifth; Flying Jib, sixth;
Fannie S., seventh; Reliance, eighth.
An evidence Of the increasing inter-
est in the sport is the growing demand
for score cards, yesterdays sales largely
exceeding those of all previous days
Among the prominent visitors were
Tom Williams of San Francisco, Mr..
Walbaum of the Gutenberg and Sara
toga race courses, and Mr.. Schuler of
Cincinnati.