The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y CHAMPION DOGS
 WILL RUN THIS AFTERNOON

1ngleSide Coursing parks. At the Umon the fastest dogs in the State have been entered for the championship stake, ana as they are all prize winners 1t would De difficult to evep hazard a guess as to the probable winners
 Although coursing has prevailed on the coast for many years the sport, as 1t IS now conducted by the two parks, pracu- cally dates from the opening of Ingle- side Coursing Park.
 In years past the leashmen met at New ark, at Ocean View and near Colma, Many good dogs were then owned in the State and not a few of the game old per- formers have left behind records that yet live and by the owners of such are yet referred to proudly. But the sport In those days long gone was not always what 1t has now become. The decisions of the various judges were often ques- toned. Dosing and doping of candi- dates were then openly alleged. The ac- commodations were poor. The sport was not one catering to the attendance of ladies. The prizes were small. And when a prize had been won there some times yet remained the more important matter of its collection.
 Two years ago M. J. Donovan and Jack Dalton entered into a Scopartnership and opened the present coursing grounds at Ingleside. The park was opened on May O majority only nine months later, but the park, still owned jointly by his widow and Mir. Donovan, and managed by the latter, has elevated coursing to a plane that in many ways is only equaled by horse racing and in many other ways sur passes the sport of kings"
 At the outset 1t was announced that the racing must be absolutely without taint of fraud that the accommodations afforded and conduct maintained must be such as to render the sport a pleasure to even the most fastidious of both sexes, and that the prizes must be sufficiently liberal to encourage the propagation of the best stock in the world. These rules are yet maintained and no departure theretrom has ever been permitted.
 The Interstate Coursing Club of Cali fornia was organized, embracing in It's membership the representative leaShmen of the State, and under its rules and reg ulations has the park ever since been con- ducted.
 Any attempt at fraud has invariably resulted in a prompt suppression of the delinquent, and If on investigation so or dered by the club any one has been found guilty of questionable practices his ruling off for life and the ruling off of his dogs has always followed, no matter who the offender might be.
 The prizes hung up at the outset were largely in excess of those previously ob- taining, and they have been constantly increased, until this Week-the second birthday of the park-the twenty-four  winner alone receiving $500
 All this has very naturally resulted in the requirement. and breeding of remark ably htgh-class stock. A list Of the grace ful longtailS that have pulled down goodly prizes during the two short years would demand too much space. Many of the old-umerS have earned trip around the world. Many new ones have sprung into fame and annexed purses previously un- heard of in America.
 Looking back over the meetings, the Dean kennel looms most prominently to the front. Dean has quartet-Moon- dyne, Mialmo, Connemara and Gladiator that have won in prize money something like kings ransom; During the past six months at Ingleside they have won $l690, besides which Mialmo won the big 5000 stake at Merced.
 The Curtis stable showed up some re- markable youngsters about year ago. In June, July and August Cavalier and Rosette took both first and second money in the sapling and puppy stakes wherein they were entered. RoSette and Maud 5 (another of the same litter) did the same trick on Admission day, and Cavalier, yet a puppy, wsn- out the old dog event on September F. Maud won the puppy event on September 26, with Rosette third Rosette took the old dog stake October 10 and Sl, and on the latter day Maud s was divided first and second with her kennel mate in the old dog event December 26. and Rosette pulled down like contests on January 23 and February 6
 Lowe & Thompsons kennels have loomed to the front of late, but the work of Patria and Victor is fresh in the minds of all.
 Magnet was a money-getter from the opening of the park until last August, and during that period was deemed very near invincible. Since then he has seemed Skyball, the speediest of them all in his time, is now in the stud, with long and valuable list of brackets to his credit. The roll of honor shows hundreds won f0raqrOinP Sh fph Jester, Firm Friend, Eldredge, Tipperary Lass, Seminole, Royal Buck, Flying Buck. LI4aTrelwood, Leonora. Princess Marie, Right Bower. Theron, White Chief, Tessie Fair, Granuale, White Lily, Sunol, Sar- castle Bonita, snowbird, St. Alecia, Di- Susie, Lady Campbell, Bend Along, St. Lawrence, Swinnerton, Forget, Vida Shaw, Move On, Tod Sloan, Occidental, Mystic Maid, Magic, Pat Molloy, Ruby, West Side, Pretender, Coralie, Terrona, Firenzi, Log Boy, Senorita, Systematic, ratah, Fireball, Sylvia, Sinaloa, Queen B, Emerald, Emin Pasha, St Cloud, Daisy, Port Costa, Tipperary, Skyrocket, Valley Queen, Valley Maid. Bill Nye, Captain deserve mention, but these have been at the top notch at times since Ingleside Park opened, and an enumeration of all the candidates that have essayed honor on the sward would read like city di- rectory.
 The Union Coursing Park, which is pos- sibly one of the greatest of it's kind in America or England, is only a few months old, but since its inauguration it has made wonderful strides in gaining the support and well wishes of all sportsmen who take an active interest in coursing
 Judging by the enthusiasm manifested by its patrons, 1t Is safe to say that Union Park is here to stay, and it goes without saying that under the present management leaShmen can safely count upon fair field and no favor while the grand old sport has a following in this great Western State.
 The prizes that have been paid to the owners of the winning greyhounds since Union Park opened it's gates to pleasure hunters are truly liberal.
 As an illustration of what coursing is to-day and the money that has been cap tured by leashmen who are the fortunate owners of fast dogs, the following table kindly furnished The Call by the park management will attest:
 Result of coursng meetings at Union Park from February 27 to April 10 inclusive seven meetings in all:
 Distributed in Prizes-February 27. s1ssO March 6, S747 50; March 13 s642 30: March 2O s750; March 27, s7sO; April 3. $SO5; April 1O $S05 total, $6520
 Principal winners arranged according to sires.
 Emin Pasha-Rosette, S592 50; Cavalier S347 30; Theron, $lS0; Green Valley Maid $l54 30: Me Kinley, $30; Forget, S15; The Turk slO; Sans Souci, So; total, sl3S4 50: Lord Clifton-Conne- mara, $630; Blackette, $55; Tod Sloan S55; Com mo lia I.,s