The San Francisco call., 1898-05-16
HOT ROW AT
 UNION PARK Bulls Decision Giving Bad Shot the Race Causes
 Trouble. A String of Long Shots Upsets the Talent Late in
 the Day.
G adiator the Winner of the Stake 8 the Inaleside Coursing
 Park.

The usual peaceful Sunday at Union Coursfng Park gave way to the pushing and menacing of frenzied crowd, mad dened over the decision of Judge Buli ln the last race of the day-that between Thornhill and Bad Shot. Thornhill was short-ender, l to 5. against Bad Shot. Thornhill took the lead and kept it Tor some distance, when the hare turned whether of its own accord or being forced by the hound Is the question on Whlch the ruling was determined. Alter that Bad Shot did work which was sufficient in the judges eyes to give him the race. And then the storm began.
 The short-enders, with visions or 70 pieces floating before them, saw only one dog and it was Thornhill. When the flag was raised which bespoke Bad Shot the winner, sweet oaths and imprecatlons filled the atmosphere and told Bull that all was not well on the other side or the fence But Bull undauntedly tried to make his way through the crowd to his dressing-room Violence in all its variety of forms was threatened him, and some genuine. hand-to-hand engagements were fought by Bulls protectors and the snort. enders Bull finally wedged hlmseI out and dived behind the bar into the stor- age-room. The casualties were pair oL discolored optics to one of the attacking party a pair of cut lips. a broken para sol and several crushed hats
 The open stake races were run to the finals and there left unfinished, TOT poIn first and second prizes went to E. ". SiiIitvan the owner of False Flatterer and Mira Monte. The puIey stake was The strong. vigorous hares more than enumerated the heavy, slow held ana some very pretty races were Wltnessea py crowd which the rain co4ld fnd1itas not kv9p Tn2 til the third ties were reached, ana then a deluge of short-end winners swept oyer the form players. leavlng theh Tha pLea.S bortlenS ball began rolling when Mira Monte won from Eclipse in a one-sided race at 10 Q. Metallic repeated the performance, Win ming from fIrenZi at 1 to 4. In the nnals False Flatterer measured the abilities or Lord Byron and won Wirn the fost odos ia Mira at Monte in the second of the fourth ties races, being worn out by preX1o!usiy run ming three no-goes. h bye, e,,S Whlte wings at l to 5 won from Thornhlll
 Open Stake. first ties-J. Councils senorita beat R. E. de B. Lopez's Camilla; R. B. Kay s Diana beat M. Nealon's Van Knapp; E. V. SuIlivan's False Flatterer beat Derby Kennel FIeeting Fancy; Deckeman & Panario's Glen Roy beat J. Monkhouse's Black Pete; John sons Iissak beat Curtis & Sons Maud S E. Scott's Lord Byron beat F. A McComb.s Often; A Johnson s Mountain Beauty beat Pierce & sullivans Little P9ttie ~ 9e j. Rnntwa E1lkl1u Sullivan's Flying Buck beat R. B. Rays Cross Jones Gaslight; R. B. Kay Eclipse beat R. E. de B. Lopez's Green Valley Maid; S F.. Portals At Last beat R. B. de B: Lopez Minneapolis; P. Brophy's Benicia Boy beat Pasha Kennels Arapahoe; J. Shea's Firenzi beat J. Seggersons White Chief $. E. Portal S Laurelwood beat B. V. Suliivan's Jester; Pasha Kennels Metallic beat Curtis & Sons Mckin- ley.
 Second ties-Diana beat Senorita; False Flat terer beat Glen Roy; Lord Byron beat Lissak; Mountain Beauty beat Move On; Eclipse beat Flying Buck; Mira Monte beat At Last; Flrenzl
 Third ties-False Flatterer beat Diana, Lord Byron beat Mountain Beauty; Mira Monte beat Neta Iic EirenZi.
 Fourth ties-False Flatterer beat Lord Byron; Mira Monte beat Metallic.
 Ffnals-Not run
 Puppy Stake, second ties-Larkey & Rock s Minerva beat J. F. Wehmeyers One Spot; Cronin 6. McDonalds s Thornhill beat O. H. Hoag's Obadiah; B. & s. Kennels Bad Shot beat l. McCormacks White Wings
 Third ties-Thornhill lost a bye with White Wings: Bad ShoI won bye from Obadiah.
 Finais-Bad Shot beat Thornhill.