The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
 COURSING IS NOW
 A GREAT OUTDOOR SPORT.

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 Lovers of good coursing should not fail to be present at Union and Ingleside parks to-day, as the fastest dogs in the State are entered to chase fur at both parks and particular attention has been devoted during the week to the wedding out of poor hares. With good dogs, good hares, good judging and good slipping, then coursing is truly a sport of kings
 The men who make the game of cours- ing are fast bringing it to a plane previ- ously unheard of in the United States, and rivaling that of England. At a meet ing of the Ingleside Coursing Club last Sunday evening, President Shannon in the chair, a decided innovation in the sport was proposed.
 It had been conceded that a special stake for hounds of exceptional quality would conduce to further elevation of the pastime. But 1t was not deemed that segregation of the winners of any num- Der of events into a class by themselves was advisable for the reason that before such class could attain respectable size the first performers relegated thereto would have passed beyond the age of good work. Besides, the exclusion of the high-class stock from the ordinary events would detract from the incentive to prop agate such stock, the motto being breed
 
 taken up on other lines, and new class established, to be known as the Ingleside open champion challenge class.
 The initial stake n the new class will be run off at Inglesde on the first cf next month, and that the desired results will be accomplished is assured. In tho first place it will be open to a1 dogs and owners, whether the latter be members of the club or not, and irrespective of the winnings ha entrance fee will be BIO, and the event will embrace twenty-four nominations, which, with the added money, will bring the stake well above $500. The added en- trance money will insure the nomination of tried performers, and their quality will be further assured by the method of run ming.
 The championship event will be a se- ries of courses in heats. The dogs as us- ual, will be drawn and run in pairs. But before winner can send his opponent finally to his kennels he must serve two flags out of three.
 The leashmen are, enthusiastic in their commendation Of the innovation. They aver that 1t not only means vastly big ger money to the winners, but that it will give each dog the fairest test pos sble in park. Moreover it in no way in- terferes with the ordinary events. In fact, the usual monthly puppy stake will also be run on the day of its adoption and for the usual liberal purses.
 The coursng this week is for big money at both parks. At Ingleside an open stake embracing forty-eight dogs will be run down this afternoon, and immediately thereafter a consolation stake will be drawn, to be run off in conjunction with the ties of the chief event tomorrow.
 At Union Park there are two stakes on the card, an all-age open event and a puppy stake. The all-age contest shows an entry of forty-eight flyers and the youngsters will go to the slips sixteen strCng.
 A long-odds book will be opened to-day at Inglesde. Susie, Connemara and Pa tria will probably be the ruling favorites. Curtis has two candidates at Union Park this week, but he will hardly pull out with the success of last week. Neither Chartist nor Commodore is of the same quality as Rosette.
 J. Deans Brilliantine was bred this week to the famous Royal Crest
 The same owners Hazel Glen was also Deckelman & Panario's pair, Old Glory and Glen Roy, look to be dangerous fac tors at Ingleside to-day.
 The Bucks are looked upon with most favor at Union Park this week. Both of the old breadwinners are in excellent shape and will put up some hot work. throughout the following dogs appear to have a shade the best of it: Dakota Su- sic, B B, Sir Walter, Connemara, Log tria Lady Napoleon, Magnet, sinaloa, Fireball, Bend Along, Thornhill, Old Glory, Right Bower, Koolawn, Flashlight,
 
 Maid and Myrtle.
 A. Johnson's veteran LiSsak who has been doing remarkable work at Union Park lately, was badly chewed up during the week by another of his kind. John son purchased Tod Sloan last Sunday, and is running him to-day at Union Park
 Harry Rosenthal makes his initial ap- pearance in the field at Ingleside to-day with Dr. Norman Rosenthal is handling both Dr. Norman and Garden City.
 It has become so nearly. impossible to purchase high-class greyhound outright that many persons are seeking to obtain or two performers a lease. Sev- eral such propositions have lately been made at both Ingleside and Union parks. The probable winners to-day at Union Park are: All-age stake-Alameda, For get Tessie Fair, Tod Sloan, Douglass. Green Valley Maid. Arapahoe, Santa Ale cia, Chit Chat, Camilla, Sweet Lips, Char tist, Theron, Magic. Promise Me, The White Chief, Eclipse, Rusty Gold, Royal Buck and Flying Buck.
 Puppy stake-Palmer Hill Royal Oak, Culver. Star Pointer, Bonita, Flying Eos ter, Minerva and Liberty Bell.
 Out of the thirty-two courses of the rundown last Saturday at Union Cours- ing Park The Call picked twenty-five winners and on the Saturday previous it failed in its selections in one course only. At the Ne ark coursing meeting to- morrow the blowing dogs will contest: Alma vs. Do Me, Jeanette vs. Rudolph, White Nellie vs. L. S. Conley, Klondike vs. Growler, Speed vs: Dotue Dimple, Rubber Neck vs. Lady Owens, Three Aces vs. Talks Best vs. Young Dempsey, Chilli more vs. Jennie Dean May w vs. Major. TENNIS CHAMPIONS
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