The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
SLIPPER WREN
 AN EXPERT Dogs That Ran Evenly From the Slips.
SPORT AT UNION PARK.
LAURELWoOD IS WITHDRAWN
 AFTER A NO COURSE.
The Probable Winners of the First Round at the Meeting Which Is to Take Place
 To-Day.

Great hares, great slipping, were the Interesting features of yesterday at the Union Coursing Park Association s grounds.
 James Wren, who is probably better known among the patrons of the leash as Smiling Jim," made his inaugural appearance on the green sward as official slipper for the park.
 Wren for several seasons was the nberators of hounds at meetings held on the great coursing plateau of Mer- ced County. and he was never known to have made a mistake excepting when he happened to get the toes of his nimble feet caught in a squirrel hole
 Yesterday Wren, in a desperate at- tempt to get the first brace of dogs off on an equality, made a double slip and Q trip which sent him sprawIing on all Tours. The dogs, however, got away to c good start, and the slipper was the recipient of a hearty cheer from the Interested spectators. But his slipping arterward was simply grand, the dogs breaking away evenly. The gathering which will be on the grounds this af ternoon will be afforded an oppor- tunity of seeing what an old hand at the game can do when his reputation Is at stake.
 4n yesterdays run down of the big stake Ffrebal came near losing the course with Fleeting Fancy owing to ms lurching habits. The first upset 10 the talent came in the fourth course. when Mystery put out Vanity Fair in c long course. The last named dog had the best of the first part of the course, but lost ground at the finish.
 LaureIwood came within an ace of dumping" the 'longenders. He sold at 20 to on Kill Boy. The white and lawn dog scored many points in the early part ot the race, but quit badly when the hare reached the soft ground which is near the escape, allowing Kill Boy to roll up several points to his credit The judge "doffed" his cap. which signal meant a mo course" The owner of Laurelwood then withdrew the dog and the booksellers returned the sports their money, which was consid- cred a rather strange proceeding, but the park managers said that 1t was ac- cording to rule.
 Little Dornt, a shortender, disposed ot HarkaWay after mo course" and Little Dottie followed suit by sending Wildfower to her kennel
 Log Boy, owing, it was said, to an injury, was withdrawn and his op- ponent. Susie, ran bye with Electric Morning glory also had a bye with Silkwood.
 Mission Boy, a shortender, disposed Of Mckinley after a no course. Ow- ing to the absence of the bench show dog, Slxybal, Move On had a bye with F'leeting Fancy. Little Doubt hand somely defeated Gilt Edge, a to 1 fa- vorite, after a no course. In a sharp race, which terminated the days sport. Diana ran away from White Chief and maybe among the winners of today
 The result of the run down of the big stake is as follows:
 Van Knapp beat Uncle Sam; Terrona beat Fancy: Mystery beat Vanity Fair: Black Prince beat Pigeon Toes; Dottie Dimple beat Lily Wheeler; Forget beat Empire; Sportsman beat Mollie Bawn Senorita beat Moonlight Chippie; Crosspatch beat Moore's Prescription; ric; Laurelwood and Kill Boy no course. after which Laurelwood withdrawn; Me Jack; Hercules beat Master Glenkrk: Lissak beat Glenstone; St. Lawrence beat Vanity tie Dorrit beat Hathaway; Little Dottie beat Wildfower; livingstone beat Key Alfonso; Olga; Maud S beat Precita Girl; Santa Bella beat Gaslight; Susie ran bye with Electric; Morning Glory ran bye with Silkwood; Mis- sion Boy beat Mckinley; Chiquita beat Fair Rosalind: Eclipse beat White Lily; Move On ran a bye with Fleeting Fancy; Little Doubt beat Gilt Edge; Glenwood beat Elmer G; Jesse Moore beat Monitor; Diana beat White Chief. 
 Although there will be assuredly some surprises to-day, the dogs that should be honored with a flag in the first round are: Terrona, Fireball, Black Prince, Forget, Senorita, Koo- lawn, Metallic, Van Nida, Lissak, Gal Iagher, Little Dottie. Promise Me- Maud s, Susie, Mission Boy, Eclipse Little Doubt and Diana
 The courses that should prove risky are between Sarcastic and Koolawn Lissak and St Lawrence and Eclipse and Move On.
 The auction pools have posted the following odds on likely performers:
 Terrona-Won, 10; place. {. Black Prince Won 30: place 15 Forget-Won 10; place. 3. Senorita-Won. 20; place., B. sarcastic-Won, %: place 15. Kooawn-Won, 4; place, 3. Me tallio-Won 4; place. B. Van Nida-Won, 10; place. 3. St. Lawrence-Won, l6; place, 5. Promise Me-won, 30; place. 10. Maud S-Won. g. place 2. Susie-Won. 5; place, 2 Lissak- Won, 10; place. 3. Eclipse-Won, 10; place, 3: Move On-Won. g; place, 2. Diana-Won, [; place, 2.