The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
THE FAVOR|TES
 WON HAND|LY Long Courses Tested Dogs of Quality.
THE BETTING WAS LIVELY
CHRISTOPHER EASILY BEAT
 CHILL PEPPER.
Contests That Should Attract Large Crowds of Leashmen to the Coursing Parks
 To-Day.

It has been some time since coursing enthusiasts witnessed such sport as oc- cured at Union Park yesterday after noon. With few exceptions, where the result was never in doubt. the courses were close and exciting and greatly en- joyed by those who had the good for tune to be present.
 The short-enderS did not fare very well, as it was favorites' day; but diff ferent order of affairs may result to-day, as the crackajacks will meet in the slips, and winners will not be easy to select
 Sweet Lips did not appear in time to meet her opponent and Rich and Artless had @ bye in consequence.
 Lissak ran well yesterday and bowled over the favorite, Magic, rather easily Chartist, for some reason, has been rum ming very poorly for several weeks, ana yesterday he did not score single polnt in his race with GlenStone. He should De granted a leave of absence from the field to recuperate, or trained properly.
 Seldome, formerly known as The Turk, surprised the judges of form by giving Commodore a good beating: The last named dog was to l favorite. Maud 5 ran sharp and snappy race with Glen wood, and should give good account of herself to-day.
 Much interest was manifested in the race between Grasshopper and Chill Pep- per. The hot stuff dog was made Ia vorite in the betting, but Grasshopper was out for glory and defeated his op- ponent rather easily. in long race.
 Rosette ran unaided by Rosebud, young bitch, who did not attempt to fol- low the hare when slipped. ,,,
 Some of the bettors played Daisy Hill, a 1 to 10 shot, against Firm Friend, be- cause she happened to beat M1almo last Sunday at Ingleside. But Daisy wash [ in it from start to finish. still Firm Friend ran much slower than usual, the hare escaping Belle of Seville neatly dis posed of Wildhower, although the latter yUSc a pOn6 faVOrjte At 21@ to ].
 Close attention was paid to susplclous characters by detectives employed by the association for the purpose of unearth- ing. if possible, any attempt that may have been made by gambling fiends who have been known to doctor" dogs. Some of those vandals who are marked as de- stroyers of the sport were conspicuous by their absence.
 gramme of to-day, there are several hot races between high class dogs on the
 The result of yesterdays coursing is ap pended:
 Open stake. first round-Cavalier beat White Lily; Rich and Artless bye; Moonlight beat Correct; Lissak beat Magic; Glenstone beat Morning Glory; Sir John Arnot beat Highland Ball; Lord Byron beat Golden Gate; Royal Buck beat Minerva; Van Knapp beat Little Doubt; Seldom beat Commodore; Theron beat Wayfarer Maud beat Glenwood; Rosette beat Rosebud; Grasshopper beat Chill Pepper; Myrtle beat Capadura; Mountain Beauty beat Bendigo beat Elmer c: Bendaiong beat Ca milia; Douglas beat Jennie Wilson; Wino1a beat Petronus, Firm Friend beat Daisy Hill; Belle of Seville beat Whichever; Magnet beat Patti beat Arepahoe; White Wings beat Tic Tac; Metallic beat Dr. Norman.