The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-01
A GREAT DAYS SPORT.
Hares Ran Well and Hounds Were In
Great Form.

Great Form.
There was a great days sport at West
Side Coursing park yesterday. The
weather left nothing to be desired in
that respect, the crowd was unusually
good, he hares ran for their lives and
the hounds, being in good form, ran
some very clever and exciting courses,
which stimulated betting till more
money passed through the pool box than
on any day in the history of the park.
There were two stakes with two mon
eys in each, n for dogs of all ages
and one for puppies, and both were hot
ly contested. II. Carveth's Edith Fitz
proved her metal in. the dog stake and
carried off first money. James Ayers
Mischief captured second money. In
the puppies stakes, John Rees of Ana
conda carried off the stake, his Blue
Bird winning first and Lady Hurst sec
ond money. Rees of Anaconda had four
hounds entered in the two stakes, three
puppies and one dog, and all distin-
guished themselves by their perform
ances. His Young Spokane, in the dog
stake, looked a winner and ran a great
course in the draw in which he beat the
crack Splinter Barrister after two hares
had been called, but in the run-off with
Edith Fftz he succumbed to the SUI
perior qualities of the game little bitch.
What would doubtless have proved the
best course of the day was marred by a
mishap. Young Spokane was drawn
against Barrister and the match prom
ised to be one to be remembered, but
the slips tore and hung to Spokane, and
Barrister ran the race practically alone.
Another hare was called and both dogs
away together. Barrister took the
first turn and S~pokanesthe second, and
from that time it looked like BaTrister's
course, as he made several points in
succession, but Spokane rallied toward
the end of the long course gained a
number of points himself and killed and
was given the decision.
G.. H. M~acdougall's puppy Spindle
was another dog that looked as though
it was his day. He defeated Young
Fftzsimmons In he longest course of
the day in handsome style and again
in the first ties ran a great course with
Blue Bird. The course was so close it
was difficult to make a decision, but it
was finally given to Blue Bird, who
proved her superiority by winning in
the final. Mischief also showed to ad-
vantage and did the best work she has
ever done at the park, beating Silver
Dick, a fast Splinter, very easily in the
draw; Sailor, in a short course, in the
first ties, and only being beaten by a
scratch by Edith Fitz in the final. Fol-
lowing are the summarizes:
All & dogs stake: First round7J.
Benefits Sailor beat John Yoe's Orange
Blossom; Joseph Ayers Mischief beat f..
Mathews Silver Dick; John Rees' Young
Spokane beat H. c. Gramling's Barris-
ter; H. Carveth's Edith Fitz beat f.
Sandoe's Montana Eclipse.
First ties-Mischief beat Sailor; Edith
Fitz beat Young Spokane.
Final-Edith Fitz beat Mischief.
Puppies stake: First round-John
'Rees' Lady Hurst beat Charles Bait
sons Traverser; T. Edwards Covelite
beat G.. Wilson's White Cloud; CT. H.
Macdougalls Spindle eat John Rees'
Young Fitzsimmons; John Rees' Blue
Bird beat j. Hoskins' Coomassie.
First ties-Lady Hurst beat Covelite;
Blue Bird beat Spindle.
Final-Blue Bird beat Lady Hurst.
First money, dog stake, Edith Fitz;
second, Mischief.
First money, puppies stake. Blue Bird
second, Lady Hurst.