The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-03
MACS MELODY WINS
THE PRODUCE STAKE
Several Thousand Spectators Wit
messed Her Victory at Ingleside
Yesterday.


The great Produce stake given by the
Ingleside Coursing Club was won yester-
day in the presence Of several thousand
people by Macs Melody, owned by Bar
tells Bros. She gave a great performance
and In every course defeated her company
in handy fashion. She bested Victor King
in the finals with a number of points to
spare. and In her race with Statesman
she showed both more foot and cleverness
than the son of Skyrocket. Ref1na, the
good thing that has been watched by the
early birds at the park in her work
outs" was defeated by st. Gertrude In
her second course yesterday, but she is
a very promising bitch and Will no douoI
be soon good breadwinner.
There were four stakes decided at the
park yesterday, and throughout the day
the grand stand and betting ring We're
crowded to inconvenience by lovers of the
sport who were willing to back their con-
victions by hard cash. The Produce Con-
ISOLATION stake went TO Liberty sell, and
richly he deserved 1T, as his trainer sent
him into the field in first class condluon
to make the race for his life, and as it
happened in the finals condition lold and
Liberty Bell defeated Flying Faster after
the latter dog did all the scoring IN the
early part of the course
Hadiwist's owner can place another
pair of brackets around HIS dogs name.
as ne captured the open stake dfe{ea ing
had done another. terrible hard days
work Hadiwist should certainly have
won on form, as he Is OLD ana WISE n,, ana
decided otherwise. and In the fnals faIr .
after her hard work was selected fayorlte
much ed q t6 t had de dg Of M
enders, who were enabled TO cash again
on the old dog at the nice odds OF 10 l.
The open consolation stake went 10
Mercury, as Seminole was withdrawn BY
his owner on account of his being not NJ
to run the finals, but old Dakota made
Il quite interesting for time ana was
ONLY shut out by Mercury in the third
round.
Thad Stevens, Bit of Fashion, Flying
Faster and Victor, all at a few shades
over even money. peculiar 1ncloeht OF
the day was thai in the first tWenty-Iour
courses twenty-one of the hounds run
ming on the white flag won in succession
The results were as folloWs'
SONS victor King beat W. O. Elmer meta;
! ouane's Thad Stevens beat P. j. G. kenna
Pocket: J. Kerrigans St Gertrude pea Refsna
heat CAPTAIN Ciarkson's Kerry Cow: ]. l.
O. Briens Statesman beat Captain GARRISON
forteIs Bros Rest Assured; D. Shannon's
Soubrette beat T. l. McInerneys Nora; mar
tells Bros Macs Melody beat P Reillys
Third round-victor King beat Thad Stevens;
ST Gertrude beat Refna; Statesman beat BIZ OF
Fashion; Macs Melody ran bye,
Fourth round-Victor King beat st. Gertrude;
Macs Melody beat Statesman
FinaIs-fac's Melody beat Victor Klng.
Produce Consolation stake-Second round
John Egan's Mayflower beat F. Moran's Snap
shot: John Eagan's Billy Gladstone beat T. j.
C;ronin's Maid of Bail: Larkey & Rocks Lib
erty Bell beat F. Morans Royal Prize; F.
Moran's Flying Faster beat P. j. c. Kenna's
Fox Kenny.
Third round-Liberty Bell beat Mayfiower;
F1ying Faster beat Billy Gladstone.
FinaIs-Liberty Bell beat Flying Faster.
Open stake-Second round-P. J. G. Kenna's
Mira Monte beat It. ]. McInerney's Johnny r;
James Byrnes Mowhawk beat p. ReiIy.s
Speculation: A Haigh's Hadwist beat j.
Sheehan's Lass o. Gowrie: O'Neill & Hanra-
hams Promise Ne beat Lowe Thompson's
Deans Mialmo; Lowe & Thompson's Patria
beat Russell & Wilson's Victor Queen: P
Brophy's Benicia Boy beat Henry Springs Pat
Third round-Mira Monte beat Mohawk
Hadiwist beat Promise Me; Patria beat
Promise Me- Bencia Boy ran a bye.
Fourth round-Hadiwist beat Mira Monte;
Patria beat Benicia Boy.
Finals-Hadiwist beat Patria-
e. Hanrahan's Mercury beat P. ]. G. Kenna's
Skyball; P. ]. G. Kennas Royal Buck beat ].
Murnane's Flashlight; James Byrne's Seminole
beat O. H Hoag's Obediah; Handy & Smiths
Ida beat Deckelman & Panario's Pet Kirby;
Lynch & Makers Dakota beat D. Cronin's
Swinnerton.
Second rourd-Mercury beat Royal Buck
Seminole beat Ida; Dakota ran a bye.
Third round-Mercury beat Dakota Seminole
bye.
Finals-Mercury won, Seminole was with