The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-25
THE COURS|nG PARK
A Perfect Day and . Large At
tendance.
JACKS DID GREAT RUNNING
Some OF the Most Sensational Courses
Ever Bun Il the Park-Coneests
Were Very Ciose-Ths Bet
ting Was Spirited.

cessful throughout as the first two
stakes have been there is promise of
the sport becoming an exceedingly
popular one in Butte. Yesterday at
West Side Coursing park was a repe-
tition of the opening day Of the season
a week before, and, IL anything. the
sport vas more interesting and excit-
ing. The day was perfect. the attend
ance very large, the dogs as a whole
in splendid condition n the jacks
never ran as they did yesterday. With
one or two exceptions h courses were
unusually long. and in many cases the
nimble hares ave the dogs all they
were capable of to catch them. The
day furnished some of the most SEN
sational courses ever seen at the park
and all were exceedingly close. In two
of the runs the dogs were so evenly
matched that the judges were unable
to give a decision and another abbit
had to be called. The betting was the
most spirited ever seen at the park. and
something 1 k s1.5O0 passed through
the pool boxes. The judges gave the
utmost satisfaction. and as a whole the
day was one of the most successful in
the history of the club.
- isopcCt oOe hoo IT'S
day and carried off first money with
such sprinters i'm the list as the great
Silver Bow Barrister, Mischief. Daisy
Bell and Swift. The latter again sue
ceeded in getting into the money by
capturing fourth prize and was the
only one of the winner in the open
takes to get his brackets yesterday.
The sensation of the day was the low
ering of Silver Bows colors by Mis-
chief. The white giant won everything
he went after last season and against
all corners n as a consequence was
an odds-on favorite in the betting yes
terday. Even money was offered on
him against the entire field that he
would win first money. and in his
course with Mischief ne was regarded
as such a inc hat he was 5 to 3 in
the books, but the little 35 pound bitch
beat him at every jump. When the
dogs were slipped Mischief Immediately
led away to the hare and made two
turns. Then the white dog 70 the
running and made a turn. but could
not hold his position. and the bitch
took the rabbit n made three turns
before Silver Bow again got h run
ming. He made a turn. closely ollowed
by another by the bitch. AS Mischief
made the last turn Silver Bow. who
was again going strong. took up the
running and killed. but Mischief had
scored too many points on him and got
the decision, Z points to his 1. This
was by long odds the biggest surprise
of the day, and was doubtless due to
the fact that Silver Bow was not in
his old-time form.
Another spectacular course was tina
between Lord Nelson and Barrister.
The jack ran rs though bewitched and
led the hounds a heart-breaking pac
all over the field. Up and down 1t he
xranf md acrnoS and hack with hnth
dogs i'm not pursuit, and alternating in
the turns, until at last the hare es-
capped to cover with both dogs having
scored 3 points each. The curse was
declared a draw, and in the run-off
Barrister won handily.
The course in the finals, in which
BELGRADE and Barrister commended for
first money! was another hot contest,
and was won by BELGRADE in a sensa-
tional finish. The other courses were
all exceedingly interesting and closely
contested. Among the entries were
several from Anaconda which made
good showings. Following is the sum-
mary:
First round-R. Thompson's Swift
beat J. Benefits Dart; Thomas Glas-
sens Annie G. beat r. Rapson's Black
spring: Hugh Days Blackjack of An
aconda beat G.. H. MacDougall's Bo-
hemian: r. Rapson's BELGRADE beat ].
Giles Leadress; Harry Nichols Lord
Nelson beat Ernest Marsh's Ring of
Anaconda: H. c. Gramblng's Barris-
ter beat Thomas Austin's Spring of An
aconda; James Ayers Mischief beat
Tom Graphs Silver Bow: J. Yoe's
Daisy Bell beat Harry Carvett's Edith
Fitz.
First ties-Swift beat Annie c.: Del
orado beat Blackjack: Barrister beat
Lord Nelson: Daisy Bell beat Mis-
chief.
Observation-Disclosures beat Swift;
Barrister beat Daisy Bell.
Finals-Delorado peat Barrister;
Daisy Bell beat Swift.
BELGRADE first money Barrister sec
ond, Daisy Bell third. Swift fourth.
Judges-John Carveth, James Davey
and Thomas Mathews.
Slipper-Ben CORN.