The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28
UpsetS Were Numerous
at Union Park.
QUITE SPEEDY YOUNGSTERS
A HARD STAKE FROM WHICH
TO PICK A WINNER.
With Fine Weather Grand Coursing
Will Be Enjoyed To-Day at
Both Parks-The Pro-
gramme.

Two rounds of the largest puppy stake
that has ever been slated for coursing
meeting were decided yesterday at Union
Coursing Park. and grander lot of
young dogs than those that contested for
coin and glory would be hard to find in
any part of this great country.
The final rounds will be run to-day prior
to the open stake.
The talent thought that 1t was good
bet that Rest Assured would win a flag
from Lyga, but when the dogs We're
slipped the judges of form found their
mistake, although 1t was very close
course
There was a very strong tip out on
Maid of Bail, who is owned by the we'll
known breeder, Tim Cronin, but the Maid,
although going well along near the finish,
was no match for Curtis & Sons young
dog Luxor, who, as the talent expressed
it, had too much foot for the lady.
]. F. Halton's well-bred youngster, Tic
Tao, was one of the very long short-end-
ers that caused pockets to burn and Ia
dies to weep.
Tic-Tac entered the slips with Jersey
Lily a 31a to l favorite, and to good
hare they started to cross the field. II
was a pretty course, but Tic-Tac did some
fine work near the finish ana won the
! flag Tobasco, who sold at 81 as against
$40 on Gold Hill, came very near winning
small fortune for a few of the snort
enderS who had commence IN MS dpiiity
to defeat Gold Hill. Had Tobasco mace
good showing from the slips he would GER
tainly have got a color raised in his FAVOR
as he accomplished some very good work
In the latter part of the course.
The second round was replete Win SUI
prises. Those who played the short ends
regardless of lon odds wore smiling races
when the last flag of the day was raised;
The dogs that sold on the short end ana
won money for their hackers were: Fox
Kenny, Tic-Tac, Gold Hill, e Capital
Statesman and Rock Island Boy.
The final course of the day, between
Victor King, an Eastern dog, ana wait
a Little was declared no course by the
fudge: but in the second trial Victor won.
Leashmen will watch with keen interest
to-day the performance or the recenIIy
imported English dog, kentish Girl. she
is said to be very fast, but not peins &C,
climated il is not expected that she Will
run up to her real form.
Result of meeting:
Puppy stake, first round-Trinket oeat pun pun.
burst; St Gertrude beat Meta; For Kenny beat
Campania: Lyga beat Rest Assured; LUXOR
beat Maid of Bail; Blackjack beat Rich ana
Artless; Miss Skyball beat Top Notch; Golden
Lily; Bull Hill beat Lawrence; Gold Hill beat
Tobasco; Admiral Dewey beat fosemite
Brutus beat Snapshot; o. K Capital had
bye; Rose of Traiee beat Lucky Dog; Wild
Morning Glory: Lady Marion beat Petronius;
Liberty Bell beat Crafty; Rock Island Boy
beat Riot Act; Victor King beat Prince Jerome;
Wait Little beat Rocket
Second round-St. Gertrude beat Trtnket; FOX
Kenny beat Lyga; Luxor beat Blackjack; Col
den Russell beat Miss Skyt all; Tic-Tac beat
Bull Hill; Gold Hill beat Admiral Dewey; o.
K. Capital beat Brutus; Statesman beat Rose
of Traiee: Wild Tralee beat Lady Marion; Rock
Island Boy beat Liberty Bell; Victor King beat
Wait a Little.