The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
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 EXPECTED
 ON MAY DAY.


 this afternoon besides which a mere Congressional altercation wouldn't show the heat of an Alaskan glacier At Union Park an all-age open stake will be run off and with it a consolation event for the dogs failing to successfully negotiate their initial courses. At Ingleside the feature of the card is a stake for the hounds that have not won third money or better during the past six months. The running at both parks begins at the usual hour.
 Sinaloa is said to have improved much since her appearance at Ingleside last week. She will soon be back in her old stake-winning form.
 This weeks stake at Union Park ap- pears to be another good thing for Cur tis. Cavalier will certainly be pretty close to the top.
 The initial stake of the Ingleside cham pion challenge class to be run off on May day gives evidence of having met with much favor. Already nominations are being spoken for. and indications point to an event awakening both State and Interstate interest.
 An Eastern leashman. writing to a To- cal publication, takes exception to a few remarks lately made in The Call relative to the quality or the greyhounds raised, and being raised on the coast. After quoting The Call, he says in part:
 At lngleSlde Park March 20 the Eastern bred dogs won both stakes namely, Magic and Coralie. The former is by AIller's Rab out of Lady Pembroke, and, believe, was whelped at Huron, S D., and raised at St Louis, Mo. Coralie by Babazoun, out of Buenretiro, whelped and raised in Colorado.
 Now, presume California greyhound is one wheped in California and Eastern grey hound Is one whelped in the East.
 l have the greatest respect for Californian bred greyhounds They breed some excellent greyhounds, both fast and clever, and it takes a rare good dog to down them, but feel sure
 
 allow the Eastern greyhounds their dues and what they fairly earn
 Park. an Eastern dog divided first and an other Eastern dog was third. Patria, an East ern greyhound, has been first or second or m the money in all the stakes she has taken part in, and 1t only short time ago. on Feb rllary 2O we saw grand old St. Lawrence, an Eastern dog, who Is getting too old to run run now, has a crippled foot, and has been at tne his prime few If any greyhounds bred in the East on the Coast could lead him to the hare.
 In all this the gentleman Is undoubted- ly correct But the article appeared in The Call March q. Let us look back or that date. Of the twenty-three stakes towering a period of practically six months) prior thereto Patria annexed one and divided another. St. Lawrence pulled down one and Diana scored one; The other nineteen attest the worth or coast stock, particularly as the above named Eastern dogs were not only Tn the game often, but also several of the Van Hummeu strings, several from Kay & Trant's stable, frequent representations from Scott & Glassen's kennels, divers of Howe & Thompson's flyers, simmons & Donahue's Colorado productions and a goodly number of others from the East That the Eastern stock has been making a creditable showing at lngle- side lately is admitted. But the arucie in The Call, when written, was certainly not without warrant and the coast dogs have yet no cause to Shirk course With their competitors from beyond the noun tains.
 dog Tullamore and is running him at Ingleside to-day. He looks to be able to negotiate his first course.
 Firm Friend and Theron should put up a corking contest at Union Park to-day. Theron has been run pretty steadily of late. but he will make the old dog extend himself, nevertheless.
 Both pikers and plungers will play to quick music in the long odds book at In gleSide this afternoon. The entry is not only phenomenally large, but the dogs more than peaches and cream will be offered against all of hem.
 Santa Clara County returns to Ingle- side to-day in battle array. Portal, Spring and Stillwell are all in the game on the old grounds again and their can didateS have very dangerous look The race between Stillwell'S s Little Dell and Flynn's Tom Bell will bring out the heaviest play of any contest this after noon.
 There are one or two dark horses at Union Park to-day whose presence is a disturbing element. Mona, County Dan and Pigeon Toes are all three unknown. It is to be doubted, however, that much anxiety over their presence is warranted. Mona is up against Magnet. County Dan will needs be a crack to put out Move On. And while Sans Souci has peers Pigeon Toes will nevertheless have to belle his name to win.
 The Van" family, brought out by Dr. Van Hummell. is well represented at h. gleside to-day-Van Cloie. Van Knapp, Van Kirk and Van Nida-all being in the
 Cronin & McDonald's Dottie Dimple returns to Ingleside to-day, after a some what protracted absence In condition. Dottie should negotiate her first run from Harkaway with ease, but it is re- ported that she Is not quite up to her top-notch form.
 This afternoons rundown at Ingleside should show flag for Buckwa, Benicia Boy, Our Boy, Tullamore, Signal, Fire ball, Hercules, Springfield, Firenzi, Silk Lightning, Van Cloie. Alma. Van Kirk, Pet Kirby, Liberty Bell. Lady Napoleon, Nelly Daly, Nelly B, At Last. Gillette, Olim, Seminole, Mountain Beauty. Hark- Fair, Little Dell.
 The winners at Union Park this after noon look to be Eclipse, Metallic, Ter roma, Forget, Van NidAr Cavalier, Bend Along, Sarcastic, Gilt Edge, Santa Ale cia, Cross Patch, Douglass, Move On. Sans Souci, White Chief Theron, Tod Sloan, Magnet, Sweet Lips, False Flat terer, Myrtle, The Turk, Carmody and Bonita
 The championship stake event which will take place at Union Coursing Park on May will assuredIy attract a great gathering of leashmen from all parts of the coast, and the high-class dogs Of the State will appear in the slips on that day, particular interest will natu- rally be manifested in the final rounds
 During the past week or two sports men have been discussing the merits of Q the two great dogs, viz, For Freedor, Qmported) and Connemara QocaD, and there is no gainsaying the fact that if the last-named dog is entered for the May Day event at Union Park specula- ton on the result will be very keen in- deed.
 What grand race it will be to witness between For Freedom and Connemara If fortune should favor the long-taiIs with good, strong and fast hare that mas the ability to throw grass in the eyes or the dogs in its wild flight for
 Doubtless MT. Deane will enter his fa- nous hound as it would be a great fes- ther Tn his cap if Connemara lowered the colors of the imported canine in race that would leave not the least ele- ment Of doubt in the minds of the spec tators as to which is the better dog