The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08
EVEN BETTING ON THE EVENT
DAUNTLESS PUTS OUT THREE
PRIME FAVoRITES.
Crosspatch Handily Won the First
Prize in the Unfinished Extra
and Van Knapp Took
Second Money.

The large crowd that witnessed the
tnal course of the open stake at Union
Coursing Park yesterday afternoon was
fortunate in seeing one of the most SEN
sational, as well as extremely gruelling
events which has ever taken place in the
history of dog racing in this city. Lot
tie NJ and Young America went to slips
for the first prize. In the betting ring
both sold at even money. 1t was a
difficult matter to place cash, as each
of the hounds was considered to be in
equal condition and it would be clearly
an even contest for superiority. The
course lasted several minutes and the de-
cision was given TO Lottie M on a close
score.
Lottie NJ led, and the points thus scored
probably won for her the stake. Once
on the field the game was nothing more
than a series of alternate wrenches
turns and passes by either dog, so much
so that it was difficult for a spectator
to name the score. The dogs worked for
a time Immediately in front of the grand
stand, and the clever performances .eIc-
tied much cheering. At one stage of the
sport Young America stumbled, but
quickly regained a footing. The, little
rabbit endured well, but never got near
when Young America made, an unex- mex
pected dash and killed The red flag
went up over Lottie NJ and her hackers
were happy.
As a rule, the hares did not run well
yesterday. and most of the courses were
short. Gladiator. however had some
hard runs and was finally beaten by Lot
tie NJ in the sixth round, Dauntless put
up good form and surprised the specta-
tors. Lowlander became ''unsighted
with Victor and the latter was given the
flag. Sylvanus also lost sight of the hare
in the next course with Young America,
and when the judge refused to give de-
cision he was hooted by some OF the
It It was a good day for short -enders
Dauntless beat Lord Byron, to l IA,
vorite: dropped Pretender from the card
at to l. and defeated Snapshot at to
!. Interesting and Gladiator sold at even
money. but the course was Gladiators all
the way.
The following are the results:
Open stake, second round-Metallic beat Mas
ter Gordon; Brutus beat Safeguard; Interest
ing beat Royal Buck; Lady Emma beat Lady
Petronius; Gladiator beat Ski; Mystic Maid beat
Old Glorys Ben Bolt beat Fireball; snapshot
Byron beat Swedish; Mercy Nav beat Golden
Russet: Morning Glory beat High Born Lady;
Wait Little beat Conqueror; Lottie beat
Magic; O. X. Capitol beat Bohe; Santa Ana
beat Palmetto; False F'atterer beat Maid Of
Erin; St Oran beat Black Lock; Lowlander
beat Little Joker; Victor beat Right Bower;
Third round-Metallic beat Brutus; Interest
ing beat Lady Emma; Log Boy beat Rusty
Gold Gladiator beat Mystic Maid; Snapshot
beat Ben Bolt; Dauntless beat Lord Byron;
Mercy
Wait a Little Santa Ana beat O. K: Capitol
St Oran beat False Flatterer; Victor beat Low
lander; Young America beat Sylvanus.
Fourth notwithstanding beat Metallic
Gladiator beat Log Boy; Dauntless beat Snap
shot: Lottie NJ beat Mercy May; St Oran beat
Santa Ana: Young America beat Victor.
Fifth round-Gladiator beat Interesting; Lot
tie NJ beat Dauntless; Young America beat St
Oran.
America ran a bye.
Finai~Lottie NJ beat Young America
The fourth round and the final of the
extra stake were run off during the
afternoon. Crosspatch captured the first
prize Van Knapp was her companion
In the final. but the big wad of money
was played on Crosspatch, as the frater-
nifty believed she was far in advance of
the class she had been placed in. and
would lose only by fluke. The following
Fourth round-van Knapp beat Re
volver; Crosspatch beat War Cloud.
Final-Crosspatch beat Van Knapp.