The San Francisco call., 1899-12-09
lEASHMEN HAVE TWO
PARKS IN WHICH
TO RUN DOGS
San Sateo Coursing Association to
Be Reorganized Before lgain
Bidding for Patronage.

After somewhat tempestuous career
OF two months. the San Mateo COursinr
Association has retired from the game
Whether this will be permanently or not
depends largely on efforts which will be
made 20 reorganize the directorate. All
indications point 20 the fact that there Is
not sufficient patronage 20 maintain three
parks In this district and pay the prizes
10 which owners have been accustomed.
third park must thus have the strong
support OF coursing men TO give 10 any
chance Of success in competition with
established parks.
Union Park and Ingleside each offer
eighty-eight dog stakes this week 20 the
followers Of coursing. The entries repre-
sent the best dogs In training and should
show sport OF the highest class.
The executive committee OF the Inter-
state Coursing Club Is already preparing
for the annual meeting on WashingtOn's
birthday. at which the John Grace cup
and Belle Brandon cup are competed for
Each has 10 be won three times in all.
The winners OF the John Grace cup I'm the
past were. lss6. j. III. Mulcasters Fear
Not; 1897 Grace < Deans Nellie Conroy.
1855, j. Deans Connemara. 1899. j. II ROs-
seters For Freedom.
The Belle Brandon cup was presented by
Mayor Phelan and was named after fts
first winner. T. Halls Belle Brandon. In
lssS II was won by J. u. Wehmeyer's One
d Il Il
The present intention Is to close the en-
tries In advance. allowing cOursing men 10
claim as many nominations as they desire
They Will not be asked To name their dogs
until the last moment They can then
transfer any they may not be able 70 ill
TO others.
F. l.. Nichols OF Butte. Mont. has four
greyhounds new 10 this coast in the run
ming at Union Park this week They are
by Battle Royal out Of Brunette. and both
sire and dam are by Lord NeversettIe
Their he
In that line. as they are registered. White.
Net. Anna and Lear King.
Judge II. j. Reilly's imported dog
Plough Boy will be out OF the running for
some weeks. An absCess In the throat
stopped him for a time and now ne has
lost his ioins. de will be given "A thorough
rest and Is expected 20 recover the high
class form he has shown here
Pasha Kennels Sly Girl Jr has whelped
litter Of puppies 20 Emin Pasha. They
are expected 10 prove wonderful perform
ers on the cOursing field. as they are ~
the same blood lines as Cavalier ROsafte
Maud $. Mckinley and Theron. one Of the
most remarkable litters ever whelped
They are by Emin Pasha- Rockette and
the latter Is litter sister 10 Sly Girl Jr
For Freedom was the sire OF Sly Girls
last litter, but the puppies have suffered
from the ravages Of distemper This has
retarded their development and will nat
urally affect their running qualities.
J. j. Edmonds has suffered In common
with other coursing men. I'm the loss Of
promising puppies through distemper lie
lost some Dy Young America-Nalley
Queen which were pronounced splendid
looking ones. lie also lost three by Mas
ter Glenkirk-Vida Shaw. most fashiOna-
BILE Of breeding
j. Horn has lost some Of the best OF
the Firm Friend-BOna puppies by distem-
per. These were big, lusty youngsters. OF
which much was expected.
George Burfeind's Royal Prize will
never go 10 the slips again. He broke his
leg in a collision with Statesman some
months since The injured member has
healed and the dog has recovered his
speed. but cannot turn. This renders him
useless for cOursing
ID. J. Healey has lost two Of his i'm
ported ShylOck-Wave puppies and three
more are sick. He has two great sapllngs.
which will be seen in competition shortly.
They are named Marin and Acacia and
are by St. Lawrence-Lady Fitzgerald.
His dog SisquOc Is rapidly recovering
from an attack Of distemper.