The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-08
IT WAS GREAT COURS|NG
Some Notifications in the Ar
rangements.
JACKS WERE VERY FAIR
Some OF the Courses Were Nearly to
the Escape Tornado and Pet
Made the Greatest Run
Ever Seen Here.

The greatest coursing ever seen in
Montana was enjoyed by a fair crowd
yesterday at West Side park. The
threatening weather and shower kept
many away and delayed the start about
half an hour, yet 16 courses We're run,
the last at exactly $50, nice time to
finish. So much for the Jerome boxes.
The whole slipping arrangement was
modified since the opening The chute
was pointed more up the field, handy
boy on handy pony started the jacks
up and sort of blind built for the
Slipper enabled him to give beautiful
long slips, which We're nearly angles
viewed from the stand. The jacks were
very fair, better than last Sunday,
most of the courses being nearly to the
escape, but the altitude seemed to have
gotten in its work on the California
jacks and the cold rain Saturday night
did not help any, and they did not seem
to stay the last 100 yards-that is, all
but two, one of them making the escape
before brace of puppies belonging to
Mr. Macdougall, which ran a trial be-
tween the first and second rounds, and
the other-well-words fail to describe
that fellow. Henry Gramling's Pet,
lately received from Omaha, and w. H.
Smiths youngster, Tornado, We're the
brace that interviewed this baby. He
took them up to the escape on the south
side, back pretty nearly to the stand.
back nearly to the escape, across to
the north fence, back along the north
side and around a couple of circles in
the northwest corner, across in front
of the stand and back four times. to
say nothing of minor commissions, and
was finally killed near the old slipping
point south of the stand. 1t was the
most bitter trial ever seen in this neck
of the woods, lasting over six minutes
and the distance covered could not have
been less than four miles. Pet killed
and dropped exhausted while Tornado
also tumbled over as soon as he stopped
1t was Pets course, as she scored a lot
in the middle but there was one stage
where it looked as if the pup had her
beaten. But he came a horrible crop
per over hole, which knocked him out
for second The score was Pet 29-23
so it can be seen Tornado was not a bit
disgraced. Pet would have died but
for the good care she received, and was,
of course. drawn, as it is doubtful if
she could have beaten a smart boy
after her terrible gruelling. She will
not be tit to race for several weeks, and
will indeed never be much good again.
Flashlight, looking as fine as silk,
perhaps even shade too fine took first
money. This, beautiful dog has turn
of speed quite his own. Game little
Billy Walker got second much i'm
proved from last week. Flashlight. in
the final, went away from him as if he
were tied the first part of the journey,
but Billy hung on and closed the gap,
being only a length or so away when
the first turn was made, and was get
ting busy when Flashlight made one
of his flashing drives and it was all
over. Mike Davey a rather vagrant
son of old Twister, shared third and
fourth honors with the tired Pet Mike
won his first course well, but his sec
ond was rather too short to be much
of test, though as far as they went
Mike showed the speed of Smut. The
Lord Nelson, as handsome as paint was
beaten by Billy Walker in the first
round and ran the bye caused by Pets
withdrawal with his brother, Flash
light, and ran much better than he did
In his first go, though the white dog
had too much heel for him. added to
which his lordship had a frightful fall
" Ed Caravans judging was perfect
There was not a murmur of dissatis-
faction. The course between Pet and
Tornado used up his horse, though, and
he had to finish out the stake on Mr.
Macdougalfs pet mare, who was a tri-
file over eager, as the greyhound mer
would call tia little rash on her turns
The stake for next Sunday will be a
double event for the young things, one
for puppies whelped on and after No
yember /, 1897, and the other for sap
lings whelped on and after May 1, 1898
These stakes are already nearly full