The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-12
WARSH|P PROVES
A SURPRISE TO
THE LEASHMEN
Wins the Open Stake
at Union Park.
DID NOT FIGURE A WINNER
BETToRs COULD WRITE THEIR
OWN TICKETS ON HIM.
P. j. Reilly's White and Brindle Dog
Ran Brilliantly Throughout
Many Rounds of Great
Coursing.

Warship, a white and brindle dog
proved the surprise al Union Courslng
Park yesterday, winning the open stake
in dashing style. When betting com
menced in the long odds book on Saturday
any person desiring to back the dog could
have written his own ticket. He won his
course with Newsboy on Saturday and
the odds on him to win the stake were sc
to l. As an indication of how lightly he
was held by the betting men the odds
were 10 to l that Young America would
beat him in his first start yesterday.
Warship defeated Young America and
finally worked his way into the all-im-
portant final. There he met Benicia Boy.
The dogs were slipped to a fast hare,
which twisted and turned in the field
near the bench. In one of the quick
turns, after Warship seemed to have the
stake at his mercy, he slipped and rolled
over several times. He acted as though
daZed for a moment but pluckily went in
pursuit of his game. Benicia Boy was
running up points all this time and the
spectators thought he could not lose.
Warship finally got the hare which
proved a clinker, and soon had the score
a tie. The hare lasted just long enough
for him to overcome the lead Of Benicia
Boy and win.
The sport throughout the day was good,
although some of the best dogs were
held out for next Sunday for the ladies'
day champion stake. one of the classic
coursng events of the year.
Judge Bull was applauded during the
second round when he declared it no
course" between Prince Hal and Law
renee. The former, which was the favor
lite, got away from the slips some lengths
in the lead He won both times.
Mr.. Hanrahan of Sacramento was pres
ent to see his dog Mercury go through the
stake. He was defeated in the last round.
The detailed results of the coursing We're;
ter Claire beat John Maher Soubrette; d }
Healeys For Glory beat Milo kennels Miss
Robert; Handy & Smiths Petronius beat J.
McNeils Sportsman; Handy x Smiths Victor
beat Larkey & Rocks Myrtle; F. A McComb' 5
Motto beat H a. Deckelman Glen Roy; Rus
sell. Allen & Wilson'S Lady Emma beat T. j.
Harrington Mercy May; ]. P. Thrills Forget
beat j. Perry's Commodore Nash; o Neiu &
Hanrahan's Mercury beat J j., P Thrills St
Weckelman's Pet Kirby: H. F, Anderson's
Crawford Braes beat 7. Buffers Susie; Lowe
& Thompson's Prince Hal beat D. j. Healey's
Maggie n; H. a. Deckelmans Lawrence beat
Lowe & Thompson's Patria; Bartels Brothers
Aran; NJ Landons Magnetic beat j. Byrnes
Olympus; Kay & Trant's Innisfallen beat T.
F. Lagan's Miss Grzzle; p J. Reilly's War
& Rocks Liberty Bell beat NJ Landon's Shar-
key; P. Brophy's Benicia Boy beat Handy &
Smiths Victor Queen; R. E. de B. Lopez's San
tiago beat Dennis & Porter's The Devil; F.
Moran's Golden Russet beat f. NJ. Kellogg s
second round-For Glory beat Master Claire
Motto beat Petronius; Victor beat Lady Emma
Mercury beat Target; Crawford Braes beat
Ski: Prince Hal beat Lawrence; Macs Melody
beat Magnetic; Warship beat 1nnisfallen; Benz
ca Boy beat Liberty Bell; Santiago beat
Golden Russell.
Third round-For Glory beat Victor; Mercury
beat Motto: Prince Hal beat Crawford Braes
warship beat Macs Melody; Benicia Boy beat
Santiago.
Fourth round-Mercury beat For Glory; War
ship beat Prince Hal; Benicia Boy a bye.
Fifth round-Benicia Boy beat Mercury War
ship. a bye.
Final round-Warship beat Benica Boy.