The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
GREYHOUNDS
SHOW SPORT
ON THE FIELD
Matchless Wins the Mid
week Stake at Union
Park.
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]. Collins Matchless won the midweek
Reserve stake at Union COurslng Park
yesterday. with Frank McCombs Miss
Skyrocket as runner-up. The latter was
unfortunate in her course with julius
Caesar just before the final. She was
compelled to do all the work after
strong hare. running up a score OF rs 20
0 before she won. Matchless. the ulti-
mate winner, put out Sky Blue. Irma,
Vanity Fair, ShootOver and May Queen
The score in the latter course was 10
8. showing now cleverly matched were
the brace OF greyhounds.
The comedy element OF the days sport
was supplied by Gallagher and Lily OF
the Valley. They ran across the field
once 10 the escapes, when the hare circled
the escapes for his opponent 70 drive the
hare back 70 him. This she did. but as
the hare approached he jumped over a..
The hare started down the field again and
the dogs abandoned pursuit. The hare
finally escaped, and the score being even
the dogs were sent back 20 the slips. Lily
Before the mo go" the betting was 5 10
], Gallagher favorite, while the second
time Lily OF the Valley was favorite at
odds OF to l. The actions OF the dogs
amused the spectators.
The hares were a strong lot, a num-
ber escaping, while the relief dog was
used IN several courses. The results of
the days SPORT with the official scores.
follow:
J. Coieman's Good-by beat b. Deans Free
Silver Boy. So: Curtis & sons Commodore beat
NJ. Londons Magnetic. 1871. Conneu bros Log
Boy beat J. II. Perigo's Controller. rs: Erwin
& Lyons May Queen beat ]. O'Dowd's clifton
Lass 80: curtis 4 sons McKinIey heat nj
Gearys Bonnie Pasha. 1s-5; j. H. Perigo's
Lady Davenport beat T. j. Cronin's Depend on
Pasha Kennels Reannex. 14-l0. Aeneid Ken
nels' Aeneas beat George Buehn's Aloha. 1874.
Flame. TO. Curtis & Sons Vanity Fair beat
J; McCor1nacks Black Daisy. 100; j. Collins
Gus Abercromble's Irma beat +. c. Macks
Della VI. ~: L. Reilly.s Expense beat Con
nell Bros Clover. 10-9: J. O.Dowd's sho0tover
sons Magnet beat Samuel Moore's Rox. So.
Aencid Kennels. Prctendcr beat NJ B Kav-
anaugh's Hard LINES. SO; T. J. CrOuin's Iron
Duke beat Ed Wilson's MaCnesia. 81: F. A.
McCombs Miss skyrucket beat COnnell Bros
Green Isle. SO; ". ]. BrowninE's Mountain
Belle beat F. A. McComb's one spot. 81. steri
& Knowles Frosty Morn beat Fleming Bros
Fury. ISL; Pasha Kennels Royal Anne beat
Aeneid Kennels Agamemuon. %: Sterl a
Knowles O'Hara beat Jen Martenet's BernaI
Boy. 2o-1; s. Z. Portals LAurelwood beat N.
Lily of the Valley beat s. r. Portals Gallagher.
81: T. Logan's Miss Grizzle beat p. Reilly's
julius julius caesar s beat HANDY Handy ATi s,hs isa 'Pn sls
Curtis & Sons Flying Fox beat s. r. Portals
Sophie. u-3; T. A. McComh's Little Joker beat
Handy & smith's Victor Queen. ~.
Second round-Comm0dore beat G0od-bv 81.
May Queen beat Log Boy. 1873: Mckinley beat
l2-lo; Vanity Fair beat BIZ Foster. 1876 Match
less beat Irrna. 10; Sh0otover beat Expensa
ia; Magnet beat Pretender. rs: Miss Skv-
rocket beat MaCnesia. go. Frosty Morn beat
Mountain Belle. 15-6: Royal Anne beat O'Hara.
so; Laurelwood beat Lily of the Valley. So.
Julius Caesar beat Miss Grizzis. 1O-2; Flying
Fox beat Little Joker. 11-12
Third round-May Queen beat Commodore T.
10; Mckinley bye. Hare Brain drawn. Match
less beat Vanity Fair. 81: Shoot1ver beat Mag
net, 1s-l2 Miss SkyrOcket beat Frosty Morn
30; Royal Anne beat Laurelwood. f4-8: Julius
Caesar n bye
Fourth round-May Queen beat McKintsv .
2; Matchless beat Shootover. 10-4: Miss sky
rocket beat Royal Anne. ~; Julius Caesar
bye.
Fifth round-Matchiess beat MAY oueen -.
Miss Slyrocket beat Julius Caesar 2f-0
Final-Niatchless beat Miss Skyrocket. So