The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-23
DEATH CLAIMS
A GREYHOUND
ON THE FIELD
Sportsman Dies In a
Race.
AN UNUSUALLY HARD COURSE
RESERVE STAKE GOES TO NOUN
TAIN BEAUTY.
N UNUSUALLY HARD COURSE
A Large Crowd Attracted to Union
Park by the Second Midweek
Meeting and Witnesses
Some Fine Sport.

After one of the most sensational
courses Of the Year. Sportsman. a brindle
dog owned by J. Mcneil died on the field
at Union Coursing Park yesterday after
noon. He had worked his way throug h
To the fifth round of the stake and met
Expense to determine which of the pair
should go to the slips in the all-impor-
tant final. Both dogs had had some des-
perate courses and showed signs of Ia
tigue.
strong hare was released and led the
dogs a hard race twisting and turning
repeatedly in the corner of the field near
the slippers stand. Expense had scored
the most points when Judge Bull called
for an extra dog. one was released and
he quickly killed the hare. The handlers
of Sportsman had hardly reached MN
when he fell to the ground exhausted. Be
fore anything could be done for him he
died. Earlier in the afternoon he had i
severe course with Scottish Chief. They
killed the hare. when another sprang up
under their feet. and, true to their nature,
they pursued that one and killed II also
Expense was Nithdra WI from the mai,
the stake going by default to A. Johnson
Mountain Beauty.
There were "a number of short ends dur
ing the day. DeCenCy. at ! to 4, defeating
Sir John Arnot; Sharkey, TO B. defeating
St Michael; Prince George, l TO ., de-
feated Blackjack. and Sportsman, j To .,
defeated Scottish Chief. The results IN
detail follow:
Reserve stake. run down-Yosemite Kennels
I.smplighter beat Rincon Kennels Swedish; j.
Keenans Blackjack beat J. II. PeTgo,s Belle
seward J. Byrnes olympus beat F. Wilson s
Magnet H. A Deckelman's Prince George beat
Iuncon Kennels Hard Lines; A. johnson $
Mountain Beauty beat w. Q. Glasson's Ten
entte; J. j. Warrens Sweet Lips beat A. L.
Austin's Trinket; T. Fitzpatrick 5 Free Silver
Boy beat Yosemite Kennels Bounding Belle;
j. T. Holton's Lavender beat s W. Smith $
f'DnleN X.
Z. lie 3. Lopez Santa Rita; ;. e Portal
Gallagher heat H. \. Deckelmans Pet Kirby;
George H. Burfend Pastime beat J. keenan,
Master Gordon: J. Deans Belle of Anderson
beat ". Perry's Campania o. and H. Kennels
Aenid Kennels Maid Of Erin beat l. F. Hol-
ton $ Tic Tao. Russell. Allen & Wilson's Daisy
r Moore's Decency beat r A. Gaffney's Sir
John Arnot; Z. NJ. Kellogg Iowa Boy beat
Iense beat J. H. Perigo's Lady Davenport
Connell Brothers Senorita beat ]. Seggerson
White Chief: R. F. de b. boPez,s St Anthony
FIXING Faster beat ". c. Glasson's Border
Valentine; NJ. London's sharkey beat ]. P,
beat Pasha Kennels Fleeing Fancy; s. f.
Portals Bonnie Scotland beat F. Morans Bit
of Fashion; Hurley K Reilly Richmond Queer
beat j. Jones' Gallivant; Lowe & Thompson
Scottish Chief beat Handy & Smiths Whsk-
broom; Larkey & Rocks Minerva beat D. J.
Aenid Kennels Pretender; Milo Kennels Rock
Island King beat T J. Harrington's- Beau
x Hanleys BABY King; J. Seggerson's Gold
Hin beat Handy & Smiths Mona; Dennis &
Porter's The Devil beat II. W. Rike's Nancy r.
Second round-Blacklock beat Lampighter;
Prince George beat Olympus; Mountain Beauty
beat sweet Lips. Lavender beat Free Silver
boy, Gallagher beat l.. ;: Conley; Belle of
Anderson beat Pastime; Maid of Erin beat
Dempsey Lass; Daily Clair beat Decency.
Expense beat Iowa Boy; St. Anthony beat
Senorita Flying Faster beat Sharkey: St.
Elmo beat Bonnie Scotland; Scottish Chief beat
Richmond Queen Sportsman beat Minerva
Rock Island King beat Lalla Rookh; The Devil
heat Gold Hill.
Third round-Prince George beat Blackjack
Mountain Beauty beat Lavender; Belle of An
darson beat Gallagher; Maid of Erin beat
Daisy clair. Expense beat St Anthony; St.
Elmo heat FLYING Faster; Sportsman beat
Scottish Chief: Rock Island King beat The
Devil.
Fourth round Mountain Beauty beat Prince
George. Maid Of Erin beat Belle Of Anderson;
Expense beat st. Elmo; Sportsman beat Rock
Island King.
Fifth romd-Mountain Beauty beat Maid Of
Erin; Expense beat Sportsman.
Final-ENpense Withdrawn; Mountain Beauty
ms by default.