Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-01
COURSING GOSSIP,

Ben CORN, owner of Flashlight and
other good hounds, and James Ayres,
owner of Mischief and that very promis-
ing puppy, Rusty, have formed a partner
ship in g~reyhounds, and their dogs here
after will be run in the name of CORN &
Ayres. 1t is the policy Of the American
Coursing board to discourage partner
ships, for the reason that so many of
them are not in good faith, formed more
for the sake Of having the dogs guarded
than anything else, and Manager Mac
dougall inquiries very strictly into the
good faith Of the parties before permit
ting dogs to be run in a partnership
name.
The Independence stake did not fill
up to the 48 expected. O'Connell and
SLOUGH are both laid up after the Cruel
ling they got last Sunday, and were
drawn Mayaower is in retirement and
cannot run. n or two were drawn on
account of cut feet or other injury, so the
stake contain only 40 entries. However,
this is the largest number of starters ever
brought together in the United States.
except in California, where it is nothing
unusual for 100 dogs to be entered in a
stake. 1t ought to be a good tak for
s~hort-enders, for hardly a greyhound in
Butte is free from sore feet. The Dry,
windy weather has left the ground like
a piece of sand-paper, which is murder
Gus to pads.
Old Barrister was regarded as a back
number, but ran two courses last Sum
day like a puppy that had enough, and
his third time in could scarcely gallop.
He has wonderful speed, and works like
a monkey. He should be better tomor-
row than last week.
1t looks like a battle royal between
Billy Walker and Flashlight for first
money, though the latter is pretty sore.
Billy looks as good as wheat, but the
White dogs speed is so great that he is
always dangerous. He is much the fast
est dog in Montana among the aged
class, though, of course, some of the fly
ing youngsters may be faster. That is
something the future must decide,
Without wishing to set up as a tout.
the Inter Mountain will venture some
predictions as to the winners in the first
round tomorrow. Tornado will probably
beat Gypsy NJ, particularly if they get
a good hare. Billy Walker should beat
Fitz-Regina under the same conditions,
though short hares may reverse these
two. Smut shOuld beat Bessie: Barrister
should beat Ruby; Keno should beat
Sapphire; Lobelia should beat Swift;
Flying Dutchman should beat Driver;
Lady Euclid should beat Mike Davey;
Lady Regina should beat Yantara,
though this game puppy may reverse
this with a very strong hare, as staying
is his forte: Bluebird should beat Lord
Nelson. though this is a bad brace to
pick; Miss Marietta should beat Ida May.
another bad brace to pick; Flashlight viii
beat Daft; as to Bobby Burns and Silver
Bow, if the old dog is good, he should
win, but he was pretty bad his last out:
Mill Creek should beat Orange Blossom:
King should beat Gilt Edge: Bob
Fitz should beat Timothy; Ring should
beat Illawarra; Pet should beat Rusty, |
though a short hare may reverse this, as
the pup is very fast; between Lady
Hearst and Lady Fullerton, it is hard to
pick one; they are both good bitches.
but We will say Lady Hearst for choices:
and P~leasanton should beat Montana
though it is no cinch. since |
beat him the last time they met.
a ''no-go," in which P%leasanton
showed the speed.
These predictions are based on the SUM-
that the courses will be ordinary
ones, with good racing stretches up the
field. If the wind is like it was last Sum
day, making a majority Of the hares
break back or across to the north. that
will upset a good many calculations. as
such trials are rather flukey. The man
agement Of West Side park try to send
only good hares. but sometimes one
that looks all right proves a bad one.
and bad hares, too, upset many proba-