The San Francisco call., 1899-11-04
DOGS ARE IN
TRAINING FOR
BIG STAKES
Nearly Three Hundred Grey
hounds Rnnning in the
Various Parks.

Ty HE supply of greyhounds in this
Il district in condition to course seems
ineXhaustible. At the three parks
27O dogs are entered this week. while
many well-knoWn ones are in retirement,
being given special preparation for COM
ing meetings. The most important of
these are the tenth annual meeting of
the Interstate Coursing Club at Merced
and the special stake at Ingleside next
week. At MerCed the winner will receive
$780, runner-up $500, the next two $100 each
and others in proportion
The management of Ingleside Coursing
Park has announced the prizes for it's
annual meeting, which has heretofore
been held on the plains. 1t will be run
at the park in this city next Saturday
and Sunday. The prizes Will be: To the
winner $3.50, runner-up $3.50, third 800, two
at $50 each, five at $35, ten at $50 and
twenty at $40. This is on the basis of an
eighty-dOg stake.
San Mateo Coursing Park will make a
fresh start this afternoon in it's bidding
for public patronage. John Grace Jr. viii
resume the duties and responsibilities of
judge. His friends believe he will acquit
informed as to the requirements OF the
position and enjoys the confidence of the
courSing fraternity.
VIII Thompson will have two new per-
formers on his string next week. One
is King BOrderer, of the same litter as
Flora Macdonald, while the other, Little
Fullerton, is puppy of the same breed
ing They are by Prince Charlie-Prin-
cess Fullerton.
j. S. Burfeind received a greyhound
from Australia on the last steamer which
on breeding should be a clever dog He
is by Cough MiXture-My Lady. The sire
won the Australian Waterloo twice and
divided once, while the dam won it once
and divided twice. The youngster is nine
months old and weighs SO pounds.
Erwin q Lyons, the coursing firm Of
Dallas, Tex sent May Queen, which
Emin Pasha, to this city under the care
of John Halton. She will run for the
first time on this coast this afternoon at
Union Park. She Is drawn against Craig
Boy in the rundown and is picked to
win.
Connell Brothers St. Helen was nearly
and the hare, proving strong one, took
her all over the field. Her owners
worked over her all night in order to
Emin Pasha and Metallic are to be
mated. AS both are in their prime and
have shown themselves possessed of
speed and other qualities required in
greyhounds their progeny should be hard
to beat.
Gus Abercrombie has his stake winner,
Rock Island Boy and his favorite do
Rock Island King, in the running THIS tbffs
week. The former will endeavor 10 re-
peat his performance of last week, when
George Parkinson, head trainer for the
Lopez Kennels, has his charges in excel
lent condition. The running of White
head, Pepita and Minneola last week
attested this.
Curtis & Sons Blackette whelped seven
dog puppies recently to H f. Anderson, 6
imported dog Crawford Lad
w. J. Shields Gillette has been mated
with Frank Morans False Flatterer.
Douglas ErslNine's Lavender is lust such
a faVorite among the women at coursing
as the great mare Geraldine when in her
prime on the racetrack.
A hare made good its escape from four
dogs at Ingleside last Saturday. when
Anita and Miss Manila were running. II
dashed into Slipper Harry Murrays quar-
ters and was saved from its pursuers.
On Sunday hare, closely pressed leaped
into the arms of a trainer standing in
the field. Both incidents were unusual.