The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-06
THE PICK OF MERGED HARES.
THEY GAVE THE DOGS MANY
MERRY RACES.
A Good Crowd in Attendance Des-
pite the Cold, Raw
Norther.

ance et yesterdays coursing at Agr1-
cultural Park. and it looks as If this
sport will be one of the principal
amusements in the city. The club
was unfortunate at it's opening meet
by being handicapped with poor rab-
bits, but yesterdays lot We're perfect
demons, and it was a common occur
renee for the fleet footed jack to take
the dogs to the farther end of the field,
and on more than one occasion to- reach
the escape, dodge inside and give their
pursuers the rabbit Laugh
The races were mostly of the sensa-
tional order, and not until the final race
was run did the large crowd disperse.
Betting was heavy, and hundreds OF
dollars passed through the pool-boxes
during the afternoon. In fact, on the
final race between Mercury and Sky
light, to decide the unfinished race from
last week, more money changed hands
than ever before on one coursing race
in this city
And a beautiful race it proved to be.
The dogs had to run twice before
Judge Haley was able to determine the
winner
The course between Little I Am and
Faster and Faster proved to be one OF
the most sensational of the day. Nose
and nose they ran for about 400 yards,
when the clever little brindie gradually
forged slightly to the front and took
the turn. Faster and Faster went in,
took two wrenches and then turned,
when Little / Am took wrench and
the kill, winning by a score of 31a to z
| A peculiar accident happened to the
! fine black sapling, Fashion Plate, when
she went to the slips with White
Rocket. They were slipped to good
strong hare, which took them at a tre-
mendous gait down the line toward
three or four horses running loose in
| the field The rabbit, in looking for
place of safety, sought refuge among
the horses, which, frightened by the
commotion, started off on a run Fash
ion Plate, in pressing her game, passed
among the horses, one of which in run
ming kicked her on the head, knocking
her insensible. But after some time her
| trainer brought her to, and her owners
have hopes that she will ultimately re-
cover.
| The slipping by W. L. Lands was
| highly complimented by many leash
men in attendance, and although being
handicapped with a pair Of slips that
unfortunately were broken in the sec
ond race. it would seem impossible to
improve on his work. The judging by
J. H. Haley was, as usual, fair and I'M
partial.
The first money of yesterdays race
was won by Condrey & Rought's grand
old dog, Arrah-Go-On, with Little
Am as runner-up. Third money was
taken by Wide Awake, with White
Rockette fourth. The summary of the
days races is as follows:
| ONeil & Hanrahan's Promise Me
beat Dick McCreadie's Black Bess.
| Mcdonald & Murphy's Duke of We'll
lington beat Walsh & Heenan's Busy
Bee.
Condrey & Rought's Arrah-Go- On
beat Jacks Kennels Kitty Lonsdale.
Mcdonald & Murphy's Cricket beat
Alvord & Devine's Queen Of Clubs.
| C. Woodworth's Bluestone beat A.
Nelson's Bryan.
| w. r. Newman's Wide Awake beat
]. H. Ryan's Joe Walcott
L. Tryon's Bendoran beat B. Grif-
f1th's Ring.
| P. w. Sheehan's Crafty beat George
Titles Lass O'Glenshee.
Horseshoe Kennels Little I Am beat
F. Foley's Only Me.
| Condrey & Rought's Faster and
Faster beat B. L Shuster's Surveyor.
| L. A. & Y. Kennels Fashion Plate
beat Walsh & Heenan's Annie Rooney.
| j. Doherty's White Rockette beat
Jacks Kennels Lady Suffer.
Second series-Promise Me beat Duke
of Wellington, Arrah-Go-On beat
| Cricket, Wide Awake beat Blue Stone,
| Crafty beat Bendoran, Little Am
beat Faster and Faster, White Rocket
beat Fashion Plate.
| Third series = Arrah-Go-On beat
Promise Me, Wide Awake beat Graf
| ify. Little Am beat White Rockette.
Fourth series = Arrah-Go-On beat
Wide Awake Little I Am bye.
Final series-Condrey & Rought's Ar
rah-Go-On beat Horseshoe Kennels
Little I Am, taking first money, Little
I Am second, Wide Awake third, and
White Rockette fourth.