The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
COURSINGMEN EXPECT
A YEAR OF ACTIVITY
With Valuable Stakes, for Which Fleet Dogs
Will Compete, tine Outlook Is
Promising.

will be champion stake. limited 10 thir-
ty-two dogs. For the Saturday and sun
day before the various rounds OF an open
stake Will be run OF. For New Years
day veteran stake. and possibly one for
puppies, will be the attraction.
Fat Horgan, who served with credit
among the volunteers at Manila. has set
tied down in his old home at Concord.
COursing men expect TO see representa-
ives OF his kennels again in competition
shortly, as he is known 10 have some good
performers among his dogs He still has
some of the Sir HugO-Just Eclipsed litter
OF which the dog Pat Horgan was the
star. he was killed by accident just after
he had shown himself To be zone OF the
most promising young dogs on the coast.
i. j. Cronin. who for twenty-five years
mas been In the front rank OF Californian
coursing men. always owning noted dogs.
has a grandly bred puppy which the own
or friends believe will some day De "A
wonder. He Is by Hughie-Annie Laurie.
and was bred by Tommy Hall OF MERGED
There are only two OF the litter left a
sister being owned by +. J. McInerney
Ihey are year old and will not be sent
to the slips until they have fully devel-
Pasha Kennels Sly Girl Jr. has whipped
10 Emin Pasha. The net result was only
one puppy, 70 the great surprise OF Man
ager j. NJ. Halton. An average litter Is
usually from six TO eight puppies and cal
culating on this basis Mr.. HaltOn prom
ised some OF the prospective puppies. The
largest litter whelped on this coast was
that OF Daisy. the sire being Major. sew
enteen puppies was the result OF the
union, and included such remarkable
greyhounds as Emin Pasha, Wayfarer.
san Joaquin, Joe Patchen and Alameda.
tity.
Martin Ker-igan has lost an eleven
Blanche. which was one OF the most prom
tsing on the coast. He has also suffered
the loss OF two by st. Lawrence-Daisy.
Distemper was the cause.
One Of the For Freedom-Miller's Rab
puppies has succumbed 10 distemper.
There are five OF the litter still alive.
j. IL. Rosseter. owner Of the Pasha
Kennels. is in London. James T. Rosseter.
who preceded him across the Atlantic. Is
with relatives In Ireland.
Hugh Lynch's LOttie NJ Is rounding into
form gradually and is again in the com.
petition. She is running at Ingleside to-
NJ. b. Kavanaugh has lost his imported
dog Ski by death. He was prize winner
at the spring show. OF the San Francisco
Kennel Club. and was just rounding into
form on the field when he died.
Dominick Shannon has purchased three.
puppies from Weston OF Colorado Springs.
They are by Royal Greentick. ne BY Royal
Crest-Drytime, and are out Of Lucille.
which Is by Glerkirk-InnOcence. They
are eleven months Old two being black
and one fawn. The black dog weighs So,
pounds, and the others 80 and JOi7 pounds.
respectively. They Will be started for the
first time in February. In addition 10 this
trio Mr. Shannon has three more, BY Safe
guard-Sinaloa. the latter a MERGED win
ner. They are fourteen months old and
are ready 20 go 10 the slips at any time.
t. Cooney of San Jose nearly lost a
brindle sister 10 Captain kane's Greenbau
on Wednesday. She was struck by a Ms
sion street car. but the motorman dropped
the fender I'm time and the greyhound was
picked up practically uninjured.
John III. Burfeind has lost by death his
promising Australian puppy by Cough
Mixture-Native Lass. The puppy sickened
and died without showing any symptoms
attendant upon ordinary diseases TO which
young greyhounds are subject.