The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
ROYAL CoURsING EVENT.
A Titled English Gentleman Is Elk
pected to Attend the 1ngleside
Mae+inU of To-Day

It can be safely said that lovers OF
coursing who will attend the open stake
meetings at Ingleside Park to-day and to-
morrow will not regret the fact Oh pelhg
present to witness the sport.
A better card than that which will be
scanned to-day by Inglesde Park leash
men could scarcely be got up if it were
known that his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales should happen to be
present at the meeting. But If the Prince
cannot possibly attend, owing to the dls-
tance between points and other and more
important engagements which Will detaln
him in old England, it is understood, new
ertheless, that English royalty Will grace
the Ingleside Park grounds this after
noon.
Report says that Lord Beresford, who
is at present enjoying our glorious cli-
mate, will doubtless witness the races at
Ingleside this afternoon. Lord Berestoro
is a fond lover of coursing and takes
much pleasure in witnessing the game
whenever the opportunity presents.
Count Won Halpin has been delegated a
committee of one to receive his Lordship
should he put in an appearance at the
royal gates of the park this afternoon.
w. Z. Thompson will introduce another
one of his string of breadwinners to-day.
His new charge is named Lowlander
Prince, by Charley-Princess Fullerton.
Thompson will be a very surprised man
If Lowlander will not do equally as good
running as st. Orion.
James Byrnes has two very handsome
youngsters entered in the stake. They
are by Sly rl-Westsde. If blood will
tell the Byrnes string should run well up
into the stake.
T. Cooney expects to see his performer,
BlackhaWk, bowl over some of the old
out OF the puppy class and will doubtless
win his first au-age course.
I. A. Gaffney is positive that his dog
Sir John .Arnot will surprise some of the
q well-earned rest, and is now feeling as
fine a fiddle.
representatives. Macs Melody, Rest
Assured and Ben Hur, will land them a
bunch of golden coin at the wind-up of
the present meeting.
long. He contends that one of the three
performers representing his kennel will
assuredly capture the long end of the
long green. His flyers are Brutus, For
get and st. Michael.
:, Mr., Lynch is in hopes of returning on
Sunday evening with pockets lined with
gold and silver. He has Lottie M, Mys-
tic Maid and Loyalty in the stake.
"A. Vanderberg expects that If American
.1sigR Eagle cannot whip every dog he meets he
OF his opponents when he scoops down
on his prey.
y. Keenan's Royal Buck and Flying
the report circulated be true they will GER
tainly throw grass in the faces of the
dogs who will oppose them to-day. They
are both royal veterans of the sWard.
The imported dog Interestum will be
watched closely this afternoon. 1t is
said that he is rapidly rounding into form
and will cut a dash If conditions are at
all favorable.
Tommy Hall, the prince of the Merced
coursing fraternity, will put in an appear
ance at Ingleside to-day. Tommy dropped
h 11Yax
friends and incidentally to learn how the
grip was affecting them.
The following communication to The
Call from the executive committee of the
Ingleside Coursing Club speaks for ITSELF
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 7, 1sSs
Sporting Editor Of The Call-Dear Sir: In
peared an article in which it is stated that it
was possible that the California leashmen
can coursng Board and conduct their business
on the coast altogether by combining with the
Now for the information of these people I
can state with certainty that the Ingleside
rules of the American Coursing Board in the
future as It has in the past, and II the Union
against one or two members of the board that
shall not constitute any reason why the 1ngle-
side people shall take their fight on their
hands
1t seems very peculiar now that. the Union
Park, people should at this late date try to
overthrow the American Coursing Board,
which is composed of gentlemen who have de-
voted years of experience in handling this grand
old sport and who have certainly formed a code
of rules that no fair-minded man can find fault
with. Another thing wish to say is that
been stanch adherents of the American Cours-
ing Board. Now what has caused such q
change of sentiment? Is it because of the rule
that they have adopted to prevent the owners
of greyhounds from entering their charges un-
der kennel names? Then, II this is the cause.
let them form their own rules and run under
them.
There is no owner of greyhounds who does not
know full we'll what this kennel business means,
and If continued how detrimental 1t certainly
must be to the smaller owners of, say, one,
two or three dogs. The advancement of eours-
ing under the rules of the American Coursing
Board on this coast has been far above the
expectations of even the most enthusiastic.
Respectfully EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Ingleside Coursing Club.