The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30
GREYHOUNDS
FOR A TEXAS
WATERLOO CUP
Representative Dogs From
This State to Be Sent for
the Big Event.

California kennels will be well repre-
sented at the American Waterloo meet
ing to be held at Dallas, Tex, October
! 20 and q. John Halton will take Metallic,
Emin Pasha and several other crack rep
resentatives of Pasha Kennels. mike"
Nealon will take Athena, which won third
money at Union Park last week. Nego-
tiations are pending whereby he may take
Brutus and Frank McComb's great dog.
Royal Flush. In all he wants to take a
round dozen dogs, and is confident of re-
turning with goodly proportion of the
prize money. Tim" Harrington is also
considering the advisability of making the
pilgrimage. j. Sweeney, Handy 81
Smiths trainer, will take four grey
hounds, the best known being Twin City
Girl and Lady Hugo.
Mr.. Lowe of the coursing firm of Lowe
x Thompson will attend the meeting with
strong string of dogs, including some
recently imported from England. After
the Waterloo he will bring his dogs to
this coast for his first visit here.
The added money in the Waterloo will
be $6O1. For the Consolation stake to be
run the following day 5000 will be offered.
This hardly compares favorably with the
stakes offered here, but the leashmen are
anxious to encourage the coursing men
of the Middle West, hence the interest
SHOWN III LDGlr meeting. he cOurSlnS
will be held on the field of the Dallas
racetrack. This is of good size and has
desirable surface over which the dogs
will run.
D. J. Healey has three saplings entered
at Union Park to-day. of which great
performances are expected. They are by
Emin Pasha-Wave. and should more than
duplicate the successes OF the same
owners Rusty Gold-Wave litter. They
We're tried out at Union Park last Mon
day and one Of them, a brindle and white
Eugene Gtary tried out four Emin
Pasha- Bonnie Lass saplings, which
showed high class. They are only ten
months old, yet two of them weigh over
W. f Hobbs also had Superintendent
Griswold test some Skyball- Mercy May
| by those who witnessed the trials
The officers of the Interstate Coursins
! Club have fixed the date of their plains
meeting for November 10. Should no rain
| have fallen the date may be advanced,
| but every effort will be made to run of
/ the stake at that time.
! w. f. Hobbs Mercy May has whelped
! ten puppies to Young America. OF this
| litter only two are dogs.
| 7. j. Cronin is starting two of his dogs
| at Union Park TINS week for the first time
in some months. He had disagreement
with ex-"Judge" Bull. and declined to
| have him pass on the running of his dogs
The summary punishment meted out BY
! the directors of Union CourSing Park tC
men charged with tampering with dogs
indicates their desire TO preserve and pro
mote the sport on a high plane. Their
action should tend to deter other coursine
men from giving unlawful stimulants tC
their dogs
The management of Ingleside Coursing
Park has decided to limit courses to two
minutes. At the expiration of that time
a fresh dog will be released to kill the
hare. Two minutes is considered ample
time in which to test the merits of any
| two dogs. The rule will save valuable
dogs from injury.
The management is preparing to fence
off the slight rise on the field to the righ
| of the grand stand. The fence will ex
tend from the house used by Slip Steward
Halpin to a point near the escape.