Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05
COURSING IN MONTANA.

west Side Courslng parks quarrel with
the weather clerk still goes merrily on.
The storm of last Saturday came near
wlping the whole plant off the face of the
earth. The hail beat something over SO
jack rabbits to death, and a wall Of water
four feet high came down from the hills
and swept the fence fiat at each end for
several panels wide and knocked an occa-
sional panel loose elsewhere. However,,
there are enough jacks left to last till
the end OF the season, unless there is an
other massacre, and those left are good
ones.
A very good stake is prepared for to-
morrow, a number of the best hounds be-
ing engaged. Lady Fullerton, King Cash
Ter. Flying Dutchman, Sapphire, Billy
Walker, Barrister and others aNaong the
cracks will make an interesting card.
They say that Billy Walker is very fit, so
it seems that he has a good chance to
win. King Cashier can, perhaps, beat
him early in the game, but as they will
not come together, if at all, until each
are so good, the courses are likely to be
against the puppy. as he is likely to be
tired by that time. while Billy can run
four or five times about up to the same
fo. when fit. Still. these puppies oc-
casionally beat old dogs at staying; the
result will depend a good deal on what
kind of courses they get. AS the jacks
are sa good, the courses are likely to be
all pretty hard. Lady Fullerton and
King Cashier come together in the first
course. and if the Lady is good it is no
cinch that she will not put King out there
and then, though the chances are the
puppy is a little too fast for her. -
Except for the first course between
these two, the first round looks one-sided
all the way down. but in the second round
they will be matched in a way to make
form players very uncertain. Flying
Dutchman Will smother Mimosa, unless
she is very different from what she has
been. Barrister should beat Blackbird;
Billy Walker should beat Lady Regina;
Sapphire should peat Yantara; Coomas-
sic Queen should beat Jessie H., and
Pleasanton should beat Lady Elsmere,
though the latter is no unknown quanti-
ty. 1t is said she is a green one, and may
or may not run.
In the second round either King Cashier
or Lady Fullerton has a good chance to
beat Flying Dutchman, whichever gets
through, but Dutch is liable to beat
either of them, or anyone else's dog for
that natter; so you can have your choice.
If Barrtster gets through he will nave to
run with Sapphire probably, and should
beat him, though Sapphire may smother
him, Judging by the way he has been
running recently-your choice again. II
it comes that way Billy Walker should
beat Coomassie Queen quite easily. unless
she is vastly improved. and Pleasanton or
Lady Elsmere, whichever gets through
will nave a bye. 1t is no use trying to
! nick them any further, in fact the first
round is as far as we feel that our pre-
dictions have any value, and we are not
ella: even that far that they are
worth a good deal. Jessie H. is a young
| one. and last time out did not run very
eagerly. She may take more interest TINS
! time. Blackbird, too, is fast, and may
peat Barrister, though it is unlikely .ha'
she is ready for a hard race yet.
That athletic son of the golden west,
Il. 1Asen;ac ..the mniOn of the world"