The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
HARES RAN STRONG
IN THE COLD SNAP
FIRST ROUND OF THE BIG STAKE
FINISHED.
Probable Winners of the Races That
Will Be Run To-Day at Union
Coursing Park.

The crowd of sport-lovers at Union
Park yesterday sought the shelter of the
betting ring. The cold and sharp wind
from the north that swept over the pleas
ure ground was not hailed with delight
by those who had left behind their over
coats. The hares showed a marked i'm
provement in their running, and the sport
was consequently much better than usual.
Although ninety-siX dogs contested in the
all-aged stake, the favorites, with few
exceptions, carried off the winning colors.
The first course, between Koolawn and
Morning Glory, was an upset to the
"know-it-alls," who played KoolaWn, a
212 to l shot, to win. Hoopers dog was
seemingly "off her feed" Her perform
ance was very mediocre, considering what
she is capable of doing when fit Sister
Julia, dog that belongs to no particular
place on earth, met Mercy May in the
slips. The betting was 10 to l in favor of
Miss May, and it can be safely said that
those who played her were on to the
pipe" Sister julia was not fast enough
to catch cold on warm day, and Mercy
May ran unaSSiSted. The judge, immedi-
ately after the kill rode near the betting
ring and declared all bets off. The favor
ties had matters their own way until the
nineteenth course was called, when Sill
YER Lyon, a to shot, bOwled over Vigil
liant, who ran unsighted for some dis
tance. The twenty-flrSt course jarred the
talent considerably. Lowlander, a strong
favorite at to l, met the Milo kennels
Miss Rabbit. 1t looked like easy money
when Lowlander shot from the slips and
led his opponent fully ten yards to the
hare, but after the turn the brindle dog
had to be content to watch the tail of Miss
Rabbit, who rapidly scored up points on
turns and wrenches and won Handsomely
The defeat Of Victor, who. ran stiff bv
Mystic Maid was the only remaining fea
ture OF note in connection with the davis
sport, The dogs that won and lost are
as follows:
OPP Open stake niGety-six entries-Result of
Metallic beat Eclipse, Connemara heat
Flying. Buck, Victor Queen beat DempsevS seSS
Lass, Mercy May beat Sister Julia. Syi,
patch Golden Russet beat Admiral
Dewey, Lady Marian beat Rod of Ash
st. Michael beat Candelaria, Lady claire
peat Ra wig 0rd, dassie, Interesting beat Flying
bic, Kid Mccoy beat Belle Seward. Terro-
II ma pe4t rear Not, Russian beat Nida,
raise tIatterer beat The Devil, Petronius
be-, beat Rock Island King. Silver Lyon beat
N1gliant, Battleship beat Gold Hill Miss
rabbit beat Lowlander. Magic beat Right
Bt493wer, Prince Jerome beat Safeguard.
Lamplighter, Little Van beat Master
piece, Young America beat Trinket, Eiev-
enspot beat Silver Wings, Blackette beat
Hazel Dell Maid of the Hill beat Hun
mer, Sportsman beat Hercules, Winning
Ways beat Free Silver Boy. Mira Monte
peat peat Skylark Prince Hal beat Lorraine,
SIAS N1eiIN ptetl NlClOT, May1OWer beat
Wheel of Fortune, Rusty Gold beat on
ward, Blaeklock beat Black Patti, st.
Lawrence beat Olympus, Black Bess beat
Seminole, Shylock Boy beat High Hand
Jennie Wilson beat Cling On, Rollicking
airs beat Ida, Beauty Spot beat Miss
Grizzle, Luxor beat Flush. Lottie NJ beat
Lord Byron, White Chief beat Regular
Army, Snapshot beat Master Mat.
SaplinS stake-Result of the run down.
Pat Horgan beat Honor Bright. Belmont
Girl beat Fawn, Carmenci1a beat Rowdv
Boy, The Prince beat Maid Marion ISiSS,
McCool beat Kittie Lee Cleopatra beat
Ask Him, Lucretia Borgfa beat Della N
Cash beat Risky Attempt, Mollie Pitcher
beat Magnolia, Manila beat T e l.. Friar
Tuck beat Pepita, Robin Hood beat Nc
Gregor.
Second round: Pat Horgan beat Bel
mont MOI Girl. Girl. Carmencita beat The Prince,
Borgia beat Cash, Moiiie M Pitcher eneTeel4 bsaf
Friar Tuck, Manila beat Robin Hood
judging from the form displayed by the
dogs that ran in the all-age' or omen
stake, the winners of the first round to-
day should be: Morning Glory, Come