The San Francisco call., 1899-03-05
AT UNION PARK.
Dogs Ran to Form in the Open
Stakes.

Stakes.
The coursing at Union Park yesterday
was of a high order. The beautiful
weather drew an unusually large crowd,
and the betting was lively. The dogs ran
we'll to form, except in the Consolation
stake, and the favorites had the best of
it. The hares were fast, and many of the
courses were long and exciting. Dennis
& Porter's October Woodcock, an i'm
ported brindle dog, by Medford Swell out
of Neredah, made his debut and beat w.
Creamer's Jersey Lily easily, leading to
the hare by ten lengths Great things are
expected of October Woodcock, and he
and Interesting will probably be the final
contenders to-day.
Minneapolis was a 10 to 1 favorite over
Star Pointer and won, but not until she
had been forced to run for her life. Star
Pointer surprised every one by his game
ness. Rock Island Boy made Beauty
Spot look like counterfeit dollar, al
though both dogs were even money in
the books. The former easily led to the
hare and killed in a lightning drive be-
fore Beauty Spot could score. Moondyne
had a narrow escape in his course with
Pretender. He was slipped unsighted and
ran wild three-fourths of the distance to
the hare In the pointing he was fire.
quently off, but managed to take charge
of the hare after long run and score
enough points to win.
Hurricane on the short end upset Ida
in a fairly long course by superior speed
and better handling of the hare. Van
Cloie. against whom was laid to 1, gave
Royal Flush a warm argument. He won
by a nose in a short course. Tic Tao, the
favorite at 212 to /, was easily beaten by
Victor King in a hard course. Green VAL
ley Maid in her course with Swedish, was
the favorite. She had hard luck, the hare
favoring Swedish in the wrenches, who
won by a good margin OGrady kept up
the short-enders' victories in the Consola-
ton stake by easily defeating One Spot, a
21a to 1 favorite. Flush and False Flat
- I,A1,.
favorites to recuperate Millers Robbie
beat War Cloud easily, the latter quitting
like dub, and a fresh hound was turned
loose to kill the hare in order to save Mil
ler's Robbie. Firm Friend, a 9 to 1 IA
vorite, easily beat Belle Seward.
The following is the way the dogs ran:
Hurley e. Rielly's o. K. Capitol beat A Mas
T. Logan's Miss Grizzle; Handy & Smiths
Jennie Wilson beat F. A.; MeCombs Little
Weber,s Montana eE Pasha Kennels e, Emin Pasha
McEldowney's Rosebud beat t. A. Gaffney's
Sir John Al Arnot; J. PerEy's Commodore Nash
Dauntiess beat ]. Seggerson's Gold Hill; KAY
& Trants Sylvia beat Daley & srebein's Shy
lock Boy; Pasha Kennels Metallic beat A.
Massey's Lightfoot; r. Scotts Lord Byron beat
c. Strahls Jimmie Cork; w. Creamer's Report
BEAT eeaT eTsey
Lily; H. F. Anderson's Crawford Braes beat
Of Fashion beat NJ; Loudons Magnetic; ].
Flynn's Hicks beat F. Morans Snapshot; G..
Lahusen's Fireball beat 1. L. Sears Beauty:
j. H. Smiths Merced beat Kay & Trant's Lady
Norbane: j. ]. Edmonds Morning Glory beat
Kay & Trants Christmas Day; r. z. de B.
Lopez Minneapolis beat c. StrohFs Star
Pointer; w. Creamers Jesse Moore ran bye
with Little Joker; Dennis & Porter's Interesting
beat O. F. Moore's Decency; Larkey & Rocks
Myrtle beat f. Moran's Flying Boy.
In the John Grace cup Consolation stake r.
c. Scott's Rock Island Boy beat Yosemite Ken
nels' Beauty Spot; George Whitney'g Theron
Moondyne beat R. K Malcolm's Pretender; Ed
Evatts Hurricane beat Handy Smiths Ida;
r. A. McCombs Royal Flush beat r. K. NAL
colm's Van Cloie; R. c. Scott's Victor King
beat I: F. Halton's Tic Tao; <. Kavanagh's
Maid; A. Baumeister's O'Grady beat G. Van
Bergen's One Spot; F. A McComb,s Flush beat
Frank Passon's Kitty Scott; Handy & Smiths
Victor ran a bye with Ida; F. Moran's False
rlatterer beat John Eagan's Mayfiower; ], H.
Rosseter's MiIler's Robbie beat AL Austns
War Cloud; ]. H. Rosseter's Firm Friend beat
J. H. Perigo's Belle Seward; T. Buffers Susie
beat Daley & Srebeins The Exile.