The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30
HARES RUN
WELL IN A
HEAVY RAIN
Gus Abercromb;e's Rock ISL
and Boy Wins the Union
Park Open Stake.

Gus Abercrombie's brindle greyhound
Rock Island Boy met and defeated T. j..
Cronin's ThornhiIl in the final of the open
stake at Union Park yesterday after an
undecided course. The score IN this was
four to four and in the decisive course
10 to 8. Both were run in the gloom of
the evening and the spectators could only
discern Thornhilrs white form in the
flight of the dogs across the field. The
color OF his opponent blended with that
of the earth, leaving nothing to mark his
progress during the course. The hare was
a strong one, taking the dogs clear across
the field and then making good its escape.
In the final of the saplinS stake d. j.:
Healey' Sisquoc beat Sterl * hh0Wles
Olita Both are Emin Pasha-WaVe
youngsters.
The sport went on without interruption
throughout the afternoon, notWithstaho-
ing the rain which fell almost contlnu-
ously Judge" Grace and the other field
officials were protected by rubber cloth
ing from the inciement weather. ne
hares ran strongly IN NUMBER OF N N
stances, taking the dogs around the held.
The longest course OF the day was pc
tween Lady Emma and st, Anthony, the
former winning after running three min
utes and forty eight seconds. Ihe score
was % to is. Lady Emma was then with
drawn, giving Rock Island Boy an acct
dental bye in the next round
Lavender beat Maori Land, thirty-nlne
to eight, in the first round, running one
minute and fifty-seven seconds. She was
beaten by Rock Island Boy the next time
out. Thornhill and Roma ran one one minute
and thirty-one seconds in the first course
of the day. The results OF the running III
detail follow:
Omen stake: First round-T. J. Cronin's
Th6rnhll beat II. H Gray's Rama; J: =.
Thrift's Brutus beat Gus Abercrombie's Victor
King; Sterl u Knowles For Glory beat Z; NJ
KeIogg's Kid Mccoy; e. NJ. Kellogg Iowa
Boy beat Aeneid kennels Pretenderi James
Sheridan's Forest King beat Handy < Smith 5
Victor; Handy < smiths Jennie Wilson beat
A Johnsons Bald Eagle; J. 2 Thrills st,
undecided course; Curtis X son Commod0re
beat II. H Gray'e Terronette; r. E. de B, 70
pez' Sara beat Curtis x Sons Cavalier X T.
de g. Lopez's ST Anthony beat Handy *
Smiths Magic; Russell. Allen & Wilson'S Lady
Emma beat George Burfeind's Pastlne; }. car
rolls Red Hind beat p. Doyle,s Nild Monarch,
Gus Abercrombie's Rock Island Boy beat Curtis
K Sons Vanity Fair; J. NJ. Halton La4fhusr fd.ls
son : Hot Haste beat 2. Heran's Martha Wash
ngton; Z. & r. Scott's Lord Byron beat T. J.
Cronin's Depend on Me; Maher X Reid Fat
Reilly beat ]. Carrolls Auckland; George Whit
ney's Theron beat Russell. Allen & Wilson
Master Clair; James Deans Gladiator beat
James Sher4dan's Forest Queen; James Deans
Belle of Anderson beat J. Colenans Norman.
Second round-Thornhiil beat Brutus; For
Glory beat Iowa Boy: Forest King beat Jennie
Wilson, Commodore beat st. Michael. st. An
thUny beat Sara; Lady Emma beat Red Hind;
Rock Island Boy beat Lavender Hot Haste
beat Lord Byron; Gladiator beat Pat Reilly,
after an undecided course; Theron beat Belle
of Anderson.
Third round-ThornhiH beat For Glory; Forest
King beat Commodore; Lady Emma beat st.
Anthony: Rock Island Boy beat Hot Haste;
Gladiator beat Theron.
Fourth round-Thornhin beat Forest King:
Rock Island Boy ran an accidental bye,
Lady Emma was withdrawn; Gladiator ran
natural bye with Motto
Fifth round-Thornhll beat Gladiator; Rock
Island Boy bye
Final-Rock Island Boy beat Thornhil.
Sapling stake: Third round-Sterl K Knowles
Olita beat Pasha kennels Reckless Archer y.
J. Healey's Sisquoc beat Sterl Knowles
Ripple.