The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-23
MACS MELODY
WON THE FINE
SILVER CUP
Exciting Coursing at
Ingleside Park.
THE DENVER DOG A CHAMPION
FLYAWAY, THE RUNNER-UP,
WAS HARD TO BEAT.
The Largest Crowd Of the Season Wit
messed the Championship Event
From Betting Ring and
Grand Stand.
THE DENVER DOG A CHAMPION
FLYAWAY, THE RUNNER-UP
WAS HARD TO BEAT.

The largest and assuredly the most
appreciative crowd Of sport-lovers that
has heretofore witnessed a coursing
meeting in this State was present yester-
day at the Ingleside Coursing Park to
witness the grand meeting upon which
was dependent the clubs coursing cup
and several cash prizes
The coursing was exceptionally good
because of the excellent condition of the
hares and hounds. The betting was par
| ticularly brisk throughout the day.
| Captain Clarkson opened with three
boxes, but before half Of the days sport
was completed he was perforce obliged
to add two more boxes to relieve 1.-The at
/ tack upon what he considered a suffi-
Gent complement of boxes for a holiday
meeting.
The interest attached to the sport Of
! the day was of course centered on the
final race between two of the grandest
performers of the stake, viz, Macs
Melody and Flyaway. Gamekeeper
| Harry Murray reserved one of the old
time handkerchief" 'jacks" for this es-
| pecial race, and it goes without saying
that the final course will long be remem-
bered by the fraternity as being one of
the most stubbornly contested events in
the history of local coursng.
The betting was even for quite a. while,
then it turned slightly in favor of Mac
| Melody the closing odds being $40 to 50.
| with ElyaWay on the snort emu.
To an excellent slip. Macs led slightly
| and was first to reach game. The hare
! favored Macs Melody, and she having
gained the inside Flyaway had to take
| the outer circle, thus giving her oppo-
nent an opportunity to score several
points,
FIyaway finally took charge of the
game at the upper end of the field and
It was there that the. prettiest work Of
take, both dogs scoring in their. turn.
F'lyaway, by a grand effort, rushed in
| and killed rather too quickly, and the flag
went up proclaiming Macs Melody the
| winner of the beautiful cup and first
prize, the score being 81 to Ia.
The winner c Is own ed by Bartel Bros
months old and is by Boodler Ruff1an-
Brilliante She is in charge of Billy Nc
Gibbon and has been trained. for this es-
pecial meeting by Joe Thrift, the nom
| parie conditioner of greyhounds, who is
| at present looking after a large kennel
| of dogs in Fruitvale, Alameda.
The results of the great meeting are
| appended:
Inglesde Coursing Club cup stake and $3.50 to
| winner runner up, 500; third, s70 next two
$40 each; next FIVE, $40 each next ten, $40 EACH
| Result of the run down: Brutus beat Christ
| mas Day, 6-1; Rocket beat Hadiwist. 1910;
| Rest Assured beat Victor Queen, Al; Forget
beat Lady Herschel, 1913; Brilliantine beat
vens. 1871; Lady Gilmore beat Victor, TO Macs
Melody beat Tod Sloan, SO; Black Hawk beat
| Marietta. ga; Royal Buck beat Forgive, 3d.
Gladiator beat Glen Chloe To; Flyaway beat
II, rs; Sylvanus beat Lady Emma 49, Myrtle
beat Royal Prize AZ; ST. Grin beat Tea Rose
7-2 Susie beat Jenny Wilson, 22-0; Lawrence
| beat Prince George. 5a-O; Mystic Maid beat