The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
TWAS EXCITING SPORT.
The Old Crowd Was at the
Coursing Park.
WEATHER HAD NO TERRORS
Eight Jacks Out of Sixteen Made Their
Escape-They Are Sifting-Vain
Effort to Save a Bold
Runner

Threatening weather, which was just
bluff, kept many lovers of coursing
away from West Side park yesterday,
tut a fair crowd saw the most excit-
ing sport yet witnessed. The old guard.
V ho could not be kept away by regi-
rnent of soldiers, make fair crowd of
themselves. Bad weather has no ter
rars for them and it seems that dogs
and jacks usually Tut up their best
work on lowering days. Eight jacks
out of 16 made the escape, four of them
not allowing single turn only wrench
ing slightly in a straight canter for the
escape. Those boys who know where
home is lose no time getting tnele.
Probably a dozen of Mr.. Macdougal's
pets could be rounded up that 10 pair CT
greyhounds living vaa kill in West Slice
park with good slip. When two coca
dogs in good condition cannot more
than take couple of wrencnas IN $50
yards, the jacks are surely sitting.
The longest course was the second, be-
tween Barrister and Random Shot, or
rather between Random Shot and the
hare This fellow took them across to
the north fence ran all the way across
the escape, back to the slipping point
and into the corral. This was uneX-
pected, and the dogs followed the hare
in and killed it in the corral in spite or
the efforts of half dozen people to
catch the dogs and save a bold runner.
A boy will be stationed at the corral
gate to save a hare that makes that
kind of a run in the future.
The hares in the boxes ran out after
the semi-finals, leaving none for the
field, but there We're couple of hum
mers over in the north corral, so the
slipper took Fitz-Regina and Lord Mel
son over there. A flyer came out and
then happened peculiar accident, and
one not provided for in the rules. The
slips broke and Nelson carried them off
a dozen strides, when the handle whip
ped around and gave him such a rap
on the postern that he stood still and
howled, took few more jumps after
the hare, then gave it up and came
back bowling on three legs. All thought
his leg was broken, but after the first
severe pain subsided it appeared that he
was not seriously hurt. The judge gave
it mo course" Fitz went up the field
after a flying hare, which escaped. He
then got after another, which took a
circle all over the field, coming down
SUutn sue To llle SllppelS Sldiitl anu
Fftz stopping near there, quite eA-
hausted. The hare kept on over to the
north side and on to the escape. Fitz
was given half an hours rest, and, by
permission. a little whiskey. 1t was
supposed that there was nothing to it
but Nelson, but between Fits
Dutch courage and the fact that
Nelson was perhaps worse hurt than
was supposed, FitZ won quite easily,
the hare running into the slipping cor
raj. OF course, there was no one there
to shut the gate, as the whole slipping
crowd were on the north side, so an
other stout hare lost his life when he
should have saved it. Fitz-Regna won
first and Lord Nelson second. Nelson
had a paralyzing grueller in the semi
finals, while Fitz got off easily, and in
spite of the fact that Nelson was a
2 to l favorite, bar accidents, that was
to be expected. In spite of accidents it
fell that way. There was some excite
ment about the affair, but all good-na-
tured, since really no one knew exactly
what to do. 1t is believed the decision
arrived at was correct, however, though
it is likely the American coursng board
will be asked to rule on the question 1t
is certain Nelson was slipped sighted
and some thought it would have been
proper to give the first go to Fitz. But
Nelson carried the slips off, and while
he dropped them, they hung long
enough to stop him, at least they GER
tainly did stop him and most effectu-
ally.
Fred Nicholrs very smart puppies,
Charlie Prince and Net, got third and
fourth, running surprisingly well for
their age-they are of the same litter as
King cashier, who, ram so well last
Sunday. Summaries:
Harry Nichols Lord Nelson beat J.
of
Shot beat II. c. Gramling's Barr.ster.
T. Craps Fitz-Regina beat A. Ire
rises Black Spring, j. Gregg's Montana
Eclipse beat A. w. Jones (ns) Pleas
anton, J. E. Hosking's Coomassie
Queen beat A. Angove's Belle de Mutt,
F. l.. Nichols Charlie Prince beat G.
H. Morrison's (ns) Colonel Lopez, j.
Dawes Montana Chief beat a. Ire
rises Delorado, f. l.. Nichols Net beat
same owners Anna a bye.
Second round-Lord Nelson beat Ran
dom Shot, Fitz-Regina beat Montana
Eclipse Charlie Prince beat Coomassie
Queen, Net beat Montana Chief.
Finals-Fitz- Regina beat Lord Mel
son and won.
For next week there will be racing
galore. Twenty-four aged dogs, IL pup
pies and at least eight, and perhaps, 12
saplings. The first round of all three
stakes will be run down Sunday and
the ties will be run off on Miners union
day. Forty-four to As starters on one
day is pretty big for Butte coursing.
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