The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-27
MAUD S WON THE OPEN
STAKE AT UNION PARK
A BIG CROWD WITNESSES SOME
FINE SPORT.
Mercy May the Runner Up-Splendid
Showing Of Whitehead in the
Sapling Event.

The crowd that attended Union Cours
ing Park yesterday was only partially
eclipsed by the vast throng that witnessed
the competition for the Jonn Grace cup
some weeks ago on the same grounds. The
excellence of the card and the fact that it
was the only co"~sing to be seen in this
portion of the State were responsible for
the large attendance. Betting was ex-
tremely lively throughout the afternoon.
All the pool boxes were running in full
blast and every man in them Lad his
hands full handling the money of the
eager wagerers.
The open stake was won by Maud in
clever STYLE her runner-up bein Mercy
May The final was short and decisive.
The two bitches were slipped TO
straightaway hare, and Maud 5 took the
lead and killed before the turn, making
the score, by Judge Grace's system of
counting, to O. Mercy May has been
running several years, but 1t is only in
the past month that she has shown speed
The defeat Of Gladiator, who was looked
upon as the stake winner by many, by
Victor Queen was a sad blow TO the tai
ent," who backed him heavily. The FOL
lowing shortends landed during the run
ming of the open stake events: Rollicking
Airs beat Mayflower al to 8; Lamplight-
er beat O'Grady at 1 TO 4; Wait Little
beat Jennie Wilson at 10 g. Lady Emma
beat Tod Sloan at to .; Hadiwlst peat
victor al L 10 Z, eINd bCdl SoNCtAiSAA O.
l to 2; Lowlander beat Victor King at l
to 2; Victor Queen beat koolaWn at l 10
2; o K Capitol beat Royal Flush at 70 q;
Lady Emma beat Luxor at TO 4; victor
Queen beat Lowlander at to z; Pretender
beat Lord Byron at to 3; victor queen
beat Gladiator at l to 2 and Pretender
beat Minneapolis at 4 to .. In the Sapllng
event Cinderella beat Cash at l TO 8.
The showing Whitehead made in the
puppy stake was a surprise to many me ne
little fellow had never seen a hare until
Friday last, but yesterday he went out
and beat good performers in fne style.
He has speed and possesses cleverness
and is looked upon as coming dog by
experts. Following is the way the dogs
ran: ,-,,,.,-,.- A..
heat Mavfower; Soubrette beat Expense
Iamplghter beat O'Grady; Wait a LIZ
foot; Maud s beat Rocket; Lady Emma beat
Tod Sloan; Ida beat Sportsman; HadlWlst pea l
Victor Minerva beat Swedish IMP; scout I peal
heat Victor King: Victor Queen beat Koolawn;
Gladiator beat Royal Buck; False Flatf Tle
hit: Lord Byron beat October Woodcock; Min
neapolis beat KID Mccoy; Black Bess beat
Clifton Lass; Theron beat Miss sKyrocket !.
Jersey LILY beat Flashlight; o. K. Capitol beat
Royal Flush; Mercy May beat White Chlef
wait a Little beat Lamplighter; Lady. Emma
beat Luxor; Maud beat Ida; Hadiwist beat
Minerva. Log Boy beat Scout; Victor Queen
b 1,1,ian5er. Gladiator beat False Flat
terer: Pretender beat Lord Byron; Minneapo-
lis beat Black Bess; Theron beat Jersey Lily;
| Fourth round-Wait Little beat Rollicking
Airs Maud beat Lady Emma; Log Boy beat
tender beat Minneapolis; Mercy May beat
| Theron. VT. 1,..1o. VI
tor Queen beat Log Boy; Mercy May beat Pre-
| tender 1,,. c.
Mercy May beat O. Grady in bye.
Final-Maud beat Mercy May. hoo.
| sapling stake. third round-Whitehead beat
! High Dice; Cinderella beat Cash.
! FinaI-Whitehead beat Cinderella.