The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
A HARE THAT
RAN INTO THE
JAWS Of DEATH
Red Wings and O'Gra-
dy Pumped Out.
A HARD THREE-MILE COURSE
SPORT THAT WAS GREATLY EN-
JoYED AT INGLESIDE PARK.
Commodore Disappointed His Friends
Who Wagered Good Money
on Him to Beat
Mohawk.

| Notwithstanding that the cold wealth
er deferred many sport-lovers from at
tending outdoor amusements yesterday
the crowd of pleasure-seekers at Ingle-
side Coursing Park was astonishingly
| large. Captain Clarkson, who is in
command of the pool boxes, thought
that one box would be sufficient to han
die the coin wagered on the results,
| but before half a dozen races were con-
cluded he found his mistake and or
dered two extra boxes to be placed in
motion, all of which did a very lively
business.
The coursing was first class, as usual;
the dogs ran well, and the hares up
held their regulations for speed and
staying qualities. Commodore ran
very poorly. In fact he showed a strong
desire to lurch and run cunning and
was beaten handily by Mohawk, a sec
ond-class dog. The owner of Commo-
dore stated that the dog was injured
few weeks ago by having come in
contact with wire fence, but If his
words were true, the betting public
should have been guarded and a notice
to the effect that the dog was not in
condition placed on the blackboard un-
der the heading remarks" Commo-
dore sold a strong favorite.
The Ingleside coursing fraternity was
pleased to see Martin kerrigan once
again in the old park. Kerrigan is an
| able supporter of the game who takes
a very active interest in coursing. His
pup Honeymoon displayed very good
form, handsomely defeating Star of
| Cuba, and st. Gertrude in the open
stake beat Peaceful Glen almost point
less. Flying Buck ran with great speed
and dash yesterday and scored a mo
| go'' with Lalla Rookh, but in the run
off the old dog won handsomely.
Scott Free, a recent importation from
Kansas, will never make a bread-win-
ner. His gait is altogether too free and
open and not of the kind to please crit
| les of the game. O'Grady and Red
| Wings were slipped to a frisky jack
that ran ahead of his pursuers until he
! had covered fully two miles of sod,
then, turning suddenly from his path,
he ran deliberately into the mouth of
O'Grady, who had barely strength suf-
ficient to make the kill Judge Grace
was under the impression that the hare
either had had an understanding with
! O'Grady by which he was to win the
course, or decided upon suicide as the
shortest and best way to escape from
an imprisoned life. This was the long
| est course of the day and lasted min
utes as seconds.
The sport this afternoon will be par
ticularly good, as the hares are run
ming like March hareS, and doubtless
some of the dogs that are not trained
to the hour may be carried off The field
dead to the world.
The dogs that won and lost yester-
day in the rundown of the big stake
are as follows:
Puppy stake-Result of the run down:
Ornament beat Hairbraid, score 2E7;
Lily of the Valley. beat Gladness, 81;
Twilight beat Wildwood, 20; Tea Rose
beat Pretty Girl. 14-5i Pleasant Girl beat
Violet, 9-5: Honeymoon beat Star of
Cuba, 6-3; Eleven Spot beat Morse Patrol,
ISL.
In the first round of the stake run to-
Valley, Twilight Jr. should beat Black
Hawk. Tea Rose should beat Honeymoon
and Pleasant Girl should beat Eleven
Open .stake-Result of the run down:
Silkwood beat Golden West, score 81;
Cavalier beat Nelly B, Il; Berniee beat
Hattie beat Precita Girl. 70; Belle
Seward beat Fleeing Fancy, AS; Fly
Richmond ia; Hotstuff beat Campania,
9-5; Young America beat Naval Cadet,
49,; Lady Herschel beat Statesman, 81;
Gilt Edge beat Tullamore, 1872; Susie
beat Old Glory, 1872; Hadiwist beat
Marietta, a; Victor beat Thad Stevens,
20-2; Miss Alice beat Hercules, SO; Miss
Grizzle beat Mystic Maid, S--6; Senorita
C CTos 5H5;; innisfalien beat Light
foot "a; Victor Queen beat Decency,
100; Royal Buck beat Forget, "A;
Minerva beat Pet Kirby, 412-0; o. K.
Capitol beat Vanity Fair, 40; Mohawk
beat Commodore, 9-3; Log Boy beat Sun
BEAM, 14-3; ST. Gertrude beat Peaceful
Glen, Al; Van Media beat Jimmy Cork,
-; Flying Buck beat Lalla Rookh, 40;
L. S. Conley beat Lady Gilmore, 40;
Diana beat Brilliantine, 81 O'Grady
beat Red Wings, 15-4; Fedora beat
Myrtle, A3; Prince George beat Emerald,
GO; Forgive beat Matchless, So.
The only short-ender in the puppy
stake that disappointed the talent yes
terday was Star of Cuba, who was
beaten by Honeymoon. In the open
stake Bernice, to 5, beat Scot Free;
Hattie 1 to 2, beat Precita Girl; Gilt
Edge, to 5, beat Tullamore; Miss Griz-
zle, to 5, beat Mira Monte; Minerva 1
to O. beat Pet Kirby; Mohawk, l to
21a, beat Commodore. The winners of
the opening round of this stake should
be Cavalier, Lottie NJ, Petronius Fly
Away, Royal Oak, Young America,
Susie, Victor, Miss Grizzle, Mira Monte,
Victor Queen, Royal Buck, o. K. Capt.
toll, ST. Gertrude, Flying Buck, Diana,
Fedora and Forgive.
Union Park Races.