The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-01
BUTTE News.
At THE COURSING PARK
A Fair Attendance in Spite of
the Weather.
SPORT IS EXCELLENT
Half Dozen Courses Which Made the
People Scream With Delight-Je-
rome Boxes Worked Like
q Charm.


card made it's appearance and caused
a cessation of hostilities for half an
hour, and from that on it grumbled and
spat snow every few minutes.
Considering the weather, there was a
very fair attendance, and those present
congratulated themselves, between
shivers, that they were there, for the
sport was generally Of a high degree
of excellence. Like every opening,
there were all sorts of small obstacles
to be overcome. Manager MacDougall
ran his legs off keeping his green crew
of officials up to their work. The Je-
rome boxes worked like a charm, but
the recent bad weather and the cold
and snow of yesterday made some of
the jacks short. But there were half
a dozen courses that made the people
scream with delight, and which proved
that, with few small changes and
little decent weather, the courses can
be brought up to a length rather great
er than greyhound owners will fancy.
Billy Walker and White Cloud had the
pleasure of the company of jack that
could step some. They chased him all
over the field and then, just as the
game little Billy thought he was going
to kill, Mr.. Jack shook out another reef
in his starboard ear and vanished into
the new escape with derisive grin on
his classic countenance. Another course
that set the crowd crazy was that be-
tween O'ConneIl and Lady Regina. The
hare went up the south side pretty
nearly to the escape, then back to the
slipping point took a whrl OF two
around the southwest corner, then
across in front of the stand and two
thirds of the way up the north side,
which cooked O'Connell, the winner, to
a turn. The course was not less than
two and a half miles in length. Sap
phire and Mephsto had the cracker
jack of the day. though. This gentle
man was a general. He ran in short
circles in the southwest corner till he
thought his pursuers had about enough,
then broke out and went buzZing up
to the south fence, gaining more lead
every jump, with two very tired hounds
toiling hopelessly in the rear, finally
going to the escape hundred yards or
more in advance of his nearest enemy.
The storm then came up and the chilled
lacks did not run so we'll The rest of
the courses were rather short
Ed Caravans judging was a revela-
ton to Butte coursers. Fancy day
at West Side park without single
kick made Only once was there room
for an argument, when the slip steward
got the collars reversed on Flashllght
and Billy Walker, and, on the red nag
being raised there were some serious
faces, 1Or Il ldSHllSHl leu up III tic III 81
turn six or seven lengths, let Billy IN
front next, then another and Flashlight
then made one of his lightning striking
kills. Score to 2, Flashlight, and yet
Bily's flag flew. But the mistake was
rectfied without much delay and Mr..
MacDougall suspected something was
wrong and quickly went to stop pay
ments on the pools, when only two
tickets were paid, and their holders
gracefully dug up Mr.. Caravan is
an excellent horseman and rides with
Judgment as well as boldness. His de-
cisionS are rendered with SATISFACTORY
promptness
Ben CORN slipped in his usual mas
terly style, held his dogs smartly When
bad hare went out, one occasionally
earning a hearty cheer for his skillful
effort to hold a plunging brace. Once
the slips failed to work, being swollen
from wet, and Bluebird was held sec
ond But it was a good course and the
Judge scored nothing to Flashlight until
Bluebird got in.
1t was a surprise to many to see how
smoothly things can be made to run
by the application of little system.
The dogs were warned to get ready and
ordered out by a bell, like horses at the
race track. When slipped, one tap OF
the bell signified They're off" When
the judge raised his flag one tap and
flag of the same color was raised at the
bulletin board. The dogs were kept in
the kennel quarters, not scattered over
the stand and paddock.
The winner turned up in Williams &
Rees' very smart bitch Lady Hearst,
who ran we'll here as a puppy last sea-
son. Flashlight, as good as ever, had
to take second, while Williams & Rees'
Bluebird, also puppy winner here last
season, got third. They had to walk
up jack for the final in heavy snow
squat, and the course was practically
-& hot n
few could see that the Lady led up for
the first turn, which was a surprise.
AS the judge raised his flag there were
warm disputes as to the color of it, and
when he had galloped near enough to
show that it was white Johnny Rees
gave a whoop that might have been
heard by his absent partner in Ana
conda, and the crowd whooped with
him, for the Butte boys are always glad
to see the Anaconda gang get there"
Following is the summary:
Swift beat Montana Eclipse, Billy
Walker beat White Cloud, Random
Shot beat BELGRADE, Flashlight beat
Belle of Butte, Bluebird beat Fitz Jr.
Searchlight beat Mischief, O'Connell
beat Lady Regina, Flying Dutchman
beat Ransom, Lady Hearst beat Tor
nado. Pet beat Belle de Mutt Sapphire
beat Mephisto, Black Spring beat Queen
of Diamonds.
Second round-Billy Walker beat
Swift, Flashlight beat Random Shot,
Bluebird beat Searchlight, OConnen a
bye, Dutchman drawn, lame: Lady
Hearst beat Pet, Sapphire beat Black
Spring.
Third round-Flashlight beat Billy
Walker, Bluebird beat O'Connell, Lady
Hearst beat Sapphire.
mi-finals-Flashligh beat Bluebird
Lady Hearst a bye.
Final-Williams & Rees' b Lady
Hearst (Ben Corin-Spokane) beat Ben
Corin's W BID Flashlight (Fitzsim-
mons-Regina) and won first money. $40;
Flashlight second, $50; Williams &,
Rees' bl b Bluebird (Fitzsmmons-D aft)
third, $40; next three $3.50 each; win
ners of one course, $3.50 each; Random
Shot and Tornado, beaten by winner
and runner-up in first round and Pet
beaten by winner in second round, So. SO
each.