The San Francisco call., 1899-12-23
LEASHMEN ENJOY
RICH STAKES FOR
WHICH TO COURSE
BIG CARDS AT TWO PARKS.
Class Stake at Union Park New
Years Day-List Of Fashion
able SireS.

The holiday cards prepared for the fol-
lowers of coursing are attractive from the
point Of view OF the spectator. the bettor
ana OF the men who own greyhounds and
who take pleasure In seeing them run
Inc sapling stake at Union Park to-day
| VIII mark the debut of a lot of aristocrati-
cally bred youngsters which are expected
to provide many Of the champions I'm the
! months TO come. They are all bred on
winning lines and II blood will tell there
VIII be some lively work before the num-
Der OF the ultimate winner is hung out
tomorrow afternoon
The open stake attracted eighty entries
Including many dogs which have worked
their way into the final or semi-hnal
rounds of stakes recently. In addition to
the customary morning train to-day there
VIII also be one at 1855. 1t was errone-
ously announced that this had been aban-
| doned
The usual mid-week reserve stake will
be run off on Wednesday The draw for
this Will be held at Pythian Castle Tues
DAY evening. ON Wednesday night the
various stakes for the New Years holi-
days VIII be drawn. Chief among these
VIII be the champion stake. with $3.50
guaranteed the winner. This will be dis
posed OF on Sunday. On Saturday next a
puppy and reserve stake will be run
Town once the remaining rounds going
over untll New Years qLy. when they
are expected TO provide good sport
lngleside Park presents an open stake
To-Day which promises exciting coursing.
On sunday the draw will be neld at the
park for the Christmas day champion
stake. Another champion stake will be
heid on New Years day in addition TO a
veterans stake.
The men interested i'm the future Of
coursing are hopeful that the threatened
yithdrawal OF the Ingleside Coursing Club
from the California Coursing Committee
VII VIII not De carried out. Tne sport is gain
ing ground daily and TO take so radical a
step would mean to place IL I'm state OF
chaos. II the followers of Ingleside Park
wlthdrew their dogs and thus outlawed
both themselves and their greyhounds
they would entangle themselves In maze
from which IL would be difficult TO emerge
Inc followers OF lngleside affirm that the
| California CourStng Committee was not
organized in its present form until after
the Dallas meeting of the American
Goursing Board. hence they claim the
right OF framing "A constitution and by-
laws under which its workings shall be
conducted and which will grant them the
equal representation promised
As the differences OF opinion have been
ieft TO arbitration for settlement and all
lueaS or the use OF force have apparently
Deen abandoned. the dove. emblematic OF
rival camps.
The possibility of an oversuppIy of
Sreyhounds, which seemed imminent for a
mortality among the young dogs Hun
dreds or puppies which, on blood lines
should equal the best I'm the world have
@ h@led curing the past year. The majority
nave Succumbed TO distemper
Secretary George Malcom OF California
| SOursihs committee will have registered
iuiiy ZD litters before the end of the year
fair average is five puppies To the litter.
VI these, on the showing made recently
only about two survive distemper and
0ther ailments peculiar to young grey
The list OF fashionable sires Is a long
one and indicates the class of dogs which
VIII be running here II the sport continues
to prosper for few years. The principal
sires are: Emin Pasha, St Lawrence.
Master Glenkirk. Border Rufian Twister.
crawford Lad. Hughie. For Freedom. Ala
Ben Bolt, Waratah, Laughed At. Way
farer. Flying Buck. Rocker. ChartIst.
Sonnemara; Johnny Rex. Royal Flush.
Yas Sir hugo syIvanus' October Woodcock.
Morse. Victor King. Moondyne, St Clair.
False Flatterer. Candelarla. Beacon,
Prince Charlie and Nose.
Next year will come the test. as the
progeny OF these dogs will make their de
out on the field and will try 10 equal the
performances OF their sires
Only two puppies remain Of the Young
America keolawn litter and these are
owned by j. O'Shea- All those retained
by D. Hooper have died. Mr.. O'Shea still
hopes the California Coursing Committee
Will register the ones he has although the
dam has been ruled or the conrsintg field
Robert Malcom has lost the majority
or the Crawford Lad-Van ClOic litter only
three being alive OF the original eleven
lie Is also a sufferer on the Pretender-
Butterscotch litter. only three OF which
survived various ailments.
John kerrigan is the proud owner or a
litter of puppies by St. Lawrence Fanny
Crest. she by Royal Crest out of Daisv
far-famed Bucks" one OF the most re-
markable ltters ever whelped in Califor-
MIA.
r. l. Taylor has registered a litter NJ
! puppies by MOse-Terra Dell. They were
whelped I'm the East. but the best OF them
will be seen I'm the running here some day
w c. Glasson has litter of puppies by
Emin Pasha- Borders Valentine which
should be something exceptional IL blood
/ counts for anything. Borders Valentine
Is sister to j. Horns Bona. the dam OF
Recording Angel. which sensational per
/ former is also by Emin Pasha.
ID. j. Healey's great young dog SIsquoc
has recovered from severe attack of dis
| temper and Will soon be ready for COM
| petition again.
The management OF Union Coursinr
Park has In view a great junior stake
| spread interest. Among the young flyers
which would be eligible are: Sisquoc Re
cording Angel. Golden Rule. Reckless
| Archer, Oleta. Los Angeles and Ripple
This does not complete the list of sensa-
| tional young performers and others would
be added, making the stake a representa-
Mr.. Sterl of the coursing firm of Sterl
| & knowles brought three more grey
hounds from Australia recently for his
| kennels. The most promising Is a half
sister to Sleety Mist. the most consistent
performer brought here from the colonies
Mr.. Sterl is negotiating for Black Mist,
! full sister to Sleety Mist
James Hurley has purchased Shylock
Boy from the coursing firm Of DAILY &
Siebein and the dog Will run hereafter I'm
his name.
Ernest Wickson, a new follower NJ
coursing will send brace OF promising
| saplings to the slips to-day. They are bV
Border Ruffian-GlEys Pasha and are
named Gladys Ru 0in and Glad Rufian
VIII Thompson expects TO Increase his
string by the addition of two puppies from
! the Lowe Kennels. Kansas. They are OF
I the same litter as Little Fullerton and
/ will be ready TO go into competition soon
after arriving here
The change of climate affects some dogs
/ in striking manner. A number brought
here from Texas and Denver have wasted
away until they have no flesh on theIr
gaunt frames. No deaths have resulted