The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
HARES ARE NOW
FAT AND LAZY
SHORT BUT SPIRITED RACES
AT UNION PARK.

Quite a fair-sized crowd of people in
terested in coursing witnessed the run
down of an eighty-dog open stake ana
two rounds of an extra stake for second
class dogs yesterday at Union Courslng
Park
Owing TO the soft feed the hares did
not run we'll, although in one or two
courses the spectators were treated to
the kind of racing that places the con-
testants out of aspossible chance of run
ming well into the stake money. Ihe
course between Burning Shame and Vic
tor King was a grueler. The King will
not kill and his assistant is a young dog
that has yet much to learn of the tricks
of the game. The hare played with the
dogs in the vicinity of the slippers stand
until the Iong-tails were pretty well ex-
hausted. The owner of Burning Shame.
J. O'Shea, in an attempt to save his
charge from any possible accident, kicked
al the hare as it passed him, and this
being a breach of the rules Of coursing,
the judges Immediately ordered the white
flag raised. under which color Victor
King was running. Shea explained his
action by saying that he did not propose
that mis- young dog should run herself 10
death.
In the race between High Born Lady and
The Exile the judge raised his cap, which
signal meant an undecided course. The
owner of Exile then withdrew his charge
and the judge, contrary to the rules un-
DER which coursing is conducted in the
park, notified the owners of High Born
Lady that their dog must run bye
Thompson objected, but the judge was
obdurate, and the Lady had TO run the
bye Is ordered.
The short-enders had a good day. In the
extra stake the races that put money in
the pockets Of those who wagered on the
short end were; Flushing Lass and Sir
John Arnott Hard Lines and b b,
pl nd adN
Mission Tip. The all-aged or open stake
was not without surprises also. One of the
novel features Of the days sport was
three undecided courses between Maud
S and Victor Queen. The first named
dos ran unsighted twice, but finally won
by small margin. The following IS q
result OF the day Coursing:
Extra stake-1he rundown: Flushing Lass
beat Sir John Arnott Hard Lines beat b:
Black Night beat Maid of Erin; Lady Gilmore
beat Eclipse; White Tip beat Miss Dividend {;
Mission Ii9 beat Ben Bolt; Dauntless beat
Revolver; Winning Ways beat Sunburst; St
Elmo beat Free Silver boy; Pastime beat Ruth
AshmOre; Richmond Queen beat Valley Maid
Expense beat Banner Bearer; Maid OF Hill beat
clifton Lass: Mary Ann beat Little Dorrit ;
Nood6yne beat Van Knapp Wheel Of Fortune
beat Magdallah.
Second round-Hard Lines beat Flushing
Tip beat White Tip; Winning Ways beat
Dauntess; Pastime beat ST. Elmo: Maid of the
Hill beat Richmond Queen; Mary Ann beat EX-
pense Wheel Of Fortune beat WOOdbyne.
This stake viii be finished to-day
open stake-ResUlt Of rundown: Connemar ra
peat Flushi Wait Little beat Lamplighter;
Mercy May beat Conqueror; Metallic beat Fear
Not, Tiger Lily beat Royal Flush; Firm Friend
beat Golden Russet. Jennie Wilson beat Tic
Tao; Batueship beat Iowa Girl; False Flatterer
beat Rock Island King; Nellie beat Bonnie
Scotland; Emin Pasha beat Snapshot: Petronius
ran bye; Sylvia beat Royal Prize: Young
America beat Lady Emma; Luxor beat Kid
Mccoy st. Gertrude beat Douglas; Victor beat
Lady terschel, Eleven Spot beat Beauty Spot;
Wild Lassie beat Olympus; Glen Roy beat Fly
ing Buck; Rod Of Ash beat Mira Monte;
O.Grady beat Blackette; High Born Lady beat
The Exile; Koolawn beat Soubrette; Lottie
N beat Swedish; Bo Peep beat Trinket;
tish Chief; Interesting beat Swinnerton; Mystic
Maid beat Tod Sloan; Miss Grizzle beat LalIa
Rcokh; Prince Hal beat Moondyne II; Victor
hlng beat Burning Shame; Maud S beat Victor
Queen; Lawrence beat Hadiwist; Mohawk beat
statesman; Royal Flush beat Vigtlant; Can
Ida beat High Flyer