The San Francisco call., 1899-11-06
BELLE CLAIR WINS
AT SAN MATED PARK

Belle Clair a member of a great family
Of greyhounds, won the open stake clev
erly at San Mateo Coursing Park yester-
day. In the final she led Hummer an in
definite number of lengths, never leaving
the result in doubt, in a long course. Belle
Clair's hardest opponent during the day
was little Lavender Belle Clair led to
the hare, and from that on they worked
side by side. Toward the end Lavender
was doing all the work, but lost by a
score of 20 to IS points.
The course between Chicago Boy, an
other S.. Clair puppy, and Green Valley
Maid was one of the finest seen on a local
field. The dogs first ran an undecided, for
which decision Judge Grace Jr. was loud
~ applauded. The second time out both
worked brilliantly, being to all appear
ances well matched in the matter of
speed. Chicago Boy won, but the length
of the course overtaxed him and he was
drawn. In the previous round he put out
Crawford Lad, who was fancied for the
stake The score in points was to 5,
while Crawford Lad was favorite at odds
Lady Clare defeated Young America in
the fourth round, the latter being favor
ite at odds Of 312 TO /. Morning Glory beat
score of IS to 12. Hummer the runneT-up
for the stake, had comparatively easy
running, two of her trials being byes
The attendance was the largest since the
opening day. The judging by John Grace
Jr was first-class, his decisions being un-
questioned throughout the day He was
master Of the situation at all times and
easily lived up to all the pleasant things
said about him by his friends. Arthur
Massey, the slipper, was unfortunate in
the course between Russian and Belle
Clair near the end Of the stake. The dogs
were not slipped to the first hare and IN
the struggle, before they could be. quieted,
Russian backed out of the Slip. A pro-
cession of relief dogs filed across the
field but Russian killed the hare. His
he was given a rest while two other
courses were run. He lost, but the extra
course did not injure his chances. The
details of the days coursing follow:
Open stake, first round-w II. Jones' Russian
beat J. J. Higgins Currency; B. Woods Bat
tie AK beat r. f. de B. LOpez's Arrow; w.
Creamer's Della NJ beat J. o shea's Young
Firenzi; J. Perry's Commodore Nash beat A.
c. Bradburys Victor Chief Russell, Allen e.
Wilson'S Belle Clair beat II. II. Grays Roma;
J. H Halton's Lavender beat J. Jones Cali
want Larkey & Rocks Minerva beat j.
O Dowds Clifton Lass; ]. O'Dowd's eNoot-
over beat ]. Ferris Leah; P. Heron Martha
F. Baumeister's Winning Ways beat J. Ken
nedy's Ever Sure; ]. o. Shea's Young America
beat E. Baumeisters War Cloud; z; M Kel-
loggs Sweet Emma beat J. H. Smiths Merced;
D. J. Healey's Lady Clare beat Aeneid Kenpels'
Aeneas; p McKane's Rigby beat W II. Lord 5
Revolver; ". Creamer's Jesse Moore beat JEFF
Martenets Sally Brass; j OShea's Golden
Gate beat A. Johnson's Bald Eagle z. NJ. Kel-
loggs Hummer beat ]. McCormicks Hairbrain;
J. Carrolrs Red Hind beat A. c. Bradbury 5
Bum: j. Keenan's Royal Buck beat German 6,
Betencourts Forget Me Not; j. j. Edmonds'
Morning Glory beat J. Kennedy's Night Time;
r. E de b. Lopezs Green Valley Maid beat
w c. Glassons Terronite: L. Wiggin's Dexter
beat W. Creamer's Report; Russell, Allen &
Wilson's Chicago Boy beat F. NJ Kellogg s
Iowa Boy; H. +. Anderson Crawford Lad beat
d J. Healey's Maori Land
Second round-Rustan beat Battle AK Della
NJ beat Commodore Nash: Belle Cl2ir beat
Lavender; Shootover beat Minerva; Martha
Washington beat Ever Sure; Young America
beat Sweet Emma; Lady Clare beat Rlgby
Golden Gate beat Jesse Moore; Hummer beat
Red Hind: Morning Glory beat Royal Buck;
Green Valley Maid beat Dexter p; Chicago Boy
beat Crawford Lad.
Third round-Rustan beat Della NJ; Belle
Clair beat Shootover: Young America beat
Martha Washington; Lady Clare beat Golden
Gate; Hummer beat Morning Glory: Chicago
Boy beat Green Valley Maid.
Fourth round-Belle Clair beat Russian; Lady
Clare beat Young America Hummer a bye
Chicago Boy withdrawn.
Fifth round-Belle Clair beat Lady Clare;
Hummer Ga byel.
Ftnal-BelIe Clair beat Hummer