The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
MELLITUS DISPLAYED
SPEED on SUNDAY.
DakOta's Son Showed Fine
Speed in Coursing Match
at De HOdiam0nt Park.

Coursing was very pleasantly inaugural
ed in st. Louis on last Sunday. The day
was fine. the sport good for an opening
day. the arrangements pleasing. the hares
good and ever escaping. which is most i'm
portant.
1t cannot be said that the class Of aged
dogs was very high. Jim Morley's Melli-
tus, tie stake winner. ran smartly. White
he displayed little of the c;everness OF his
Dam. Meiita. for the first time in his life
he did give n glimpse of the speed his sire,
Dakota. should have transmitted to him.
Last year Meil!tus was "a clever, II some
what slow. puppy. He worked close. like
his dam. but showed none OF her speed anu
less of his sire's great ability to get UP
and go. Last Sunday he forgot his clever
ness and showed some sign of his fast
sire. His wild.-ess at times reminded ono
of Dakota. who when out OF form, was q
very wild worker indeed. The little fawn-
dogs Improvement In speed and his ten
dency TO run wild-which was lew-pleased
his owner a lot. for IL indicated that he
might some day possess part of the Won
displayed admirable cleverness. If ne
should in the future combine the speed OF
his daddy with the cleyerness of his man.
my he might be quite a dog.
Being an Irishman the writer can say
that the best dog in the stake was a bitch.
This was Diana lie Diable. Glory Quayle
beat her after an undecided heat The
times Diana led to the hare. The owner
of Glory Quayle did not think his bitch
Brown said she did Doubtless he was
right. Anyhow Glory Quayle was lucky to
do II, for the other bitch had the foot, the
strength ana the eleverness; too: The
sturdy. smart little thing by Caliph. out of
Little Fairy. She was much abused by
being run out Of condition last season and
showed a slight disposition to lay back on
Suncey. though she was in pretty fair con-
dition.
Glory cuayle was also lucky to get the
flag over Gil Bias. IT was a poor trial.
To a very short slip Glory led on the in
side. turned. came round with the hare,
which at once swerved. apparently of its
own ~volition. GIL Bias then made a merf-
torious kill. 1t seemed a case of two and
two in points. Judge Brown gave It to
Glory, probably on the apparent wrench
after the turn. Gil Bias was not at her
best by any means.
Mr.. Curran's Van Malta ran an improved
bitch over last season. She beat Mr.. Doyle's
Fortuna in the early part of the course.
Later Fortuna came strong with her usual
go-bys. but Malta got in a very good Kill,
saving herself in the nick of time.
She was afterwards beaten by Mel!itus in
the seminal. She ran with pretty style,
but seems ems to lack staying power.
last year. Linda is plainly dishonest and
Will not give her noniinator a run for his
money. Royal Hill has had enough run
ming in small parks. Meliitus cannot stand
any too much of It.
Glory Quayle is still weak In her stride.
She does not gather properly and vigorous
" She has latent speed and cleverness,
but a loi~n-weakness seems to operate
AGAINST her. Less sprinting and more
walking In training may give her more
strength and power.
Miss Adeline, foxy daughter. of a foxy
sire. looked more like a greyhound. and
acted less Ike one. than any dog there. On
the whole. bar Mellitus. Gil Bias and Diana
lie Diable. the all-aged division was a weak
The puppies gave better promise. May
Hampstead. Star OF Erin. Spring Blossom,
Belvidere and Boundlee all showed good
breeding, speed and gameness! Mr.. Me-
nown had a picture of a greyhound in
spring Blossom. The winner. Star OF Erin,
Is a rough young one. and n bit ungainly,
but he Is strong and game. and can go a bit.
was fast. but lacked training. He
locks like q good puppy. Boundles was In |