The San Francisco call., 1901-11-18
MAY HEMPSTEAD
WINS THE FINAL
Beats Some Fast Dogs
for Honors in Open
Stake.
Narcissus Defeats Ireland in
Special Event at Union
Coursing Park.

The running off of the two stakes Of
fered the Union Coursing Park patrons as
the regular weekly attraction resulted in
as fine sport as has been seen on the big
field in many months.
The hares We're a surprisingly lively lot
and set such clip for their pursuers that
in almost every instance a decision was
arrived at only after a heavy score had
been rolled up.
The days feature was the magnificent
exhibition of coursing shown by Joe Hol-
toms performer, May Hampstead, in the
open stake. That she was considered an
outsider in the going was evinced by the
fact that in the long odds book she was
posted at 110 to l. One ticket was recorded
at that price just before she went TO the
slips for her first course.
The trial was an easy one, the speedy
little courser allowing her opponent, Lady
Passage, to score but one point against
her thirteen. After beating FLY by Night
and Greenhall in turn and with points to
spare, the fast traveller seemed TO run
herself to a condition that put her on
edge, as in her next three courses she
showed such speed and determination that
not a single point was credited to the
scores of the hounds she met.
Not alone did Holton's entry win an
easy stake, but to her credit must be
added the breaking of two park records.
With 3S2 seconds of coursing before the
final she upset a long standing time mark
and total score of ninety-four gives her
two points above her own heretofore un-
equaled tally
In the final she went to the slips with
King Cotton. A selected hare was liber-
ated for the pair and it started a fast
pace from the slips. May led King Cot
ton and nearing the hare turned it in
Not once did King Cotton get close
enough to assist.
Time for relief was near at hand and
as the hare ran by the slippers stand
Jim Grace grabbed for the hare, picked it
up, and throwing it over the fence ended
the one-sided course.
In the special stake Narcissus won
grand final from Ireland. Geary's hound
took a lead of two lengths and scored the
first six points. Narcissus got possession
and with Ireland working in a miXup, the
score stood 22-1O. Narcissus fell and Ire
land got in for 8 Narcissus recovered
A. r. Curtis Fetter Echo young
ster made great showing in her course
with Hukon Dick. She had the speed but
lost through inexperience.
The days results. with Judge John
Grace's official scores, follow:
Open stake, first round-Sterl & Knowles
Sleety Mist beat NJ. B. Kavanaugh's My Bonnie
King, lS-1; A. B. Kay's Hawker, a bye; George
Sharmans Gold Bug beat P. j. Rellys Royal
Union 15-5; George Nethercotts Hickory Dick
beat A R. Curtis Lost Chord, 80; L S.
Gold. I-9; A. Vanderwhites Lear King beat
D. Tolands Pleasant Girl, 14-10; H. Lynch's
reseutative, PA; George knights Shadow beat
". c. Glasson's Master Workman. 1872; Kelley
& Hanley's Naughty Girl, bye; J: Cones
12-0; J. N. Halton's May Hampstead beat j.
c: Talbot's Lady Passage. 1S-1; A. r. Curtis
1-5; J. NJ. CarroIrs Auckland beat NJ B.
KaTanaugh's Might Be Keen, SO; ]. D. Cardi-
nelrs Union Jack beat c. o. Petersons Silver
Cloud. ls-S; R. B. Kay's Melrose Girl beat
H. Lynch's Lilac. So P. n. Clarkson's Golden
Garter beat Chiarini Bros White Hat, 1915;
n1TO Ae~ov
naugh's Swedish. So; E. Geary's Fenii beat T.
J. Reiliy's Honesty 81; George Nethercott's
Reddy's Full Moon, a bye; A yanderwhite's
Flora Mcdonald beat A. r. Curtis Blue Rib
bon. 2S-4 c. Q. Petersons Haphazard beat NJ.
I,pnlea's Tars's Pall. 40, A. r. Curtis King
c1tton >eat J. D. Cardlne,ps Jessiby, 16-5;
SUar f1ennvIs Funtenoy withdrawn ID. Vie
Second round-Sleety Mist beat Hawker, s-5;
Gold Bug beat Hickory Dick Al; Anedee beat
Lear King 11-5; Merrlmac beat Shadow. 12-4:
Greenham beat Naughty Girl. 60: May Hemp,
stead beat Fly by Night, IA; Auckland beat
Union Jack. 14-4; Golden Garter beat Melrose
Moon beat Red Rock. 81; Haphazard, a bye;
King Cotton. a bye.
Merrimac beat Amedee. Ga; May Hampstead
beat Greenhall, 1873; Golden Garter beat Auck-
land. S4-s; Full Moon beat Fenii AZ; King Cot
Fourth round-Sleety Mist beat Merrimac
Ia; May Hampstead beat Golden Garter, so;
Fifth round-May Hampstead beat sleety
Mist. 100: King Cotton, bye.
Deciding course-Alay Hampstead beat King
Cotton, go
Special stake, first round-Sterl & Knowlcs'
Olita beat T. ]. Cronin's Vandal l4-1O; E
Gearys ireland beat ]. NJ CarrolPs Master
Clair, lis; A. r. Curtis Charta beat George
Sharman's Firm Fellow, 11-2; F. Jones' Wedge
wood beat George Sharman's Hot Haste 60:
George Nethercotts Floodgate beat George
Sharman's Sir Pasha, 1875; o. ZahlS Homer
Boy beat A. R. Curtis Flying Fox, IA; ].
Marklands The CRATER beat Pasha Kennels
Rural Artist. 6-3; A. R. Curtis Narcissus beat
Chiarini Bros Dewdrop, 80.
second round-Ireiand beat vandal. 40:
Charta beat Wedgewood. e-5; F1oodgate a bye
Narcissus beat The CRATER e-6
Third round-Ireland beat Charta SO: Mar
cissus beat Floodgate. 6-1.
Deciding course-Narcissus beat Ireland,