The San Francisco call., 1901-12-23
RED ROCK WINS
THE OPEN EVENT
Fast Courser Beats st.
Ives for the Final
Honors.
Wedgewood Outfoots Strong
Field in Special
Stake.

Frank Jones' fast courser Wedgewood
won first honors in the special stake yes
terday at Union COursing Park, beating a
held of good performers. Wedgewood
showed a return of his old-time stake
winning form, and in every course ran
with a snap and vim that won him his
trials in short order In reaching the final
WedgeWood had been forced to but 56
seconds running. Roman Athlete, his op-
ponent in the deciding course, was in fine
tettle, and his clever work throughout the
stake gained him many admirers.
When the pair went to the slips the
Athlete was a strong second choice. He
had more than twice as much going as
Wedgewood had been called upon to do.
Jones' oog took the lead up the field and
scored the first i've points. The Athlete
came into possession and worked the
game for tour points, and when he
seemed to have the better of the argu-
ment turned the hare to his opponent for
the kill.
Wedgewood is classed as an in and
outer by his hackers, and il past work is
any crIrerion he can be looked to for d
lew stakes before stacking up in his gait.
NarclssuS, l to choice and faVOrite
for the stake, was put out by the ulti-
mate winner. Roman Athlete outworked
Nandal In the first round after being led
three lengths. He followed this by beat
ing Freeze Out second choice for final
honors. Both victonies were short ends
at TO ;.
George Nethercott's young greyhound
Red Rock won the open stake final with
George Sharmans s st. Ives as runner up.
Ii1.o,,g The dogs had been given an equal
his experience and well-knOwn staying
qualities. was installed a to 3 favorite
Red Rock won by a score of 8 to 6.
In the second round he beat Sofala, a 1
to choice, and in his other courses
Cruiser beat GreenhaIl in the second
chr and Of 70 -,
his next go picked up the hare on Minnie
sankey to favorite, without allow
ing her point
The CRATER beat Fred c. the stake ia
Torite, in a close score of 1 to 3. LORNA
beat Elista pOintless at the same odds
ana Dorothy NJ, at similar figures, out
worked Tapioca by score of 6 to 3 after
ne mad scored the first five points.
The imported Bright Gold in the open
1ng H4gr,S;o course G took an easy victory from
Jingle Bells beat Rural Artist at to 5.
Good cOursing was the rule. The hares
were stronger than the scores would indi-
Following are the days results with
Judge John Grace's official scores:
Open stake second round-C. Pickard's
Bright Gold beat e. Geary's Minnie Sankey
81; George Nethercott's Freda beat J. NJ
Halton's May Hampstead, 81; J. F Badt's
Lovina beat d. J. Healey's Elista, 100; George
fa SIR ga Pasha & bye KeIey & Han
hawk 1913; J. Markland's The CRATER beat
W Cairns Imperial, AZ: Z Geary's Ruby
Sankey beat ". H. Robinson's Rosie Free
Canes Greenhau 81; George Sharman's St
G. Fraatz's Dorothy N beat ifSs D j. HeaieI5s 3
Tapioca, 6-5; George Nethercotts Hickory
Dick beat W. C. de B. Lopezs The Levite. 81;
Ionette, So Ed Neave's Daisy Clair beat
George Sharman's Black Flush 1913; Ed
Bargain 24-2; ]. CarrolTs Master Clair beat
". Z. de 3. Lopez's Courage, SO; P. NJ.
Clarkson's Prompto beat George Sharman's
Bowery Boy, 1O-8; P. NJ Clarkson's Sofala beat
II. Lynch's Lottie NJ 1O-1; George Nethercott's
Red Rock beat Pasha Kennels Rich Argosy,
kinson's Ben Lomond, 5-I; Pasha Kennels Ru-
raj Artist beat D. J Healey's For Glory SO
Third round-Freda c beat Bright Gold. 21-6:
LoVlna beat Sir Pasha, 10-5 The CRATER beat
Naughty Girl Ga; Cruiser beat Ruby Sankev
20; St Ives beat Dorothy NJ 40; Hickory Dick
Clair AZ; Wedding Bells beat Prompto, los;
Red Rock beat Sofala, 90; Jingle Bells beat
Rural Artist. 2-1
Fourth round-Freda beat Lovina 7-5. The
CRATER beat Cruiser. 6-2; St Ives beat Hick-
DRY Dick. 81; Master Clair bye; Red Rock
Fifth round-Freda beat The CRATER. 5-4:
81. Ives beat Master Clair, 6-5; Red Rock
Sixth round-Red Rock beat Freda c. 6-5;
st. Ives bye
Deciding course-Red Rock beat St. Ives,
Special stake, first round-B silva's Master
Rocket bye; A. r. Curtis Narcissus beat
George Sharman's Firm Fellow, 11-5; F. Jones'
Wedgewood beat Pasha Kennels Real Arti-
Gle, AZ; Pasha Kennels Rocker beat T J.
Cronin's Tralee Boy 1876; H Lynch's A J
Martin beat F. Jones Harlean Gladys 14-7;
Pasha Kennels, Roman Athlete beat T. /
Cronin's Vandal, 15-7; D. J. Healey's Tiburon
beat A. r. Curtis Fly by Night. 80; SterI e,
Knowles Freeze Out beat E. Geary's America,
e..
Second round-Narcissus beat Master Rocket
100; Wedgewood beat Rocker. 80; Roman
Athlete beat A ]. Martin 6-3; Freeze Out
beat Tiburon, 1874
Third rOund-Wedgewoo beat Narcissus
3-2; Roman Athlete beat Freeze Out 60
Deciding course-Wedgewood beat Roman
Athlete, O.
Mercer to Meet Royal Flush.