The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-06
COuRSING FOR
THE WATERLOO CUP,
Mountain Lion Was the Sensation
of First DAYS Running nj
De HodiamOnt.
WAK6URT0N WON TWICE.
81. Louis Champion Was Fast. hut
Not kcrn-Many Local
Dogs Were SUE.
r,S>iul.

| by Mr.. Peter Poe of Cripple creek Colo.
| was the sensation of the first days eouis-
| ing in the great Waterloo cup at DE Hodia-
mont Park yesterday afternoon.
| He showed tremendous speed and great
| cleyerness and beat two really nrSt-class
| sreyhounds In the two first rounds o: the
Cup. He defeated J. II. Rossetcr'a Cali
| f0rnia crack Real Article very fast dog.
\ In the first round. and disposed of the 1t.
l Louis star. Mir DesrhaseaUXs Sus!"ty
| Belle. ia iolow fashion in the second round.
| His course with Real Article vas certainly
l the real thing. Both were very fast. 6ni
| there was little tU choose In speed 10 the
\ hahre. Mountain Lion so clever and
| fast that he killed without giving the great
| dog competing with him Il chance to score
| Society Belle had very hard course with
| kingstown in the first round. and MAS
weary when she met Mountain Lion in The
second ties. He led her ten lengths and
| heat her pointless. Mr.. DeschascaGx said
| that the 81. Louis bitch hurt her feet badly
| The hard ground tore her pads and loosened
| all her toenaiis.
| Warburton. the local champion Won both
! his courses by large margins. hut his show
4 his courses 10y large margins. He was
| lLcky in getting very weak hares, but his
| showing Was not impr.ssiv" that of
| the dogs with which MI. Lawn mas sup
| planted the erstwhile crack of his kennel
| Tha big black was fast as ever out Of
| slips and led both his does-vory inferior
aEimals-so many lengths short slips
| that one could scd.ce count them. He was
| not keen on his hare and an anxious dog
| of any class should stand good chance nf
beating him. unless he sharpeus up his
work. He had bye iii his first course and
ran an undecided with poor dog. Hungry
Melvin. in the second round WaTburtOn
Vas unsighted in the run up Of this course.
while leading. but his work on the hare WAS
anything but true. He is probably the fast;
est and clevereSt dog in the stake. hut
Mountain Lion is perhaps as fast and as
clever and he was much ke.ner on the hare
yesterday.
Lucky LAWNS Good Dogs.
Though scare in condition. Mr.. LAWNS
imported bitch. the beautifully bred Hare
dine. made a brilliant showing in both her
courses, getting soft marks each trip. She
WIS scarce as fast a. she was two weeks
ago but was very keen and clever. Import
ed Bright Chain, Mr.. Lawns second string.
ran fast and v!cously clever dog. but
Mistiss in Black quite outstayed him In
the second round and was unlucky. indeed
TO lose by point She had apparently
two go-bys, but Mr.. Grace did not allow
them, because. he said, she did not be-
gin her so-by run full length behind the
dog. Considering that neither Bright Chain
or Haredine are in good condition. their
showing was excellent Mountain Chief,
Mr. DeshaseauXs mate to Society Belle.
ran fast but criminal rascal His second
course against May Queen was a very good
one He was not an honest dag IN his first
effort. but his last was all right. He will
take a lot OF beating In the stake. Nom
soon. Mr.. Becker's marvellous and abused
little fellow ran a great dog. He trimmed
the good Denver puppy, Bogus Baron. neat
ly. and then sent Doctor Won Hummer s
speed wonder. Lebanon. 10 his kennel: beat
en- to /. Lebanon was supposed TO be the
fastest dog IN the stake, but Monsoon led
and beat him without trying.
Warburtcn. Bright Chain. Haredine. Mon
soon. Mountain Chief and Lady Hortense
were the only -. Louis dogs to get into the
last sixteen. Lady Hortense did vel! by
Mr.. Okeefe. She beat Minanne. a full sister
to the great Mountain Lion. and the good
ut Il sS
his bs 81 form.
With six dogs in the last sixteen. ST.
/, uis is well represented. OF the remaining
ten. Colorado has three, in Mountain Lion.
Adler. Betsy Barrow and Bold Barbarian.
California two in Rural Artist and Rocker.
| Iowa two in Modest Lad and Misnesota
Girl Illinois one in Barefoot Boy of Chica-
go and Texas one In Texas Black Lips.
Mountain Lion is the only ore Of the Col
| orado dogs that threatens much harm. Bo:h
the Californians must be reckoned with.
while the Iowans Will be hard TO beat. Ba1,-
l foot Boy was wonderfully good III his first
| course. but got what the veteran Low
| tremely hard course. He beat Texas Laurel.
| IS TO 2. the most one-sided and largest score
| of the day. He rai! tired dog in his second
| course. the rather slothful Turquoise giving
him all lie wanted to attend 10. If he com -
back In good SHAPE to-day he may hurt
| SC me one
The day was splendid one for the purpose
1 at hand. being clear and cool. The hares.
with the few exceptions in Warburton' =
case. ran well. Mr.. Grace Is supposed to b-
the best Judge in the world. and h. per
formed up 10 his reputation.
Only One ObjecfiOnn BILE Decision.
only in one course. that between Leba-
non and Lord BraZen. did he give de-
cision that any one could gainsay- In that
| course it Seemed that Lord Blazen won and
| the white colcr was put up for him by the
| slip steward. Mr.. Grace changed the fias.
| but II really seemed that Lord BraZea was
best. As the writer did not score t;le cours.
he cannot say how close II waS. but it
II aA ht.s
Mr.. Grace gave local "pigeon-loft'' judges
an exhibition of how to ride courses; He
| was always on top oi ms doSs., ai"ayS
directing the slipper ana always quick with
| his decisions.
| Mr. E.gan's slipping was immense. No;
| one bad slip In some fifty-odd courses. and
1 a lot of bad acting dogs among them. Air.
I Handy OF Minneapolis made a good and
| very handsome slip steward and Chairman
| OF the Executive Committee LAWN did droll
| stunts when his dogs, Haredine and Bright
| Chain. were running. When Mistiss In Black
was stating Bright Chain at the end of thet,
| course. .dr. LAWN nearly died fun de-
| scription of each course run and IN. Of
fetal score given by Mr.. Grace follows:
| troublesome 8. Van No.r =.
TrOupl-sone 'rsa) beat Van Move 'white,; The
puppy led three ienEths on strong outside. TUNED
| twice. covered his hare we'll. wrenched sharply
four ;mes. served Van. who, worked two turns;
| wrsnchei. A strong hare escaped. leaving ho;h
tired. Van was going best at th- end.
Lndy HOrten.e =. Mennane y.
Lady Hurt.n-e txhita heat Mennane 'rsl,
| I.adv was best out uf slips and led up one-haif
length wr.nch.d and tripped. Mennanc killed
| weak hare"
NOuntnin Lion =. Real Article u.
| Mountain Lion Iwhi;eb beat Real Article u"dI.
| The white led length In sharp tussl-,
| ched r.Hiily and turned. Article vcr"
I smafi and .vcned ui with two neat turns and q
} wrench. Lion then got in for two wr"nclcs ami
Il Kill. and won good course In excellent form.
| society Belle II. kingston ~.
| Society Relic ucdg heat KinETtuwn 'whit ,.
| Bell. led by three length: and worked sharI.
l Scqu.nCe handso1neiy, shutting IN" dog ont Tor
| lJ straight points. She tire. and tho white man
| aged 10 by twice and scor. a few points. Tl.
| pdlCus relief dog ended hare that deserved be-
| ter luck.
Adder 10. Old kentucky =.
| Adder ,rcdD beat Old Kentucky twhitei. Adder
| led and outvorkcd the other In weak course.
! Tii. white killed siDaTty.
| Hungry Melvin 10. HOrtcnse JRne ~.
| Hungry Melvin Ired, beat llortense Jan"
| Cwhit.,. Melvin lci and turned sharply. hold his
/ hare and put another couple Of points. The
| bitch right there. but the dog was clearly
| best everywhere and won.
| Bogus Bru'ninel r.Gb beat Miss russell
| tahitni. After r no-cuursc and good und. .cided;
| the dog led strongly and came on his game all
| the way. Tho bitch best IN the previous
| trials and tired perceptibly Bogus Brumrnel
| ran 4 whipping course. his drives TO XIII being
| particularly striking and brilliant
/ WarburtOn Gets "a Bye.
| Warhurton tvhitep bye: Fortuna tdrnwnl.
1 Warhurton led the puppy Bogus 'eau seven
| lengths and beat him decsiveiy and at his ieis-
| urc.
/ Monsoon 3. Bosus Baron :.