The San Francisco call., 1901-12-21
SPEEDY HARES
ENLWEN GAME
OF C0URSING
Lengthy Trials Prove the
Rule in the Big Stakes
I Being Run at Union Park

Not Since coursing became a popular
sport in California has it's followers been
treated to such hard fought and lengthy
trials as those that have resulted during
the stakes of the past two months at
Union Coursing Park. At this time of the
year coursing trials, as a rule, are quick
ly ended The hares heretofore have
shown a disposition to slow down and
were no match in speed nor cleverness for
the greyhounds. During the winter
months the official scores are recorded in
small figures, the course being ended aft
a short run up, a turn or two and a
kill. Year m and year out at this time
a course would be finished generally be-
fore the hare could get half way up the
field and the contestants going to the
slips for the final would reach that point
without having done what could be term
ed a warming up sprint. In trials of that
class cleVerneSS in courser seldom fig
ured, the dog showing the speed from the
slips usually being returned the winner.
Then, too, the relief dog was forgotten
as stake after stake would be run with
out the time limit being approached in
any course.
The unlocked for speed in the strong
hares that cross the fields in these days
has changed things a bit and the usual
conditions are reversed. Now instead of
a sh9rt, hurried led course ours the dogs are TAX
courses the spectators judging from their
cheering and the applause they bestow
vote the trials decided success.
Instead Of the trainer walking his entry
up and down the paddock to pass away
time and waiting anxiously for the next
go the man who handles the courser in
q stake can be found doing his best to
get his entry back in shape for the COM
ing round and worrying whether he
should take a chance allowing his
charge to try again withdraw him from
the stake.
It. is no easy task for the relief dog 10
fulfill his contract, as in recent meetings
the athletic hares have left half dozen
bewildered dogs on the field after hav-
ing outgeneraled them to the escapes.
The owners of dogs in which stamina
is strong point in their makeup are
more than pleased with existing condi-
tions and hope the hares will continue
to improve in strength and speed.
The explanation of the change in con-
Charles GriswoId of Union Park is keep
ing the hares off the green grass, which
feed would tend to make them heavy and
slow. He is providing them with plenty
OF grain and dry feed and the cool, brac-
ing weather does the rest.
Charles Pickard's imported greyhound
Bright Gold, Fabulous Fortune Weeper
is again in the running and will be given
chance to show his quality. In his few
times out Bright Gold has shown himself
possessed of a great burst of speed and
is not lacking in cleverness. Defective
sight has, it is claimed, kept the courser
long rest it is thought he can give a bet
ter account of himself as flag raiser.
J. l.. Ross a noted leashman, has re-
turned from the East and promises to be
factor in the game from now on. I'M
mediately after his arrival Mr.. Ross COM
pleted a deal by which he came into pos
session Of the entire string of the Star
Kennels. Among the dogs acquired are
Herschels Pride, Pickpocket, Fontenoy
and the noted performers Game Boy and
Mayflower.
Vallejo will open it's coursing season to-
morrow and under new management
Judging from the advance list of entries
a fifty-siX dog stake will be run on in
augural day.
According to a rule long established
there will be no coursing at Union Park
on Christmas day.
Likely winners in to-day's run down
are. Patriot, Minnie Sankey, Fiery Face,
Freda c, Elista. Auckland. Sir Pasha
Three Cheers, Naughty Girl, Blackhawk
The CRATER, Lady Glare, Ruby Lankey,
Forget, Cruiser, Greenhall, Vulcan, Fam
ME Hughie, Tapioca, Miss Brummel,
Hickory Dick, Lady Sears, Sir Lawrence,
Kibosh, Black Flush, Loyal Lad Best
Bargain, Wedding Bells. Fine Form
Courage, Bowery Boy, Prompte, Lottie
M, Sofala, Red Rock, Rich Argosy, Jingle
Bells, Ben Lomond, Rural Artist and For
Glory.
Champion stake winners look to be:
Charta, Narcissus, Wedgewood Tralee
Boy A. j. Martin, Vandal, Tiburon and
Freezeout.