The San Francisco call., 1901-12-07
BIG WINNINGS
OF PALO ALTO
IN COURSING
Eugene Geary's Phenome-
nal Greyhound Heads
the List.

George NICE. Malcolm, secretary of the
California Coursing Committee, has COM
piled some Interesting courSing statistics
for volume of the American greyhound
studbook. The book is in the hands of
the printer and will be ready for distri-
button within a week.
A prominent feature of this years vol
ume and one that will be of interest to
leashmen, is a carefully prepared list of
winning sires. The data comprise not
only the records of local sires, but those
of noted dogs from every coursing park
in America whose get reached first or
second place in authorized meetings.
The late Emin Pasha, ]. H. Rosseter's
celebrated greyhound, heads the list of
winning sires. During last season the
get of the celebrated courser figured
gave to their sire a record far in adj
vance of any other dog in America. These
winners were out of twelve successful
dams.
st. Lawrence is second on the list with
seventeen winners. out of eight dams;
skyrocket a, e @ third. with eight winners out
eight winners out of five dams, and Bor-
der Ruffian fifth, with seven winners out
OF five dams. Caliph, the sire. of Mon
soon, the winner of this years Ameri-
can Waterloo at ST. Louis, figures well
up on the list.
For Freedom holds first place on the
list of sires of winning puppies, with
credit. Wild Tralee and Glen Ayr, st.
Louis stud dog, come next. with three
puppies out of one dam credited to each.
St. Lawrence is fourth on the list, with
two puppies out of two dams as winners.
In the matter of individual perform
ances Eugene Geary's phenomenal
greyhound Palo Alto again lays claim to
championship honors and makes good
with eight stakes won and second place
in four events.
The fact that the champion has per-
formed in hiOh olnCc D6 boc
competed for laurels with the best cours-
ers in the running in his past two sea-
sons OF supremacy adds luster to his
Te record d,,a,1 ana classes him as the wonder of
In giving. credit for second place on the
list of individual performances the rec
ords are left to speak for themselves.
In the number of winning stakes D.
Walsh,s Sacramento Boy figures a point
below Palo Alto, but this record was not
made in stakes of the class in which
IN his struggle for the seasons honors
one OF Sacramento's victories was his
defeat Of Beacon in the final of the John
Grace Challenge Cup stake in a hotly
contested course that has gone on record
as one of the best ever witnessed on a
coursing field. Another was in a class
event, but the remaining five were in up
country stakes, principally at Sacra-
mento, and admittedly not of the stand
ara OF the events at the local park.
Jimmie Anthony has six stakes to his
credit. but his winnings, too, were from
performers that are not stars of great
magnitude. and were on outside fields
SylVanus closed the season under simila r
conditions, with five winning brackets.
| Wedgewood has figured as final fag-get-
ter In I'VE events, all in fast company.
Little sister has. four victories to her
name Mayfiower four, Flying Fox three,
Slsquoc three and a like number of Sec
ond place winnings.
.,' Curtis Flying Fox and Narcissus
showed through the season as winners
whenever they reached a final, and Sterl
d knowles Oleta has earned a similar
| record. Beacon has figured but once as
q stake winner and once as runner-up.
That fact will give his admirers who
| food for thought
In the number of stakes won by get
OF slres Emin Pasha again leads with
Al entries; St Lawrence follows with 32
Skyrocket IL, Border Ruffian and
| Royal Flush. the one-time record hold
er inquired twice in finals during last
! season.