The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-09
Sacramento Boy, Sisquoc and
Other Stars in Last Sixteen of
the Big Coursing Stake.
FINE SPORT AT DELMAR PARK.
Class of Dogs Nominated in the
Great Event Is Very High
and Contests Were
Truly Decided.

Two rounds of the Waterloo Cup. III.
great coursing event of America. We're rur
of at Delmar Coursing Park yesterday
There are sixteen dogs still in the big stalk,
and forty-five dogs in the supplemental,
kyent. Very few of the good dogs are ou,
{osSe.so far.
Aeos1Ah Mr.. Malcolm's California star
Talk to Ne. the Gable. H.. crack: Trouble
some the Chicago dog: Lord Brazen. War
burton and Society Belle, the St Louis
stars, and Rural Artist, Mr.. Rosseter's
crack from California, were aboat the only
crack dogs beaten in the first two rounds.
They only went down after hard argu-
ments.
Black Coon beat Rural Artist after being
led by him. then fell before Roman Ath-
lete In a fuky course in the second round.
society Belle was running away from
Prairie Bird when she fell twice. owing to
pad hole in the center of the field.
Inc hares ran unevenly. Some were
strong and some We're weak hence some
dogs got hard and others easy courses in a
Iegree seldom seen on 4 coursing fed. The
nnSid ned was good going and safe. A nasty
nted-in spot. right in the field center.
Where the dogs usually reached the hare
on the run-up spoiled the chances of many
good dogs and changed the early aspect of
Van Nora. Society Belle and Lord Butte
were all running away from their competi-
this hole which had been recently filled in
with straw and covered with clay. They
alaI al rel In the rough going. which resembied
proved ground. and their slower OppOnents
them. "e'''
o,IIe The defeat of Society Belle was an espe-
ciai surprise She ran brilliant first
course, killing in 10la seconds Her oppo-
hen. h IN me second round. Prairie Bird. Rad
aid Of fafSy f 70 beat IN Van Nora through the
ciety Belle was leading her by four lengths
pr.i1f 20 the hole .o She went in and fell. while
fTalrie Bird did not fall.
Prairie Bird then ran up the largest in
dividual score of the day, 2S points, and
beat te Society Belle. an apparent winner.
10 the time of the accident. did not score
a a single point This gives an idea of how
Ine hole changed the luck OF some
Use OF RELIEF DOGS.
They used the brutal relief dog. a Cali
i,nn, IUrn.a UP that is scarce coursing or good
Ipors; s5nTss. Courses were limited 70 zoo The
Betty affair of four minutes. 1t took three
eened eet dogs to Kill the hare here. The short
Goon-S,2 seconds. withal the best dogs
won won with amazing regularity Sacramento
boy the California champion. ran two
dog not more than fifty-fve pounds in
Meignt: he runs in short. busy strides. is
nnes very se,d last though he led two inferior
good killer. He is much the same kind cf
Nonsgeo Gog as the local winner of last year.
nones,er dog: He beat the crack puppy
Our Minnie. handily in the first round hnstt |
y Sas c,acS iccky 10 peat King Pasha by no means
he worked in sloveniy fashion % and KIM ny
siasnn sSiasnier almost stole the course on him. |
ana ana, clever dog, He seems to be faster
man 1nan he was when here last spring ard |
quite quit as clever He was much harder run
ssseeIpay tnan sacramento Boy
Northern Express. the puppy which won /
me me Futurtty at Friend. Neb., made a .pIen-
did showing in both his courses. He did
ckS hut h.
Lily Doe; a puppy, and The Raider in i'm.
pIessiye sssn tS fashioa He led his dogs we'll dis
seemed a dog. of rare stamina for he had had
bard courses both times. He seems TO be
r.s nss n .he pest puppy seen in these parts in
Ihe most brilliant greyhound shown
arfst eemed tS 10 BE b,, Black Coon. though Rural
ne smothered that good dog and d.snlaved
1aacn Ia ' more speed when handling the hare
defeat by Roman Athlete was rank
c,arr MI. Orthwein's Tiburon ran a fast and
ciever greyhound. He was not expected to
beat Aeolus, but he did it handsomely. lead.
ing and outworking the Malcolm crack He |
ran fine greyhound.
FIVE CONTESTANTS FOR STAKE
Judging from yesterdays work the Water
100 Cup lies between Sacramento Boy.
Saeths,, Dom Pedro, Barefoot Boy and
Mr: Burbaeh's Dom Pedro. local dog.
eenayed eenaN splendidly yesterday. He had
MS defeats of Viking and Talk to Me were
Unexpected ones. He ran an undecided with |
TaIk to Me then beat him to /. leading
ai nm three lengths each time And Talk to |
Me is a rare good one
Lord Brazen, another locs; crack want |
last but failed to stsy. "e"'
After an undecided hard run he was
oeaten py Redwood Lad in hard course. |
Judge Grace's work was without flaw,
though many spectators in a position 10 ,
&c thought that Maggie n. led and beat ]
t. nlng cashier decisively. His SON Slipper
I'M Grace, made but one poor slim in his {
,orty-eight courses. His forte is his speed
n running with his dogs
The Butte. Mont. dogs showed great :
,bility to stay. and went we'll. Confidence j
an two good winning courses. Dexter.
'rter beating the crack puppy, J. E. H,