The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
SP0RTSMEN FAVOR
GREYHOUNDS IN
0LYMPIAN GAMES
Believe CourSing as an An
cient Sport Should Be on
the Official Programme

FREDERICK FREEMAN-LLOYD. the
~ noted sporting writer and bench show
Judge, who is In New York. is inter-
csting himself in the matter of includ-
ing coursing in the list of sports to be
promoted at the Olympian games next
year He writes in the Telegraph;
It is proposed to hold great international
coiirsins meeting at Chicago during the month
of St.pfember 1904 in conjunction with the
Olympian Games, OF which II. j. Furber Jr IS
the honorary secretary. George MacEWen NAL
TIE Californian CoursinE Committee, is full of
the anticipated undertsking and it seems, ac-
English leashmen may come with or send over
their best greyhounds, The stake Will take the
icrm OF International champion one. with d
nomination fee Of $500.
The Duke of Leeds is enthusiastic over the
plan. Mr. Malcolm informs me that Mr.. Fur
Der is rather in favor or q thiftY-tWo dog
stake and that only the highest class animals
from the world over will be accepted. The
those for the English Waterloo cup. which
however is a sixty-four dog event. As next to
horse racing coursing is the neld sport par ex-
celienoe of Australia and New zealand pof-
tion Of the namings will be allotted to the
greyhound men OF the Southern seas. Il There ere
spond. with Sam Bladon, the veteran courser
at their head.
Some critics have gone so far as to say
cuursing would be out of place in a re-
vival of ancient sports and pastimes. This
has been controverted by writer's. who
show tha' greyhounds are mentioned IN
the Bible and by many ancient writer's
The earliest work on dogs i'm English is
d manuscript in the British Museum
written in the fourteenth century, entitled
''Mayster of Game" by Edmund de Lang
ley. This refers to the greyhound in par
ticular. In the latter part of the same
century the earliest printed work APP
peared.t entitled the Book of Field
Sports by Juliana Berners. An extended
de description Is given of the greyhound.
That coursing is booming i'm the Middle
West is evidenced by the record break
ing entry list for the Mississippi Valley
Futurity The nominations total PAS. as
against 1s4 last year. This is an increase
of sixty-One entries, or about 32l. per
cent The number of owners represented
is eighty-three There were seventy-sev-
en- last year and siXty-one in 1901 H. G.
Lowe heads the list with an entry of
twenty-three. These are contributed by
three litters, all by Northern Surprise, the
sire of the great puppy, Northern EX-
press Allen s. Wilson have eleven en-
tries and J. II. Rosseter of this city and
c. A. Lyon ten each
Mr. Rosseter's nominations are by
Rocker-Little Wonder, Fortune Favente-
kOolawn. Rocker-F Fiery Face, Wayfarer-
ldu9 JdlN anu w d1 tl-I CT lNliDl
Greyhounds owned in Kansas, Iowa.
Texas, California. Colorado, South Da-
kota, Nebraska. Missouri, Minnesota,
Montana, Illinois and Oklahoma are en-
tered.
AS the entries average older than those
of the past two years larger proper
tion will surely go to the slips. If dis
temper does not ravage their ranks it
is expected 12S will start this year. North
ern Express won the stake last year and
Lord Brazen the stake of 1901.
Unless all signs fail Frank McComb has
in Queens Motto one of the greatest
young greyhounds in the State. In COM
petition recently she led everything she
met by from twelve to twenty lengths.
She is by Fetter Free Motto and i'm her
present form should easily win the Belle
Brandon cup.
Whippet racing is looking up in the
East, number of wealthy men having
become interested in the sport. James
Kernochan will lay out an ideal course
for the racing hounds on his estate at
The Meadows, Hampstead. 1t is the in
tention to have series of races during
the show of the Ladies' Kennel Associa-
ton
James Hedley, who judged the Waterloo
cup in England for twenty-five years,
died recently at an advanced age. He Of
hciated at Altcar for the last time in
1887. after which he retired. lie often
judged four days a week. officiating in