The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

Il VI. A. PHILLIPS.
ohs of the best-known tenpin bowlers in
the city. who VIII attend the national
tournament.
handsome countenance and a rarely bur-
rtfshed mahogany coat. which is said to be
something wonderful. The doc is the "a
vorite species of the Queen of England, who
iAa great fancier of weli-pred ANIMALS. ne
IS a trife bigger than a Yorkshire terrier.
1T does not seem to be possible that any
IDEA of craftsmanship can be instilled into
the mind Of the average American courser.
Because hares are considered a nuisance by
ranchers in certain Western districts.
coursers seem TO consider hem vermin n
u districts. Because Western ranchmen
XII the little beasts with a club. coursers
tfiDh>that it is all right to MAIN, kill and
destroy IhSnl in parks while they are being
ccursed by -reyhourds in vision of specta-
tors; Sheep are slse regarded as verm:n by
killed. though they are. perhaps. the most
generally useful Of all animals in the pro
vision of food and clothing.
was speaking to that excellent Texas
sportsman. J. G. Blackford. of Dennison the
2ther day. l happened to remark thst !
"Ah." said NJ. Blackford. Lyon is a
GOOD fellow and a good sportsman. How
sport, coursins. is more than l can see.?'
| hazarGed the opinion that coursing. was
a good ana noble sport.
Il. grant you t.at. in the open. il is a
good sport said the Texan, but in Texas
they catch the hare. which ruins its spirit,
c,onfne II until it is weak and worn then
throw it out to be killed.
Some time ago a party of Chicago gen.
tlemen came 10 Texas to inspect certain
properties in which they We're largely in
terested. We took them to the Sherman
Ccursing Park one day. But one hare lived
two minutes in front of the original two
dogs Then this hare did not escape for
they liberated two more dogs to kill 1t,
which they did. Now, do you call that
sport?''
admitted that l did not call it sport.
No doubt MANY OF the expert" profess
sional courses will say that Blackford does
not understand coursing or appreciate its
cNigencies. Maybe he does not. But it is
game to appreciate its craftsmanship. The
ordinary instincts of a gentleman told Mr..
Blackford and his Chicago friends that such
was not sport.
The uncertain status of horse racing in
state Legislatures goes a long way to prove
my old contention that. while sport NAV be
MADE A revenue-producing business for a
week. a day or a year. or indefinitely. IL
VIII In the long run rebel against being sub
1ect TO its natural antithesis husinasS
and make trouble. Because horse racing can
be used TO make money for owners OF race
tracks, State Legislatures are inclined to
worry said owners and make their large in
vestments uncertain and worthlessly. ieeis-
lation said to be of the ''give-up-or-go-out"
order.
In England il is said that nine-teptbs of
the best amateur cricketers in England
are really professionals who receive their |
monuments from gate money in the shape
oI expenses; Hence in the intercounty |
OF tnree-fourths in the. past two years. !
when in all II should naturally improve.
arodessionai sport will always be more
cause the extremely hot weather of the
United states makes athletics too severe for |
any nut men who can inure themselves to |
The sun by constant practice and exposure ]