The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
COURSINC CUP
WON BY RECTOR
California Bred Greyhound,
Owned by G. Lacy Crawford
of st. Louis, Beats Big Field

Rector, a California bred greyhound
owned bye. Lacy Crawford of st. Louis,
won the ninth renewal of the John
Grace Challenge Cup Stake yesterday
at Union Coursing Park. In the decid-
ing course he met P. F.Callan's Honest
John, which he defeated by a score Of
26 points TO Is.
The attendance was large. although
the weather conditions were unfavor-
able for outdoor sports. The betting
was heavy, especially in some of the
trials where opinions were equally di-
vided as to the outcome.
The winner met and defeated in turn
Belle Free, Renegade Apache, Aman-
dan, Rubber Ankles, Pocatelli and,
finally, Honest John. He was one
to-four choice in the latter course. He
had made all his trials short ones,
having run a total of 1877 seconds to
his opponents 1SS.
Rector's narrowest escape from de-
feat was in the semi-final round, when
he ran an undecided course with Po-
catelli. In the run off Rector led and
picked the hare up on the run, scoring
five points TO nothing. In his trial with
Rubber Ankles he had a margin Of but
one point in his favor, the score being
five to four. Rector was runner-up to
Beacon for the stake in 1901.
The stake furnished the most sensa-
tional coursing ever seen in America.
The greyhounds were unusually well
matched and were sent on the field
trained to the hour. The only jarring
note was struck in the deciding course,
when some Of the spectators took issue
with Judge Grace over his decision.
The course was a long one and was
run in the dusk. A light fog hung low
over the field. This made ii difficult fer
the spectators, a quarter of a mile
away, to view the entire course. Judge
Grace, in explanation of the score, said:
Rector led by ten lengths. He
scored twenty points before Honest
John scored at all. After the first six
points under the rules the scoring
doubles, two points being allowed for
each turn made After Rector ian
up sequence of twenty points Honest
John scored six. Rector then made six
more and Honest John finished with
a sequence Of ten. For a part of the
time in which he was in front he was
not scoring, the hare being too far
in advance of him"
There was a similar demonstration in
the same stake in 1899, when Judge Bull
declared For Freedom the winner over
Thornhill The former was a brindle
dog, while the latter was white. In
the semi-darkness the latter could be
distinguished, while the other dog
could not be seen. his color correspond
ing with that of the field. The Judges
decision was sustained by men in the
field who could see For Freedom scor-
ing.
Rector is a red dog, while Honest
John is black and white.
The Purse, the first of two consola-
tion stakes, was won by E. M. KEEL
logg's Troublesome nominated by P.
]. Reilly. He beat T. ]. Cronin's Fair
Tralee in the deciding course.
The Plate was won by f. Baumeis-
ter's Cubanola, which defeated P. F..
Callan's Mi Amigo. after long course.
The detailed results with Judge John
Grace's official scores follow:
John Grace Challenge cup-Red Rock beat
Cloudburst 11-5 Charter Member beat Donny-
brook 1913: Celtic beat Texas Hoodoo 1872;
Preside Boy beat Young Johnny Rex 13-4:
Gamhit beat Racing Auto. 81. Honest John
beat Quits 6-1: z II beat Northern Express.
1912: Full Moon beat Beacon 40; Amandan
beat Colored Lady. 1875: Rector beat Renegade
Apache s-3; Pocatelli beat The Referee, g. !;
Vandsl beat Rsgtime. 40. Rubber Ankles beat
Lily Wright. 60; Real Article beat High
Born 1875: Frisco Lad beat Pomona 40; Lib
orator beat John Heenan, Ga
Second rousd-Red Rock beat Celtic. 29-f5:
Charter Member beat Prcsidio Boy. 14-7: J Z II
beat Ganbit, I-6; Honest John beat Full Moon.
SO: Rector beat Amandan. 1913: Pocatelli beat
Nandsl. 0-5, Rubber Ankles beat Frisco Lad
13-4: Real Article beat Liberaror 1913
Third round-Honest John heat Red Rock,
6-l: Charter Member beat E H. AZ Rector