The San Francisco call., 1904-04-25
RUBBER ANKLES
IN GREAT FORM
James Sweeney's Greyhound
Defeats Sacramento Boy
After an Exciting Struggle
HUDSON STAKE WINNER
I. J. CrOnin's Clever Young
COurSer Lowers the Col
ors. of Fast Haphazard

James Sweeney's beautiful greyhound
Rubber Ankles and D. Walsh's famous
campaigner Sacramento Boy had bat
tie royal yesterday on the field at I'm
ion Coursing Park They met in the
third of the series of courses for the
Grand National Champion stakes, and
it required five trials before a winner
could be named. Rubber Ankles won
the first two courses. Sacramento Boy
then evened the score by taking the
next two courses.
This was apparently as far as the
up-country dog could go, as he was
beaten in the decisive course after hold
ing his opponent level to the hare Rub
ber Ankles led to the hare by a good
margin in the first three courses. She
was led a length in the fourth course,
and it was an even run-up in the fifth.
T. J. Cronin's promising young dog
Hudson carried off the honors in the
reserve stake. He beat in turn Conroy,
Lulu Girl, Red Rock, Belle Free, Fonte-
noy and in the deciding course Hap
hazard. There was an element of luck
in the latter course. The score was
even when Haphazard caught the hare,
and a kill meant the long end of the
purse for his owner. Instead of killing
he let the hare escape him, and Hud-
son quickly scored turn and the kill.
winning by a safe margin.
In the semi final round PARKWAY led
Haphazard well, but the latter evened
the score, making it an undecided
course. AT the next attempt Faraway
had lost all his bottled-up speed and
was beaten badly. Judge Reilly earned
the applause of the spectators by de-
claring all bets off.
The days results in detail follow
with Judge p. J. Reilly's official scores:
Reserve stake-Hapha beat Melinwood
4-2; Cloverdae beat Icellus. 12-5; Tralee Lass
beat Dear CASTOR, a. Boots beat Toronto,
32: Viking beat Donnybrook. 80. Terra Gotta
beat Fenii, 40 Gamblt beat Rapid Water.
4-3; Ssmpronius beat Rich Array 40: Cres-
beat Golden Light 1871; Faraway beat Racing
Auto. %; Texas Hoo Hoo beat Lost Chord,
A.; iioughTnan beat Texas Mamie. Fl; Aeolus
beat Rockefeller. 81: Rocker Arm beat Hon
est John. 80 Menlo Prince beat Texas jill.
4-3: Concord Traiee beat Aggie W Al: Regal
At+sre rs+t MY CO F3ound II. Favor re-
Willie Boy. 40; Fontenoy beat Tom Keene.
Al. Joe Pasha beat Flaunt "a; The Referee
beat John Heenan -: Duhallow beat Nandal.
So. Lulu Girl beat The Coroner, 40; Hudson
beat Conroy. 40. Terah beat Ruby Sankey,
s-5; REQ Rock beat Golden Fortune, 80;
Master Rocket beat Tralee Boy, 6-4; Belle
Free beat Roy Hughe, 81; Cubanola beat Sir
WiHton. Al Lily Wright beat Frisky Bar
second rOund-hdphazard beat tloNerdale.
20. Tralee Lass beat Boots, 4-3; Viking beat
Terra Gotta. So Gambit beat Sempronius,
5-3 Queens Motto beat Creswick, 26-s; Far
away beat Texas Hoo Hoo. 80; Aeolus beat
Ploughman 4-3: Rocker Arm beat Menlo
Prince. 81. Concord Tralee beat Regal Attire
20 Favor Free beat Idaho Boy, 80; Fon-
tenoy beat Joe Pasha. 60; The Referee beat
Duhallow, 40; Lulu Girl beat Hudson. 4-3;
Red Rock beat Terah. 5-3; Belle Free beat
Master Rocket. 5-3: Cubanola beat Lily Wright,
SO.
Third round-Ha phs zard beat Tralee Lass.
AZ: Viking beat Gambit ~; Faraway bye.
Queens Motto withdrawn; Rocker Arm beat
koolus 6-i: Favor Free beat Concord Tralee
5-3 Fontenoy beat The Referee. 4-3; Hudson
beat Red Rock 14-S: Belle Free beat Cubanola
16-s.
Fourth round-Hap phaZard beat Viking. go:
Farawsy beat Rocker Arm. 81: Fontenoy beat
Favor Free. 6-3: Hudson beat Belle Free. 81.
Fifth round-Haph beat PARKWAY, 22-0:
Hudson beat Fontenoy, 5-2.
Deciding course-Hucson beat Haphazard
7-3.