The San Francisco call., 1904-07-02
VALUABLE STAKES
FOR GREYHOUNDS
Big Prizes in Prospect This
Year eliminating in One
of $4,000 for Grace Cup

The renewal of interest shown in
coursing recently gives assurance that
the rich stakes of the second half of
the year will be we'll supported
The ninth renewal of the Ladies' Day
Champion stake will be run at Union
Park on the 31st inst. 1t is expected
there will be sixteen entries. The stake
will be worth $4OO to the winner, while
the runner-up will receive 5000. Among
the most likely candidates are Poca-
tell, Palo Alto, McVey, Richard An
ton, Barge, Belle Free, Full Moon, Rec
tor Tillie r, Tom King. The Referee,
New Home Boy and Lost Chord.
The eyes of the leashmen are already
centered on the John Grace Cup event.
This will be worth $500. of which the
winner will receive $500 and the run
ner-up $3.50 There is also possibility
of the rich American Waterloo being
decided here.
The San Francisco Coursing Club
will hold it's first members stake at
1ngleside Coursing Park on Monday.
The draw for the stake will be held
at the park tomorrow and forty eight
entries are expected. The net profit of
to another stake later on.
May Hampstead has whelped a litter
Of puppies to Roman Athlete, the hand
some son of Emin Pasha-Fair Helen.
The prediction is made that the Athlete
is the coming sire.
George Perry's Brilliancy has litter
Of puppies by Firm Fellow, a son Of
Firm Friend.
George Macdougalrs Calispel won
the stake last week at Butte.
Blake and Smiths Consort, by Con-
nemara- -Dinah, has a litter of puppies
by Rocker. The latter is a son Of Sky
rocket-Lawrence Belle, and the COM
bination of these blood lines is expect
ed to bring good results.
Judge P. ]. Reilly has expressed his
intention of accepting the sweeping
challenge made by the owners of the
Butte greyhound Grafton. Mr.. Reilly
will name Glover Blossom when she is
in condition to run.
Denny Healey's great little grey
hound, For Glory, is dead. She had
litter of nine puppies by Imported Fine
Fire, of which two will live.
]. O'Shea has lost Golden Rule by
death. She had a trial lasting five
minutes and fifty seconds last Satur-
day and succumbed to it's effects
7. J. McHugh has three puppies, now
| five months old, by Young America
Moss Rose, of which he expects much
when they are old enough to go to the
races.
Coursing will commence as usual to-
morrow at Union Park upon the ar
rival of the 1915 a. m. train. The stake
has lot of class. One of the new dogs
will be Mr.. Zignego, by Fetter Free
! Sweet Faverdale. He is owned by Dr.
F. P. Clark, one of the proprietors of
| the Stockton Coursing Park and a field
steward there. The likely winners look
to be:
Mickey Free, Red Rock. Tom King, Aeolus
Carlow Boy. Honest John, False Alarm. Gold
ry-Cio-Round. Cubanoia, Galveston Lost
Chord, The Referee, HaphaZard Rapid Water,
Mr.; zignego Friendless Boy, orsina, Quita
L l. c, Flaunt Gambit. Rich Argosy, Run
| away Actress, Money Musk.
The first round Of the ninety-six dog
| open stake at Ingleside will be started
| to-day at 11:30 a. M, with Judge Grace
in the saddle. The Doc Burns Little
Plunger match will be decided to-
morrow. The first trial will be held
after the first run down of the stake
The likely winners:
Yankee Boy, Icellus, Manru. Conroy, Reck-
| less Acrobat, Queens Motto Haddington
Mark Twain. Old Ironsides, Miss Florence,
Queen of Victory, Golden Garter Ready Ad-
dress, Rich Array, Mollie Hoskins, Toronto.
Regal Attire. The Fiddler. Jerry Wright Lux
| ury Shotgun, Peter Mcintyre, Traiee Lass.
Pepper Jack, Frank Dunn, Rolling Boer Mas
ter Washington. Imperious. Belfast. White
Stockings. Ethel p Proper. Prometheus Coll
ored Lady Real Duchess. Wedgewood Don
Pedro, Firm Fellow. Rocklin Boy, Lily York
Pasta Pleasant, May Tunnison, Commercial
Traveller Rock Island Minnie, Donnybrook.
Sea Lion. Hermit Frisky Boy