The San Francisco call., 1905-02-25
YOUNG HOUNDS
FACE STARTER
Promising Candidates Will
Parade for the Belle
Brandon Cup.

Out at Union Coursing Park this
afternoon the first of this seasons
greyhounds will appear in the Belle
Brandon cup stake. Whether there is
For Freedom or an Emin Pasha
among them remains to be seen. as
what trials they have been given were
all in private, so there is no positive
knowledge as to their class.
The first of the Roman Athlete pup
pies will be seen in action. The dam
of the three which will start is the
great English greyhound, Fiery Face,
while the sire is one of the best sons of
Emin Pasha. There are also three
puppies by the fast but unfortunate
Real Article and out of Chilli Pepper.
These are all from the kennel of
James Sweeney.
D. K. Cartier of Cottonwood Falls,
Kans., is here with three saplings by
imported Barton Tag-Grace Conroy.
They are well bred and much is ex-
pected of them.
E. Hooper has a Rocker-Bitterness
puppy and r. J. Carroll Rocker-Re
Lassie puppy. The Rockers have per-
formed we'll in the past.
Among the other well-knOwn sireS
represented are: Fine Fire, Royal
Flush, Moondyne II, Humbug. Cooks
Water Gambit, Hot Stuff, Hadiwist,
Beacon and Pepper Hill.
The coursing will commence to-day
upon the arrival of the 1870 train.
The reserve stake will be run down
once and the Belle Brandon twice dur
ing the afternoon. The California
Plate and a consolation stake, to-
gether with the remaining rounds of
the stakes run to-day, will make up
q big card for tomorrow.
AS nothing is known of the qualities
of the young greyhounds no attempt
In the other stakes the likely winners
are:
Apache Silver Spurt Valley Pride. Richard
Anton. Humboldt. Barge. The Referee. Last
Chord.
Reserve stake-Muggsy Duncan, Golden Gar
ter. Lulu Girl. Blaze. Texas Jill. Choo Choo.
lone Hill. Edenvale. False Alarm. Belle Ma
Amandan Mickey Free Concord. Tralee. Med
ley Mellinwood. Rocker Arm. Ouida. Menlo
Mamie Yellowstone Texas Hoo Hoo. Paul
Dunbar. Honest John. Frisco Lad.
At Ingleside Park two stakes. class
and a reserve, will be decided to-mor-
rcw. The likely winners look to be:
Glass stake-Little Dainty. Lord Brazen.
Homer Boy. Conroy. Tralee Maid. The Duke,
Reserve stake-Doc Burns. Pure Pearl.
Haphazard, The Earl. Ny Bonnie King.
Prometheus Princess Savoy, Wedgewood,
Shotgun. Fairy Belle, Secretive. The Rival. Odd
Eyes, Free From Flaw, Fortunate Dawn. Daisy
Rocket Snapper Garrison, Queens Motto. May
Tunison, Bella Lloyd. Silent Water. Amelia
John Heenan. General Fremont
William Halpin, one of the old
guard, who was devoted to coursing in
all its ups and downs during the past
thirty years, died in this city some
days since. He was respected and be-
loved by all the followers of the sport.
He was the Oldest slip steward In
America and his honesty was never
questioned When coursing was in its
infancy here he owned a number of
noted greyhounds-
James Sweeney is the proud owner
of a litter of six puppies by Mcvey-
Fiery Face. McVey, which was pro-
nounced the fastest greyhound in
America, died last Saturday and 1t is
hoped these youngsters will perpetuate
his name on the field.
M. C. Delano has litter of nine dog
puppies by Wild Tralee-Golden Rus
sett.
B. F. Jackson has a splendid looking
black puppy by Beacon-Laughing
Water. 1t is too young to run in the
Belle Brandon, having been wheiped
in May.