Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-03
FASTEST HOUNDS
PURSUE RABBITS
Nineteen Races Between Dogs and
Bunnies Mark Opening Of
Coursing Meet.
MAGNEY UNABLE TO STOP IT

In spite of vigorous protests by the
Humane society the opening OF the
Omaha coursing meet was held Wednes-
day afternoon at the county fair grounds.
Nineteen races between pairs of fleet
greyhounds after jackrabbits were run
off. amid cheering and considerable bet
ting by the fair sized crowd. About half
the rabbits survived the exciting ordeal.
the others being killed by the dogs in
the course OF the racing.
County Attorney George A. Magney at
tended the opening of the meet, and re-
iterated his previous statement that the
law gave him no grounds for stopping
1t. He said that statutes prohibiting
cruelty to animals applied only to domes-
tic beasts. whereas the animals sacri-
ficed in the coursing sport were wild
jackrabbits from western Kansas, where
they would be poisoned as pests, II not
caught for coursing purposes and trained
to escape the dogs
Will Appeal to Legislature.
Theodore l. Ringwalt, an officer OF
the Humane society, who was a leader
In protesting against the meet. admitted
last night that 1.-The law is so limited
we are on thin Ice"
but we will go before the next legis-
lature," he declared, land will try to
get the law changed so 1t will prevent
coursing meets in the future. Courslng
Is no more humane and just than II would
be to turn a pack of hungry wolves
loose after a man and give the man only
half a chance to get away"
Speed and skill shown by the grey
hounds In following their quarry fire.
quently aroused cheers from the specta-
tors. Twenty-Five young dogs and fifteen
old ones were entered In the puppy and
all-age stakes, respectively. for total
OF $500 In cash prizes. After the day s
racing was finished the dogs were allowed
to eat the rabbits that had been killed.
The meet will continue for the re-
mainder of the week, racing beginning
each afternoon at o'clock. II is handled
in the same way tennis tournament is
played off, entries In, each class being
drawn in pairs for the first round and
the winner of each brace of dogs then
being matched to race the next day with
the winner OF another brace, until the
contest is narrowed down to a single
brace of dogs in each class, which will
race for the big money Saturday after
noen.
Competition between dogs was on the
basis OF points. which were awarded
for speed and various incidents of the
race. indicating relative skill. Ed Fisher
was judge and w. s. Bivens slipper. the
former on horseback following and Judg-
ing the merit of the dogs and the latter
holding them in leash until the rabbit
had 100 yards start.
Results of First Rounds.
Results in the first rounds yesterday
were as follows:
PUPPY STAKE. Nl-'
Turn o'Tide beat Nelva Neversettle,
anE s 70 yar SfSs' E G q beat
Blue vale. 3 70 5; Lizzie S, beat Cir
pering Hope. 7 20 o; Tees squantee beat
81 Wedgewood. II to 6; Buck beat Lord
Help Us. 3 to o; Killarney Girl got bye
aS STs' beat Slow Up. to 5; WHAT'S Hi.
beat Tommy Prim. IS to il; Toledo Belle
ALL-AGE STAKE.
RisSt,of- Way Way beat beat Hard Pine. I to ., in
Calverone beat Lady lane. IL TO s.
Grace Rockwell beat Diamond Wedge,
II TO a. Rolling Stone beat Qualifier,
quick Step beat Master Harry. s to 2
the latter failing to get sighted on the
rabbit; Tipperary got bye.
Thursdays results were as follows:
ALL-AGE STAKE.
Second Round-Dick Claire beat Rigt-
of-Way, to 4; Grace Rockwell beat Cal
verone, TO 2; Joe Claire beat Rolling
Stone, i6 to o; Quickstep beat Tipperrary-
a-bye. 10 4
PUPPY STAKE.
Second Round-TuTn o. Tide beat Boy
Scout. TO 8; Great Western beat Mabe
Claire, 10 g. Lizzie s. beat Tees Squan-
tee, TO 2; Buck beat Times Flying, e
o; Killarney Girl beat What's His Name
to z; The Conqueror beat Bill Linen,
to 2 in a second race after tying In this
first: Ginger-a-bye beat Toledo Belle.
to In a second race after tying In the
first