Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-02
RABBITS UNABLE
TO ESCAPE HOUNDS
Seventeen Kansas Jacks Bite
Dust in Opening Program
at Coursing Meet.
FLAcK Is THE BIG WINNER

Seventeen rabbits bit the dust in
the opening event of the second an
nual coursing meet held under the
auspices of the Omaha Coursing club
at the Douglas county fair grounds
yesterday afternoon.
Sixteen courses were carded for the
afternoon program, but one race
was tie and a second heat run,
making the total seventeen. And the
hounds batted thousand in the kill
ing league, mailing every rabbit be-
fore it could make the escape. Only
5fe rabbit managed to get within
atriking distance of the escape and
N NJ crashed into the canvas surround
4 I'M the field in making a quick turn
Z ND the dogs pounced on him. :
|j Ordinarily more rabbits escape
fhann are killed. ...
VI About 800 persons witnessed the
opening program and lively inter-
est was manifested, although speedy
kills in several of the events cur
tailed the duration of the excitement.
The meet was run off rather slowly,
but that was because it was the first
day, and more speed is expected in
the later programs.
Flack Has Winners. ..
w. B. Flack of Grand Island
seemed to have the swiftest dogs.
Five Of his pups, all he had entered,
captured their races. Kuse and Cook
had the hard luck, all four of their
entries losing .5.
Billy Sunday, owned by Kuse and
Cook, and King Hare, owned by Jess
Levich, staged the tie race, but on
the second race the Levich dog ran
away from the pup with the evan
gelistic title, 8 TO O.
Two Close Races.
The Dancer, owned by Flack, and
Titanic, owned by o. L. Life, staged
aD exciting race, which was captured
%y the Flack entry, 4 to 8. Neva
Pine, owned by J. E. Wright, and the
Sailor, the property of o. L. Life,
also had tough tussle, with the for
mer emerging victorious, 8 to 6.
No disputes of any kind arose.
Ray Page of Friend, Neb., was the
judge and nary murmur over his
decisions was heard. ]. Viox acted
as slipper.
The, coursing meet continues at the
fair grounds every afternoon this
week and Sunday. Results yesterday
were.
First course: Art Clair, owned by o. L.
Life, won from Myrtle Gotch. owned by s.
s. Mesejadis. Score. 40.
Second course: Honey Moon. owned by
Virgens and Shark, won from Harley Can
non, owned by Kuse and Cook. Score: To.
Third course: Credit Wild Bill, owned by
W. B. Fack,, won from Wild Flora, owned
by Kuse and Cook. Scores 80.
Fourth course: Lady Clair, owned by W.
B. Flack, won from Wales Boy. owned by
v. d. Andrews.
Fifth course: The Boob. owned by vir-
gen and Shark. won from Village Black
Sixth course: Neva Pine, owned by J. E.
Wright, won from the Sailor, owned by
O. L. Life. Score: Sc.
Seventh course Cash Wild Bill. owned
by W. B. Flack. won from wild Buck,
owned by Virgen and Shark Score: 49,
Eighth course: Pete Baden,( owned by
Morlaw, Boria 6 Thornburg. won from
Muddy Roads. owned by v. D. Andrews.
Score: 5-1.
Ninth course: Gay Can Trip, owned by
o. L. Life, won from Honey Moon. owned
by Virgen and Shark. Score: SO.
Tenth course The Dancer, owned by, W.
B. Flack, won from Titanic, owned by o.
L. Life Score: 4-3.
Eleventh course: King Hare, owned by
Mess Levich. won from Billy Sunday owned
By Kuse and Cook. Score: 80.
Twelfth course Fashion Model owned by
J. Il. Wright, won from Lickety Split,
owned by Kuse and Cook. Score: 3-1
Thirteenth course: Sam Baden, owned
by Morlaw, Boria g. Thornburg, won from
Boney Jim, owned by v. D. Andrews.
Score; IA.
Fourteenth course: Wild Jerry, owned by
Virgen and Shark, won from John C.
owned by J. e. Wright. Score: So.
Fifteenth course: Frank Cannon, owned
by W. B. Flack, won from Rough and
Ready owned by Jess Levich. Score: Us
Sixteenth course: Sinbad, owned by O. l..
Life, won from Mae Gotch. owned by s. s.
Meseiadis Score: 6-2