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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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point, and as the radius of the circle was fully a mile, bu 

 little could be seen by the spectators, and no horse in the 

 field could keep near enough to the dogs to enable one to be 

 cei'tain about the finish. One dog was seen to turn the hare, 

 and then both wrmched and tunied until the kill, but at the 

 distance it could not be said which dog did the work. This 

 grand course was therefore undecided. 



SWIFT AND MLDKI0HT. 



After dinner the crowd was dense, and the flats appeared 

 swept as if by an anny. The running was in the Field stake, 

 and the runners were Mr. C. G. Page's black and wiiite dog 

 Swift and Gol. David Taylor's black dog Midnight, the latter 

 making his second course for the day. There ^vas plenty of 

 excellent work by both dogs in this course, and the running 

 lay very prettily "back and forth before the spectators. Each 

 dog scored a turn and Midnight also a trip, but Swift passed, 

 got two wrenches, and killed. On taking up the dogs Swift 

 was found to have broken the Ijones of his right foi-efoot, it 

 was not known in what part of the course. He surol y sh OAved 

 gi-eat pluck in rurming as he did. Tho dog JMidnight also 

 needs mention. This dog was a veritable "dark horse." He 

 was picked up on the streets of Great Bend and entered with 

 his age and antecedents unknown at first, though afterward 

 it was claimed that a former owner from whom he was stolen 

 certified him properly as to age. His speed was a great sur- 

 prise to all. 



CUSTER AND BELLE R. 

 Mr. C. G. Page's brindle and white dog Custer now went 

 into the slips with Belle B., and friends of the little bitch 

 said she had a hard one to beat. Two hares were started by 

 the beaters, and one gave the brace a good start. The hare 

 fell into a hole and threw a complete somersault, and the 

 dogs got in close befoi'c she recovered. Each dog earned a 

 turn and a go-by, but toward the last the Nebraska brindle 

 turned several times and killed alone. Belle li. seemed to 

 be loafing, but she uiust have t ried hard to beat the winner. 

 MIKE O. AND JIM BLAINE. 



Two grand dogs were now brought up— ]\Ir. M. E. Allison's 

 well-known blue dog Mike G. and Mr. J. H. Jones's light 

 tawm dog Jim Blaine. Mike is not a perfect greyhound in 

 build, being rather stocky in look, and his frequent battles 

 have left him badly seamed and scarred; but hehas the repu- 

 tation of being always able to run just a little faster. Jim 

 is also knowni for a good one, though sometimes a loafer. 

 The two dogs have killed many an antelope together. Much 

 interest centered in this event. After much trouble from 

 the tu.rbulence of the crowd, a large white-tailed hare was put 

 up, which proved worthy of the dogs. Both dogs ran neck 

 and neck up to a deep ditch or draw; here Mike got over first 

 and drew ahead. The hare turned and Jun came in, but did 

 not gain on Mike, who showed the speed. The dogs ran a 

 mile straight dowm a road, both going at terrific speed and 

 both showing wonderful endurance, with Mike leading by 

 one point. The hare then began swerving, though well in 

 front of the dogs, and both dogs did splendid \vork. Mike 

 scoring only a trifle ahead. Jim made the kill, but Mike 

 won the course on merit and was awarded it. Tho scoring 

 was: Mike G., 11 points; Jim Blaine, 10. It was regretted 

 that these two grand ones should have been run together so 

 early, as the game young dog Jim Avas thus shut out of a 

 lace which he ought doubtless to have had nearer the top; 

 ut that Avas one of the necessities. 



TERRY AND EMPORIA BELL. 



Running was now resumed in the second series of the All- 

 Aged Stake. The first brace down were Terry and Emporia 

 Bell. Terry bad it all. Emporia Bell scored only two 

 points, on a go-by. Terry took a go-bv and staid wide in 

 front, coursing the hare all by himself. He made a trip and 

 two wrenches, and then another trip, which showed the 

 white belly of the hare high over the ground. He killed 

 within ten feet of this last trip and won the course by twelve 

 points against Emporia Bell's two. 



ROWDY BOY AND NANNIE BLACK 

 were now brought up and led toward where a hare was 

 marked sitting in form. When the hare was started Nannie 

 Black ran ahead, but the hare turned of itself and RoAvdy 

 Boy picked her up at once, within one hundred yards of the 

 start. This course must have been undecided, but it was 

 left unjudged by reason of a deplorable and serious accident. 

 The horse of the judge, Mr. Holloway, while going nearly at 

 full speed, stepped in a badger hole and fell, rolling com- 

 pletely over. Mr. Holloway was thrown violently, striking 

 the ground upon his face and head, and when picked up wa.s 

 cjuite insensible. His face was badly torn by the fall and at 

 first it was feared he was hurt internally, as the horse ap- 

 peared to have rolled upon him. Under medical treatment 

 he gradually regained consciousness, and was presently able 

 to be driven in a carriage to the neighboring ranch house. 

 This, of course, ended the running for the day. 



Great regret wag expressed at the accident to Mr. Hollo- 

 way, who had accomplished the rare feat of pleasing both 

 spectators and owners. The j)osition of a judge at a cours- 

 ing meet requires nerve, manhood and horsemanship, besides 

 quickness and fairness of decision. Of all of these qualities 

 Mr. Hollow^ay has showm himself possessed, and also of a 

 quiet modesty which has endeared him to the hearts of all 

 members of the aissociation. Mr. Holloway is an English- 

 man, and has had large experience at this work in the old 

 country. The club was fortunate to gain his services. 



FOURTH DAY. 

 On the morning of the fourth day the weather was cloudy 

 and muggy with gusts and showers of rain. Not more than 

 fifty persons followed the dogs afield, though the number in- 

 creased until in the afternoon there were probably three hun- 

 dred in the line. To t!ie surprise of every one Mr, Holloway 

 was present and declared that he would continue the judg- 

 ing, which he did, though badly lamed and somewhat dis- 

 figured about the face. 



MIKE G. AND ROWDY BOY 

 were put down to run iu the second series of the All-Aged. It 

 was claimed by friends of the latter that he wouhi catch the 

 hare out of hand, as he had in his two previous courses; and 

 indeed he came near it, for he at once ran in and wi-enched 

 the hare five tunes within tw^o hundi-ed yards. It looked as 

 if- Mike would be beaten pointless. However, the old fellow 

 played his usual waiting game, and finally started his run- 

 ning just in time to prevent his losing the course for running 

 sly— as he evidently was. Rowdy Boy pumped himself early, 

 and as the hare ran down a fence line Mike took a go-by and 

 evened up all the wrenches in a great burst of speed, Rowdy 

 Boy drew in on a turn, but Mike again passed nearer the 

 head of a pond along which the hare ran, and after that the 

 red and white dog was out of the course, ISIike leading for 

 a mile at his peculiar mechanical gait, which he seemed to 

 think was enough to kill the hare without any further effort 

 The hare was lost iu the com with Rowdy Boy one hundred 

 yards behind. It is fair to say the latter had quit the course. 



MIDNIGHT AND NEEDLE. 



There was little regularity exercised in running out any 

 one stake or any one series. Midnight and Needle were 

 therefore now put down to run the deciding course for the 

 Sapling Stakes. The mysterious black dog was the favorite, 

 and Needle's chances were the worse by her accident of the 



Srevious day. Midnight was first off but Needle got a go-by 

 aough she could not stay. Midnight passed and wrenched 

 the hare a dozen times, showing all the speed and running 

 ■with the hare under his nose, During this wrenching Needle 

 drew ivp a little but did not score. Midnight killed neatly 

 ■ -mth Needle thirty-five yards behind. 



At the dinner hour some disagreeable news was learned, 



Two of Mr C. G. Page's dogs were withdrawn by reason of 

 accidents. Ouster had torn his feet up in a private race with 

 a jack, and the course with Belle R. the day before, in which 

 he won, had left his feet in such bad shape that his owner 

 would not mn him. This grand fellow^ was probably the 

 swiftest dog among the stajfers at the meet, and it was 

 to be regretted he could not get somewhere nearer to the 

 place where he belonged. Mr. Page's Swift, who broke his 

 foot in his course with Midnight, beating Midniglit, was also 

 unfit for I'unnin.g. Upon this it was {innounced tliat Mr. D. 

 C. Luse had withdrawn Sport Aleen, being dissatisfied with 

 the judge's decision in the tindecideci heat with Sandy Jim. 

 As there was 7io possibility of the judge's seeing this course, 

 and as he decided against neither dog in a course where not 

 even any two of the siJcctators were agreed, it is only ju,st to 

 say that Mr. Luse .showed very citiestionable taste in this 

 action. As a member of the .ground committee Mr. Lnsg has 

 done much for the club, but he can not hurt it wcrse than by 

 such imputations against so fair-minded a judge as Mr. Hol- 

 loway. Had tlie latter decided against Mr. Lu.se's dog in 

 tliis course Mr. T/Use might ]u-operly have objected, and he 

 very probably would have done so. 



SANDY JIM AND NANNIE BLACK. 

 Running was 1-esuraed in the second series of the All-A,ged, 

 and Sandy .Tim went into the slips with Nannie Black. The 

 dogs got ott" on a tricky old white-tail, and made a rattling 

 course for a mile and a hali, each haAdng a distinct go-by 

 and numbers of wrenches. The red dog won only by his 

 kill, and had thei-efore only one point in preponderance. 



CLUMSY JACK ANT) FLINK 



were next. Three hares got away unseen, but both dogs got 

 off well on the foui'th. Flink got the lead, but Jack drew 

 in on a turn. Jack stumbled and Flink drew past, led, 

 wrenched the hare time after time, killed and won in gi-eat 

 style, showing surprising speed. 



MIKE G. AND RENO BELLE 



went into the slips in the second series of the Field Cup. 

 Two hares were lost, but a strong one at last gave the dogs a 

 start. At first there were no points; then each dog got two 

 m-enches; then a neck and neck ensued for a mile ancl a half 

 straight dowm a road, and after that they exchanged wrenches. 

 Reno Belle then showing a disposition to use more speed, 

 Mike concluded to let her go ahead and wear henself out on 

 the plowed ground of a rye field. She went ahead, but, 

 unfortunatel5^ for the wily old strategist, she killed the hare 

 before she wore herself out, Mike stumbling in his last reach. 

 The red Hag went up for the bitch amid great enthusiasm 

 over this great course. 



The coursers and spectators were now entertained for a 

 few moments by excellent music discoursed by the Great 

 Bend Ladies' Band. The more gallant members of the club 

 lingered near the band wagon and appeared to think it well 

 to rest the dogs for a time. 



FLINK AND TERRY 

 were led up in the third series of the All-Aged. The line of 

 beaters went out in a weedy field and soon started a hare 

 do-\vn to the dogs. Flink got aw-ay and made a great pace, 

 scoring a go-by and several wrenches. He then stuinbled and 

 fell, and, though he recovered finely, Terry passed and led, 

 doing all the running after that and rolling "up points enough 

 to beat Flink by three. FUnk killed the hare, rolling com- 

 pletely over in the act. Flink would have won but for the 

 stumble. 



MIKE G. AND SANDY JIM 

 were now matched in the All- Aged. A hare was started in the 

 rye field near the barn and started at once for the hills. 

 Mike lost the coiu-se in less than two minutes. He ran sly, 

 and in fact nearly stopped, waiting for the hare to turn. 

 Instead of turning to the left, as Mike evidently thought she 

 would, she ran over the point of the hill and cloAvn a draw, 

 not showing again, and leaving Mike looking very much 

 confused and shorn of all honors for the meet. Jim ran fair, 

 and though the hare was lost in a hole, the course was given 

 to the honester dog. 



This left the All-Aged to be finally run by Sandy Jim and 

 Terry. As it was growing very late and as there was yet a 

 com-se to be run in the Field Stakes, it was anuoiracecl that 

 the All- Aged would be divided between the above-mentioned 

 dogs. 



RENO BELLE AND SANDY JIM 

 were now the last competitors in the Field Stake and were 

 put into the slips just as the sun was sinking behind the 

 hills. The hares were now obviously becoming scarcer, and 

 the dogs were taken from the flats, and a wide detour made 

 upon the tableland back of the ranch house. None were 

 found here, and the beaters swung to the left into the breaks 

 of the big pastiire. Here, almost at dusk, a liare was started 

 and the dogs were slipped. The hare ran sharp to the left 

 and over a hill, then turning again to the left and getting 

 behind the beaters. The dogs lost sight as they turned 

 around the hill and the course was held un decided. Adjourn- 

 ment was made as it was now quite dark. 



FIFTH DAY. 



The morning of the last day, Oct. 23, was clear and cool. 

 Arrangements for finishing the ninnirig were soon com- 

 pleted. Contrary to the annotmcement of the evening pre- 

 vious, it was now announced that the All-Aged w^ould not be 

 divided but run off by Sandy Jim and Terry. 



SANDY JIM AND RENO BELLE 



were at once sent into the slips to decide the Field Stake. 

 When but a little distance from the club house a hare was 

 seen in fonu, and the dogs were led up and sighted on a 

 good start. Jim went ahead from the slip and kept space 

 between himself and his mother for tw^o hundred and fifty 

 yards, wi-enching the hare time after time. He then tunied 

 the hare, and Reno Belle took up the running for a tiine. 

 .Jim drew ahead again, wrenched, reached to kill and missed, 

 the hare turning and being picked up by Belle, who thus 

 made her only point in the entire course". Sanely Jim was 

 declared ^\unner of the Field Stakes. 



The old red bitch, Reno Belle, was held by some to be the 

 swiftest dog at the meet. She did not show that, though 

 she is unquestionably fast and thoroughly honest. She "is 

 the mother of Sandy Jim, and of Terry, who ran the last 

 course in the Field Stakes; also of Jim Blaine, who was 

 beaten by Mike G. Had Jim Blaine been entered in the 

 Puppy Stakes— where his age would have admitted him as 

 well as did that of the vsdnner. Midnight— it is more than 

 probable that Reno Belle would have seen her children win- 

 ners in every stake, with herself runner-up in the only stake 

 where she was entered. These grand young dogs, all big, 

 game-looking fellows, of a bright pantlier color for the most 

 part, are Mr. Allison's choice for hunting clogs, and are the 

 result of fifteen years breeding and htm ting on those West- 

 ern plains. 



SAND\" JIM AND TERRY. 

 Sandy Jim was allowed to rest half an hour, and then he 

 and Terry were put in for the last course in the All-Aged. 

 A hare was started on the grass and ran obliquely in such 

 manner that the crowd for a moment hid it from view. The 

 dogs were slipped without sighting, or got unsighted at once 

 after being slipped. Jim's handler— w^ho really had both 

 dogs in charge, Mr. Allison being absent— rode up to help 

 the dogs, which were confused. Terry ran to the left of a 

 little lake, getting unsiigh ted. Jim ran to the right. The 

 handler caught sight ot the hare, or pretended to, and carried 

 Jim along after the hare thi-ough a hard run of a mile and a 

 half, Terry not running. Without criticising this course on 

 the part of tile handler, or inqmring into the motives for it^ 



the judge promptly and very properly cut short all argument 

 and all suspicion by giving the cour.se to Jim. Had he done 

 otherwise it would have been little less than an outrage. 



Sandy Jim was thus winner of both the All-Aged and the 

 Field Stakes. There is little doubt that he is the right one, 

 so nearly as the chaTices of a coursing meet can determine. 

 He can not beat Mike G., if the latter would run fair. To 

 our mind the only dog that could even, perhaps, do that was 

 the Nebraska brindle, Custer. A race between these last two 

 dogs, if each dog was fit and was doing Jiia best, would be a 

 better one than any sho^vn in the meet. Custer's accident 

 and Mike's trickiness were both greatly to be deplored. 



A wolf chase on the flats was now announced, but the 

 greater part of all present returned to town. The meet had 

 lasted longer than had been expected, and many were obliged 

 to depart at once for home. 



As a fir.st event, this meet of the American Coursing Club 

 was a pronouncecl and uumistakal>le sncoess. It needed a 

 begiiming, of course; and of course, also, tiie next year Will 

 see more dogs entered ijicluditig, it is boped, numbei's from 

 the East. The experiment is made. It has been shcnvn that 

 hares can be found in sufiicient numbers for steady work. 

 It has been shonm that the meet can be made an event of 

 great interest to the people as well as to spoitsmen; ancl that 

 is a great point gained in the way of making it really a 

 national event. 



The managers had to solve the knotty c[uestion of a big 

 experiment, with all its hundred exigencies of the moment. 

 They did it well, and barring its inevitable little delays 

 which were strictly incident to the occasion, everything 

 went smoothly, They deserve credit. 



Much of the success of the meet was directly clue to the 

 coolness, experience and cheerful endurance of the judge, 

 Mr. Josepli irollovruy, and the slipper, Mr. Charles Holioway. 

 The heat and biu-den of tlie day devolved upon these two and 

 they were always prompt aiicl patient, showing themselves 

 men and gentlemen. 



Although criticism sliould be light iu this the first year 

 of the club's or.Hanizatiou, there is one point upon which a 

 suggestion miglit be offered. As they stand, the printed 

 rules of the club are ob-\uously copied outri,u]it trom the 

 English coui'sing rules. They should be auu'nded until at 

 lea.st American in their tone. Such expressions as "sticking 

 in a metise" are not American and not all Americans under- 

 stand them. Coursing is a sport naturally adapted to us. 

 We can develop it. If at first we must imitate the English 

 let us not do it parrot-fashion. 



SUMMARY SAPLING STAKES. 

 First Series. 



G. I. Royce's mouse and white bitch Needle beat D. C. 

 Luse's black dog Raven. 



C. G. Page's brindle bitch Belle P. beat B. M. Muters- 

 baugh's dark brindle dog Lead. 



David Taylor's black dog Midnight beat Chas. D. Webber's 

 black bitch Sister iu Black. 



J. H. Jones's red fawn dog Kansas Chief beat D, C. Luse's 

 black dog Fleet Aleen. 



David Taylor's light fawn bitch Belle R. beat same owner's 

 black and white dog Trust (a bye). 



Second Scries. 



Needle beat Belle P. 

 Midnight beat Kansas Chief. 



Third Series. 

 Midnight beat Needle and worn 



ALL-AGED STAKES. 

 First Scries. 



M. E. Allison's red fawn dog Sandy Jim beat D. C, Luse's 

 black dog Fleet Aleen. 



M. E. Allison's mouse dog Mike G. beat Jos. Roetzel's red 

 fawn dog Tipperary. 



C. G. Pagers black bitch Nannie Black beat Amos John- 

 son's black and tan dog January. 



Peter Doherty's black dog Ilink beat David Taylor's light 

 fawn bitch Belie E. 



B. M. Mutersbaugh's brindle dog Clumsy Jack beat W. J. 

 Dixon's fawn and white dog Piper Heidsieck. 



J. R. Price's red fawn dog Terry beat David Taylor's red 

 fawn dog Tom Moonlight. 



B. M. Mutersbaugh's fawn and white dog Rowdy Boy beat 

 R. D. Salisbury's mouse bitch Fanny. 



R. D. Salisbury's black bitch Emporia Bell beat unentered 

 dog Sport (a bye;.* 



Second Series, 

 Sandy Jim beat Nannie Black. 

 Terry beat Emporia Bell. 

 Mike G. beat Bowdy Boy. 

 Flink beat Clumsy Jack. 



Tntrd Scries. 



Terry beat Flink. 

 Sandy Jim beat Mike G. 



Fourth Series. 

 Sandy Jim beat Terry and won, 



FIELD STAKES. 



First Series. 



M. E. Allison's red fawn bitch Reno Belle beat Dr. T. F. 

 Foncannon's white and fawn dog Leo. 



C. G. Page's black and white dog Swift beat David Tay- 

 lor's black dog Midnight. 



C. G. Page's black dog Custer beat David Taylor's light 

 fawn bitch BeUe R. 



M. E. Allison's mouse dog Mike G. beat J. H. Jones's light 

 fawni dog Jim Blaine. 



M. E. Allison's red fawn dog Sandy Jim a bye. (Sport 

 Aleen withdrawn.) 



Second Series, 

 Reno Belle beat Mike G. 

 (Svsdft and Custer withdrawn.) 

 Sandy Jim a bye. 



Third Series. 

 Sandy Jim beat Reno Belle and won.t 



* (The Tinentered dog Sport ran the byeAvith Emporia BeU by 

 agreement. It was rather unusual. The absence of Speedaway 

 gave Ro\vdy Boy to the slips with Fanny, Emporia Bell's proper 

 mate.) ^ ^ 



tThe extra runniugpf Sandy Jim in the All- Aged left him with 

 no advantage in the Field Stake byes, even had iJie owner of the 

 last competing dogs not agreed to rim them aa above. 



THE PRESIDENT'S PUPS.-Ata White House reception 

 last week appeared a Virginian who had with him two well- 

 bred pointer pups, which he said he had brought to present 

 to the -President. The old man met with some opxiosition at 

 the door in getting his pups passed in, but finally succeeded. 

 On entering the parlor he seated himself in ah easy chair 

 with apup on either knee. When the President entered the^ 

 proud Virginian took a place in the line, with a pup in each 

 arm. Just before reaching the President the pups began to 

 Quarrel, and in less time than it takes to write it a genuine 

 dog fight was in progress. The owmer in his excitement " 

 dropped the belligerents to the floor, where they continued 

 their hostilities, not stopping until they had rolled over be- 

 tween the President's feet. The dogs were quickly taken 

 out of the room with the owner following. After the recep- 

 tion an effort was made to allow him to make the present^ 

 but the doors were barred and the pups were takeia back to 



