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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 18, 1898. 



^mdng mid ^atti[mng. 



COURSING AT WINFIELD, KAN. 



•TfiTHE promises of a large entry to the two stakes were 

 hardly met by those of whom great things had been expected. 

 Dr. Van Hummell was here the week following the Good- 

 land meeting, and in a ro\igh estimate had made up twenty- 

 two prospective entries for the Wlnfield Oup, but at the last 

 moment he failed to materialize with even one entry. Mr. 

 H. C. Lowe, we imderstand, was called to Chicago by friends 

 unexpectedly, and several others who had promised an entry 

 were not as good as their word, and the result was that the 

 entry in the open stake only numbered seven all told, while 

 it was confidently expected that there woiild not be less than 

 thirty-two entries. However, the members' stake received 

 twenty entries, and lively competition was entered by the 

 selected dogs from last season's best, and a very interesting 

 meeting was brought off. Mr. W. S. Vidler, of Colorado 

 Springs, sent down his beautiful bitch Buenarita to cross 

 swords with Willis H., owned by Mr. F. B. Coyne, of Huron, 

 S. D., and Mr. Luse's Living Yet and D. M. Sidle's Nor- 

 wegian— Bueneritero dog Laughed At. 



In this stake the three States were represented, first money 

 going to Colorado and second to South Dakota. These dogs 

 were sent in charge of those who showed that they can act 

 disinterestedly, even when they have dogs in competition 

 with those in their care. 



The meeting as a whole went smoothly, and several who 

 last season were a bit loud were quite changed in their man- 

 ner, and their example was well followed by others. 



Fortunately there was no Prince Charlie— Meteor fiasco, 

 and barring two or three courses we had plain and clear 

 decisions. 



Mr. E. H. Mulcaster did the judging, and he gave good 

 satisfaction. He is quiet, intent on his work, and is consid- 

 erate"and courteous to all. Mr. J. R. Cochran handled the 

 slips in his qtiiet and earnest way, and we perceive a ten- 

 dency to add a little art to his careful work, and in two or 

 three instances the slipping was quite a masterly effort Not 

 one particle of fault can be found or was found with his 

 work. He gave up any idea of entering a dog in order to be 

 entirely free from any entanglement in having a dog in the 

 stake. He is thoroughly interested in his dogs and is a good 

 fitter, but his place is w'ith the slips, although he can illy be 

 spared from the ranks of active coursers. Clubs could look 

 a good while and not find as good a slipper. 



The officers of the day were either negligent or entirely 

 helpless, for the crowd was positively the most unruly that 

 we have ever seen on a coursing ground, and in the last 

 course broke ranks and all went at a breakneck pace, but 

 fortunately there were no broken bones as the result. Clubs 

 owe it to the public safety to have men of authority to con- 

 trol the mass of spectators that visit the coursing grounds. 

 , You can scarcely expect men to take valuable dogs where 

 they will be subjected to the risk of injury. 



The grounds selected for the running were the same as the 

 club used last season, but more fences had to be made, and 

 the dry weather had deprived the hares of cover, and as a 

 result we were obliged to take more time to rim the stakes 

 through. The club contemplate a change in the grounds for 

 another year, there being several places near where a meet- 

 ing can be held. 



Several members of the club have taken hold of breeding 

 with a will, and a Derby of 32 young dogs can be made 

 easily another year. There are over 40 young pups in sight 

 that will be eligible to the stake. Cold blood mtist go is 

 what they all agree upon, and next year an open stake and 

 the Derby will be the two stakes. 



Mr. D. M. Sidle has taken an interest with D. C. Lttse, and 

 at present has a share of them from Dick's Darling and Lady 

 Maud. Mr. D. O. Miller has recently purchased two valu- 

 able pups of E. H. Mulcaster, by Glenkirk and Miller's Rub, 

 and a litter brotoer of Laughed At and Buenarita and one 

 from Lady Maud from D. M. Sidle. Others are negotiating 

 for some good ones, so that in a couple of years the woods 

 will be full of them. Two of the entries were by a son of 

 Trales and Lady Graham Glendyne out of native bitches and 

 they went well to the front. 



The city of Winfield takes very little interest in the meet- 

 ings, and we would not be astonished to see the meet next 

 year held near some other live town. 



There are dozens of good places where a coursing meeting 

 can be held, and all that is necessary is for one or two active 

 men to stir up the people and select good grounds and the 

 active dog men will second their efforts. 



The winner of the Wmfield^ Cup, Buenarita, is by Nor- 

 wegian, a half brother of the great FuUerton, four times 

 winner o'f the Waterloo Cup, and out of Buenaritero, an im- 



gortation from Col. North's kennel. She is the bluest of the 

 lue blood, and is a most wonderful performer, consistent 

 and reliable. She is a dark brindle, wall weigh about 501bs., 

 rather lightly built, but racy looking. She goes out of slips 

 strong and keeps coming, and is very handy with her teeth. 

 She is fit to go in any company, and hard to beat when in 

 condition. She is owned by S. W. Vidler, of Colorado 

 Springs, and was given him as a share of a litter that he 

 raised for Mr. Luse. She is about twenty months old. At 

 Goodland she was thrown out by Boomerang in a short, un- 

 satisfactory course, but was thought a good one for all that. 

 She won at Leoti, and now a second win is placed to her 

 credit. 



The runner-up, Willis H., proved a good one at the Huron 

 meet, and was sent on this circuit by Mr. T. B. Coyne, of 

 Huron, S. D. He is a good-sized greyhound, rangy, well up 

 on legs, and is nearly black in color. He looks racy, and 

 certainly goes away strong and fast and is a good killer. He 

 is by Lights o' London (Trales— Dick's Darling) out of a 

 native bitch called Nell. 



The winner in the County Stake, Gold Dust, is a native 

 bred one, the sire being Brindle Jack and the dam Winnie. 

 He is a rather blocky, round-backed fellow, red in color, and 

 will weigh about 581bs. He has a good burst of speed and 

 keeps coming. He won by the hardest kind of work. 



Witch Hazel is by Bob, a son of Trales and Lady Graham 

 Glendyne, out of a native bitch. She is white with black 

 mai-kings, is a very neatly-tuned bitch and will likely weigh 

 4olbs. She is not fast out of the sUps, but soon gets to work 

 and keeps increasing her "lick" and stays with it. She is 

 about twenty months old. Every course was won on merit, 

 her bye being her hardest course. Her staying qualities 

 will be quite an item in her breeding. She is owned by Mr. 

 Frank Sidle, the yoimg man who judged the meeting here 

 last fall and a resident of the county. 



TUESDAY. 



It has been extremely dry in this locality for some time 

 and in the morning there came up one of those peculiar 

 freaky prairie winds, the air was filled with clouds of dust, 

 and the coursing grounds being located eight and a half 

 miles from the city made it a very disagreeable ride out, and 

 on our return we might properly have been taken for colored 

 jnen. The fields in which the coujsing was done were stub- 

 ble and meadow, and being so dry the dogs kicked up such 

 a dust that it at times entirely obscured them from view. 

 Some portion of the grounds were covered with rocks wluch 

 lent a spice of danger to the sport. Wire fenqes were 

 numerous, but openings had been made through them and 

 in only one or two instances was the judge kept from fol- 

 lowing the dogs closely. Hares seemed to be very plentiful, 

 but got up wild. There was but a small crowd of specta- 

 tors for the opening day and they seemed to be more diffi- 



cult to control than when they came in larger numbers. 

 The owners of the dogs rode in ahead of the dogs at times 

 and the admonition of the marshals seemed to have little 

 effect. Most of the courses were good fair trials, but the 

 hares do not work like those on the buffalo grass prairie. 

 Open even grounds are far the best for coursing always. 



Mr. D. C. Luse while riding after his dogs in one of the 

 courses took a header which fortunately only resulted in a 

 badly sprained wrist. 



Winfield Stake. 



First Round. 



Lady Maud (late Maudy Luse)— Buenarita.— Buenarita 

 led two lengths to the hare, turned to the white, and then 

 before she had scored made her a racing go-by and knocking 

 the hare about smartly, let Lady Maud in for the kill. Bue- 

 narita won. 



Laughed At— Lady Cleveland.— Laughed At led three 

 lengths to the hare. They then chopped it between them for 

 a quick kill. Laughed At won decisively. 



Willis H.—Nettlefield.— Willis H. seemed to be in good 

 form, and fairly smothering the bitch, led her three lengths, 

 turned and carne back for a masterly kill. 



Living Yet.— A bye with Lady Cleveland, the hare escap- 

 ing after a pumping course. 



Cowly County Stake. 



First Round. 



Juliette— Dinah's Picaninny.— Juliette got away eight 

 lengths ahead of the "nig," reaching the hare as he went 

 through a hedge into a cornfield, but getting sighted raced 

 away again; taut Dinah's Picaninny was coming to herself, 

 and gave the older black a go-by. But when again in view 

 Juliette was working the hare, Picaninny was unsighted. 

 The hare went through a hedge again and Juliette raced 

 after him, but Picaninny again gave her a go-by and killed. 

 They were two blacks, nearly the same size and difficult to 

 judge. The little black seemed to have the best of it, but the 

 flag went up for Juliette. 



Jack— Lightfoot (Weakley's).— Lightfoot led sis lengths 

 to the hare and made a vigorous effort to kill, but the hare 

 came around, giving Jack a look-in. Lightfoot would not 

 stay out long, and being placed, worked up a good series. 

 The big brindle, however, was able to take a hand now and 

 then, and finally they mixed it between them for a kill. 

 Lightfoot had the best of it, and won. 



Skip— Dicky.— Dicky was too speedy out of slips for the 

 big brindle; but Skip got in on Dicky's turn, and from there 

 on carried her hare ahead, and killed and won. A good bit 

 of work. 



Lady Grace— Zip.— Lady Grace was too young, being but 

 a 13mos. pup. Zip cut out the work, the little one acting as 

 though she scarcely knew what was wanted of her; she being 

 on one side of the fence and Zip on the other, but as they 

 went out into a stubble field she had an opening, but Zip 

 was too clever and kept possession till they lost sight of the 

 hare, as it went tlirough the hedge and directly through the 

 camp ground and escaped, 



Goldie— Jerry.— Jerry had the best of the out one of 

 slips, but then Goldie was up for exchanges. Jerry took up 

 the turn from Goldie and made two wrenches and killed. 

 He went to the slips lame, and while the owners were secur- 

 ing their dogs the owner of Goldie carelessly allowed his 

 horse to step on another foot. There seems to be little care 

 taken among the owners of the dogs. Horses and dogs were 

 mixed up promiscuously half the time. Tbe course was 

 short and unsatisfactory, and gave what might be called 

 a chance to let them in again, but the flag went up for 

 Jerry. 



Golddust— Jo Jo. — Golddust gave a good exhibition 

 handling his hare nicely, working it along faster than Jo Jo 

 could run. Jo Jo waiting for a kill and after two efforts 

 finished the hare, but Golddust had won hands down. 



This closed the cour-sing for the day, and it being 4 o'clock 

 and a long ride before us, all were anxious to be away. 



WEDNESDAY. 



The second day was only a continuation of the first. The 

 wind came up with the sun and continued strong all day; 

 but the dust having been nearlyall blown off the road, itwas 

 less disagreeable, though the long ride to the grotmds was 

 verv unpleasant. 



It was rather too warm for pleasiu-e or for the dogs, hut 

 none of them showed distress, although some of the courses 

 were quite long ones. There was little of special note in the 

 day's running. The crowd of spectators had increased con- 

 siderably, and were disorderly in proportion. Never have I 

 attended a meeting where there was as much go-as-you- 

 please as here. The marshals made but feeble efforts to keep 

 the crowd in order, and even when they did enter a protest 

 they Avere met with some uncomplimentary reply. The 

 smoothness of a meet depends largely on the proper manage- 

 ment of affairs, and officers should see to it that order is 

 maintained; otherwise it becomes a haphazard scramble. 



The same grounds were coursed over as yesterday, but the 

 hares had become frightened, and those we missed had 

 changed locations. It was after 10 o'clock when the first 

 brace was put in for the remainder of the Cowly County 

 Stake. 



Pedro— Fanny.— Pedro was a bit quicker to get away 

 fi'om the slips, but Fanny soon drew up for a go-by, but the 

 hare was beyond reach and going like the wind, occasionally 

 taking a sly look back to see if the turtles were coming; and 

 finally concluding that there was very little show for any 

 amusement, went into the adjoining county. 



Sailor Maud— Mennie. — Maud went out of slips cjuite a 

 bit to the good, the hare rather favoring Minnie. A few fee- 

 ble wrenches and Sailor Maud gave her a clever go-by, 

 worked the hare smartly, and killed. Maud won. 



Bob— Witch Hazel.- This brace were a pretty pair of 

 little white ones, Bob being the sire of Witch Hazel. Bob 

 led five lengths to the hare, wrenched several times, placed 

 Hazel and she took the hare clean away from Bob, turned 

 him to a piece of stubble again, drove him away over the 

 plowed field, and reached him near a school house, the 

 children taking in the sport greedily. In a pasture Hazel 

 played with Bob, gave him repeated go-byes, and killed, 

 coming off a clever winner. 



Meteor— Snowball.— Snowball is a rough-coated bitch, 

 probably half Scotch deerhound, and was scarcely able to 

 keep in "sight, and after a half mile quit and came back. 

 Meteor was a good 100yds. behind as the hare went over the 

 stony bluffs. Meteor won with very little to his credit in 

 points made. 



Winfield Cup— Second Round. 

 Buenarita— Laughed At.— This course was one of im- 

 portance. The brace were brother and sister, and had 

 showed themselves grand working dogs. They went from 

 the slips with Buena lapping the dog, but when well 

 straightened out she drew up on the outside and would have 

 scored a go-by, but on the instant the hare slightly favored 

 the dog, and he being hard by gave a couple of wrenches and 

 a kill, but he had fairly got his teeth on it when Buena was 

 assisting in the kill. It was a short dash, and there was 

 little chance for competition, and we confidently expected to 

 see the hat come off, but the red flag went up for Buenarita 

 a winner. 



Willis H.— Living Yet.— A good slip and Yet drew away 

 four lengths up to the hare, and then switched him about at 

 a merry pace^ wrenching repeatedly, brought the hare 

 around to Willis, and he took up the work, placing a few 

 wrenches and a turn to his credit. Willis came away and 

 raced up for a meritorious kill. For a few seconds your cor- 

 respondent was interfered with by the flag steward, who got 



out of his place, and it was said that several wrenches were 

 placed to his credit just before the kill, but they must have 

 been very numerous indeed to enable him to wipe off Living 

 Yet's score, but it may have been done. Willis H. had the 

 decision. 



County Stake— Secmid Roxind. 

 Lightfoot— Juliette.— Lightfoot rushed away from his 

 black rival and fairly smothered her, with scarcely a look in 

 for -Juliette. 



Zip— Skip.— Zip skipped up to the hare. Neither are fast, 

 but Zip did most of the early work, and then Skip held the 

 place for a long course, but too late. Zip's first work carried 

 her through and gave her the verdict. Skip was inclined to 

 look on. 



Golddust (a bye).— He was placed in slips with Van's 

 O'Rell for a bye, Jerry being drawn lame, but it being past 

 past the hour for closing the day's running, was taken out. 

 He should have had his course by all odds, as it was the last 

 on the card, but his owner did not lodge an objection and it 

 went over till morning. 



THURSDAY. 



The wind changed to the north during the night, and by 

 daylight was blowing a gale, which gave a very dismal out- 

 look for the day's sport. Overcoats and gloves were in good 

 demand as protection against the piercing wind, but by 10 

 o'clock it warmed up somewhat and the wind had lessened 

 At the camp grounds the tent stoves assisted materially in 

 cheering our souls. Before the regular running the commit- 

 tee decided to run Golddust's bye, which was highly im- 

 proper, as the judge had not yet arrived, and in fact did not 

 see the course. He ran with Van's O'Rell, and the latter 

 niade an example of him, racing up to the hare three lengths 

 ahead, rattled him about, came back quickly and knocked 

 him to Golddust for the kill without merit. After the course 

 it was discovered than Van's O'Rell had cut his leg, as it was 

 supposed on a stone, but others thought that Golddust bit 

 him at the same time that he seized the hare. It was a won- 

 der that more dogs as well as horses and men were not in- 

 jured over the very rocky corner where this course was run 



Fanny— Sailor Maud.— This was fairly the hardest course 

 yet run. Fanny was unable to give Sailor any assistance 

 whatever, Maud had a regular merry-go-round course in a 

 pasture, into the road, back to the pasture again, and round 

 and round, the yotmg bitch making efforts to kill; into a 

 cornfield they went, and back again, and finally she wearied 

 poor Fanny out. Fanny didn't seem to be able to gallop 

 even. 



Witch Hazel-Meteor.— Meteor had the foot of Hazel 

 up, and made the first turn. Hazel coming in, vsrrenched 

 several times and exchanged with Meteor, Hazel getting in 

 went from sight, wrenching strongly, and it is said threw 

 the hare to Meteor for the kill. 



Winfl.eld Gup— Deciding Course. 



Buenarita led three lengths to the hare, placed Willis H., 

 but with little parleying raced by him, opening a gap of 

 four lengths and making a beautiful kUl, won. Her victory 

 was decisive and unquestioned, and left the impression that 

 she is a hard nut to crack. 



County Stake— Third Round. 



Skip— Lightfoot.— Lightfoot was given very little help in 

 this course. Skip threw up the sponge and Lightfoot fin- 

 ished with a kill and won. 



Golddust— Sailor Maud.— Golddust scored a decisive 

 victory over her younger rival, although Sailor Maud did re- 

 markably well after having such a trying course but a bare 

 hour before. The course was in a cornfield and the ground 

 very yielding. Another year and Sailor Maud will show 

 some strong work, she being only sixteen months old now. 



Witch Hazel (a bye) with her kennel mate Laughed At. 

 In a pretty long course she showed great staying powers, 

 fairly making an example of the fast son of Norwegian and 

 Bueneritero. The Glendyne blood kept her trotting. 

 County Stake— Fourth Round. 



Lightfoot— Witch Hazel.— Lightfoot led three lengths, 

 did some merry work and letting Hazel in she rattled up a 

 pretty scale of points, forcing the hare into a stone corral for 

 a kill and decisive victory. 



Golddust ran a natural bye with some brindle dog, and a 

 most trying course he had, too. The work was on a very 

 large whitetail, which I am told is rarely ever seen in this 

 part of the State. 



During the course a farmer's sheep dog joined in and made 

 two go-bys on the very tired dogs in his efforts to kill, but he 

 quit and let the greyhounds make the kill. It was quite 

 amusing to see the woolly fellow outfoot the greyhounds, 

 and was scarcely believed by the spectators, who were unable 

 to see it in the distance. 



County Stake— Deciding Course. 



Golddust— Witch Hazel.— Both dogs showed the effects 

 of the two previous courses and went out sore, Golddust 

 leading four lengths but was unable to score; the hare carried 

 them nearly a mile away, then they brought him around, 

 Hazel making several wrenches, but Golddust came by 

 handily, but could not reach his hare for a good half mile, 

 but bunny had spent his force and they literally tired him 

 out; both hounds and hare were but just able to gallop when 

 Golddust killed and won. The spectators became fairly 

 frantic and nearly all joined in the course. A sad ending, 

 perhaps, was averted by the voices of two or three cooler 

 neads who called to them to desist. We would dislike much 

 to see another sad ending like the Pearl of Pekin fiasco, but 

 it is likely to be repeated if such unseemly breaks are made 

 in the final course at these local meets. G. Irwin Royce. 



The Winfield Cup. 



Open stake for 16 or more greyLounds, entrance fee $10, winner 50 

 per cent, of entrance and $75 cash donated by the citizens of Winfleld, 

 „he runner up 25 per cent., third dog to receive 15 per cent., and fourth 

 dog 10 per cent, of entrance money: 



D. C. Luse's (ns S. W. Vidler's) 

 brindle bitch Buenarita 



D. M. Sidle's fawn dog Laughed 

 At 



F, D. Coyne's black dog 



beat 



beat 



D. M. Sidle's white and fawn 

 bitch Lady Maud (late 

 Maudy Luse). 

 D C. Luse's white and brown 



bitcli Lady Cleveland. 

 J. R. BaUard's (ns D. C. Luse) 

 Nettlefield. 



D. 0. Luse's Living Yet, a bye. 

 Buenarita beat Laughed At. Willis H. beat Living Yet. 



m. 



Mnal Course. 



S W. Vidler's bdl b Buenarita J 



beat 



1 F. B. Coyne's bk and w d WU- 

 V lis TEL. (Lights o' London— 

 ) Nell) and won. 



(Norwegian- Buenaritero) j 



County Stake. 



For dogs owned by resident members only, entrance $3.50. Winner 

 to receive 50^ of the entrance money, runner up 25!t, third to receive 

 15^ and fourth 10,^ of entrance money. 



S. S. Raper's black bitch Juli- 1 . J Ricks & Smith's black bitch 



ette f I Dinah'a Pickaninny. 



John Weakly's black dog) ^,„^ i D. S. Hanna's brmdle dog 



Lightfoot f 1 Jack. 



0. G. Stevens's brindle bitch) i D. S. Hanna's black bitch 



Sk-ip . . f 1 Dicky. 



E. B. Condit's fawn bitch 

 Zip. ( 



James Ramsey's fawn and I 

 white bitch Goldie. f 



John Weakly's red dog Gold- 

 dust 



Jas. Ramsey's brindle bitch 

 Fanny 



Ricks & Smith's black and 

 white bitch Sailor Maud 



beat 



beat 

 heat 



E. A. Fisher's bitch Lady 

 Grace. 



D. S. Hanna's black and white 

 dog Jerry. 



A. E. Johnson's brindle dbg 

 Jo Jo. 



E. P. Condit's fawn doff 

 Pedro. 



D. O. MiUer's brindle bitch 

 Minnie, 



