No sooner do I write a review in which I cast doubts on the idea that the first chase film was made in 1903, but I look at this amusing James Williamson comedy from 1901, in which a tramp steals a leg of lamb and is pursued in three scenes by an irate housewife and a pack of assorted dogs.
I've seen this movie before, which causes me repeat two things: first, be very careful when you proclaim something as a "first" in film history; and second, rely on no opinions save your own. Other peoples' opinions may give you an interesting idea, an interpretation that you might not have thought of on your own, that you realize is a pretty good one, but your esthetic is the proper guide to what is good in movies.
By the way, the housewife in this movie is quite obviously a man.