THE GREYHOUND. 161 



The inclosed coursing meetings, recently introduced into 

 this country, and rapidly becoming popular, will do much 

 to increase the popularity of the Greyhound, and awaken 

 interest in coursing in the Middle and Eastern States. At 

 the same time, they will have a tendency to destroy some of 

 the best and strongest qualities of this breed, such as stam- 

 ina and staying qualities. I predict that it will be but a 

 short time, comparatively, until a weak, light specimen, of 

 the Whippet order capable of a fast short spurt will be 

 much sought after; while the great, game animal, with the 

 heart and courage of a lion, capable of keeping up his 

 speed to the end of a bruising four or five mile course, will 

 be confined to the open meetings of the Far West. 



Great credit is due the following gentlemen, among 

 others, for their untiring efforts in advancing the Grey- 

 hound interests in America : Mr. H. W. Huntington, New 

 York; Dr. Q. Van Hummell, Kansas City; Montgomery 

 Phister, Cincinnati; Dr. N. Howe, Chicago; Dr. G. Irwin 

 Royce, D. IN". Heizer, M. E. Allison, H. C. Lowe, Kansas; 

 A. C. Lighthall, Denver, and C. G. Page, Nebraska. 



Among other prominent breeders or owners of Grey- 

 hounds may be mentioned the Devon Kennels, 82 Front 

 street, New York City; Alpine Kennels, Thirty-eighth 

 street and First avenue, New York City; J. Herbert Wat- 

 son, 79 Downing street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; John E. Thayer, 

 Lancaster, Mass.; J. Yan Schaick, 32 Broad street, New 

 York City; Woodhaven Kennels, Woodhaven, Long Island, 

 N. Y. ; Mrs. Sarah Leggett Emory, 253 Fifth avenue, New 

 York City; F. G. Stuart, box 83, Hoosick Falls, N. Y.; 

 W. E. Stevens, Riverside, 111.; Frank Welch, box 172, 

 Lemont, 111.; A. M. Young, 93 Park street, Albany, Ind.; 

 Ed. G. Howell, Denver, Colo.; D. H. Stine, Newport, Ky., 

 and Middleton Kennels, Cassopolis, Mich. 



Among the many good dogs which Mr. Huntington has 

 imported or bred may be mentioned Champion Balkis, a 

 large, up-standing, well-built dog, and a famous bench-show 

 winner, both in this country and in England. His winnings 



in America are : 

 11 



