THE COMMON GREYHOUND. 113 



The old opinions respecting a perfectly formed 

 Greyhound,, were expressed in the following cou- 

 plets : 



"Headed like a Snake; 

 Necked like a Drake ; 

 Backed like a Beam ; 

 Sided like a Bream ; 

 Tailed like a Rat; 

 And footed like a Cat." 



With respect to swiftness of foot in the Grey- 

 hound, it is well ascertained, that, on flat ground, a 

 first-rate horse would be superior to it; but, in a 

 hilly country, a good Greyhound would have the 

 advantage. The following incident occurred in 

 December, 1800, which brought the speed of the 

 Greyhound and Racehorse into competition. 



A match betwixt two Horses was to have been 

 run over the race-course at Doncaster, for a hun- 

 dred guineas; but one of them having been drawn, 

 the other, a mare, started alone, to make good the 

 bet. After having gone the distance of about a 

 mile, a Greyhound bitch started from the side of 

 the course, and ran with the mare the remaining 

 three miles, keeping nearly head to head, which 

 produced a singular race. When they arrived at 

 the distance-post, four to five was betted on the 

 Greyhound; and when they came to the stand, the 

 betting was even. The Mare won by about a 

 head. 



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