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him bark at game when at bay. With a bulldog 

 courage he would recklessly fly straight at the animal's 

 head, unheeding the wounds received in the struggle. 

 This unguided courage at length caused his death when 

 in the very prime of his life. Poor Killbuck ! His 

 was a short but glorious career, and his name will 

 never be forgotten. 



Next in rotation in the chronicles of seizers appears 

 ' Lena,' who is still alive, an Australian bitch of great 

 size, courage, and beauty, wire-haired, like a Scotch 

 deerhound. 



' Bran,' a perfect model of a greyhound. 



' Lucifer,' combining the beauty, speed, and courage 

 of his parents, ' Bran ' and ' Lena,' in a superlative 

 degree. 



There are many others that I could call from the 

 pack and introduce as first-rate hounds, but as no 

 jealousy will be occasioned by their omission, I shall 

 be contented with those already named. 



Were I to recount the twentieth part of the scenes, 

 that I have witnessed in this sport, it would fill a 

 volume, and become very tedious. A few instances 

 related will at once explain the whole character of 

 the sport, and introduce a stranger to the wild hunts of 

 the Ceylon mountains. 



I have already described Newera Ellia, with its 

 alternate plains and forests, its rapid streams and 



