COURSING. 467 



One very important point in the rules, that is often 

 overlooked, is that after six successive points have been 

 made, the greyhound making them is counted double 

 for every point made after the six until the other dog 

 scores. 



No allowance is made for an injury to a greyhound, 

 except lie be ridden over by the owner of the opposing 

 greyhound. 



There can be but little jockeying in coursing, as the 

 dogs are free, and will do their utmost to kill the hare; 

 and for this reason the element of fairness enters largely 

 into this style of competition. Coursing proper is an 

 open field pastime, and the rabbits are free, and are 

 frightened from their resting-place; and they flee for 

 safety, and are only limited by the face of the earth. But 

 another method, called inclosed park coursing, has been 

 instituted, whereby the chase is confined to an inclosure, 

 and the rabbits are captured, and confined to a space 

 varying from 100 acres to several sections. They are 

 kept in bounds by a closely woven wire fence. They are 

 allowed their liberty until such time as they are required 

 for testing the speed of the greyhounds; they are then 

 driven into a corral, and are let out one at a time for 

 the races. 



The race-track is usually a narrow space of 100 to 200 

 yards in width, and from one- half to a mile long. At 

 the end of the track, there is an escape for the rabbit 

 through a high board fence; so if the greyhound is 

 unable to catch him in this distance, he is free. They are 

 run over this track to the escape very frequently previous 

 to a formal competition; and when an old rabbit is 

 in good training, a greyhound stands very little show of 

 catching him. A grand stand is erected on each side of 

 the track, and the spectators are afforded a grand view of 

 the race from start to finish. 



