82 THE GREYHOUND 



that after the sixth or seventh generation no trace 

 remained of the Bulldog. Since Lord Orford's day 

 the sport of coursing has increased to an enormous 

 extent, and during the season meetings are held in 

 great frequency throughout the country. The 

 Waterloo Cup, the Derby of the coursing world, was 

 instituted in 1836, the founder being Mr. W. Lynn, 

 who kept an old-fashioned house known as the 

 Waterloo Hotel. The National Coursing Club, 

 which governs the sport, did not come into being 

 until 1857, its institution being due to the impera- 

 tive feeling that one uniform system of rules was 

 necessary for the guidance of all open meetings. 

 The next important event in the history of the breed 

 was the establishment of a stud book in 1881. Now 

 it is obligatory for all litters to be registered, and 

 the colour of each whelp has to be stated. 



At coursing meetings it is not necessarily the 

 fastest dog that wins. Speed is estimated as one, 

 two, or three points, according to the degree of 

 superiority shown. The " go-by " that is to say, 

 where the Greyhound starts a clear length behind 

 his companion and yet passes him in a straight run, 

 and gets a clear length in advance counts two 

 points, or, if gained on the outer circle, three points r ; 

 the " turn," where the hare is brought round at 

 not less than a right angle from her previous line, 

 as one point. Half a point is given for the " wrench," 

 when the hare has bent from her line at less than 

 a right angle. Two points count for the " kill," 

 or in the descending scale in proportion to the degree 

 of merit displayed in that kill, which may be of no 

 value. The " trip " is valued at one point that is 

 to say, an unsuccessful effort to kill where the hare 



