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is thrown off her legs, or where a Greyhound flecks 

 her, but cannot hold her. It is laid down that 

 under no circumstances is speed without subsequent 

 work to be allowed to decide a course, except where 

 great superiority is shown by one Greyhound over 

 another in a long lead to covert. All coursing men 

 are necessarily familiar with the difference between a 

 puppy and a sapling, but, as some confusion may 

 exist in the minds of the uninitiated, it may be as 

 well to state that no Greyhound is considered a 

 puppy which was whelped before the ist of January 

 of the year preceding the commencement of the 

 season of running. A sapling is a Greyhound 

 whelped on or after the ist of January of the year 

 in which the season of running commenced. 



Naturally enough a good Greyhound is worth a 

 lot of money, but on occasion subsequently famous 

 dogs have been bought for a mere song. It is not 

 unusual for a draft from a leading kennel to realise 

 over a thousand guineas at public auction. More 

 often than not it will be found, I think, that the 

 best coursers are of moderate size. The famous 

 " Fullerton " won the Waterloo Cup four times, and 

 in thirty -three public courses he was only defeated 

 twice ; his weight in training was about 65 Ib ., 

 but another noted winner, " Master M'Grath," was 

 only 54 Ib., and " Coomassie," the gallant little 

 bitch who won the Cup twice, only weighed 44 Ib. 

 If we 11 -treated when young, the Greyhound may be 

 as manageable and affectionate a companion as any 

 dog. 



The. head of a Greyhound should be long and 

 lean, wide between the ears, with length from occiput 

 to the nose of about 10 inches to loj inches. The 



