44 THE GREYHOUND. 



The points of the course are : 



(a.) Speed. Which shall be estimated as one, two, or three 

 points, according to the degree of superiority shown. [See 

 definition below (a).] 



(fe.) The Go-bye. Two points ; or, if gained on the outer circle, 

 three points. 



(c.) The Turn. One point. 



(d.) The Wrench. Half a point. 



(e.) The Kill. Two points, or in a descending scale, in pro- 

 portion to the degree of merit displayed in the kill, which may 

 be of no value. 



(/.) The Trip. One point. 

 Definition of points : 



(a.) In estimating the value of speed to the hare, the judge 

 must take into account the several forms in which it may be 

 displayed, viz. : 



1. Where, in the run up, a clear lead is gained by one 

 of the dogs, in which case one, two, or three points may 

 be given, according to the length of the lead, apart from 

 the score for a turn or wrench. In awarding these points 

 the judge shall take into consideration the merits of a lead 

 obtained by a dog which has lost ground at the start, either 

 from being unsighted or from a bad slip, or which has had 

 to run the outer circle. 



2. Where one Greyhound leads the other so long as the 

 hare runs straight, but loses the lead from her bending 

 round decidedly in favour of the slower dog of her own 

 accord, in which case the one Greyhound shall score one 

 point for the speed shown, and the other dog score one 

 point for the first turn. 



3. Under no circumstances is speed without subsequent 

 work to be allowed to decide a course, except when great 

 superiority is shown by one Greyhound over another in a 

 long lead to covert. 



If a dog after gaining the first six points still keeps 

 possession of the hare by superior speed, he shall have 

 double the proscribed allowance for the subsequent points 

 made before his opponent begins to score. 



