Hounds at Work 



Have him then to the tannere ; 



For the best hounde that ever bytch had 



At the ninth yere is full bad. 



The fine old lord had the pluck he had in- 

 troduced into his favourites, for he rose from 

 a bed of sickness to witness a match from 

 the back of his piebald pony, and fell dead 

 at the moment of victory. 



One has but to watch the pages of the 

 Field during the season to see how great 

 is the hold that coursing has upon the 

 community. Numbers of meetings are held 

 all over the country every week, culminating 

 in the great event which comes off each year 

 near Liverpool. To win the Waterloo Cup 

 is the height of the ambition of all en- 

 thusiasts, and .great is the national excite- 

 ment, even people who do not know the 

 difference between a greyhound and a 

 terrier, following the result of each round. 



Although but comparatively few owners 

 of greyhounds can hope to stand a chance of 

 lifting the Cup, in spite of the fact that it 



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