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already barking with excitement, when one, a dwarf 

 greyhound, twisted its head round and looked at the 

 dog next behind it. Apparently it thought that its 

 rival was too near, for it began to whine and bark 

 in the most persuasive way, licking the man's hand, 

 and making earnest requests of some kind. Ap- 

 parently he understood, for he patted the dog, and 

 moved it on about a yard. This satisfied the dog, 

 which then began to bark in a very confident 

 manner, and on the signal being given, rushed away 

 with the rest. It was leading when they passed the 

 second time ; but the distance of the finish was too 

 great for the writer to see if it won in the end. 

 In any case it was a clear instance of maneuvering 

 for a start, and showed genuine keenness to win. It 

 is this spirit of rivalry which distinguishes the racing 

 tastes of animals from their very strong enjoyment 

 of feats of speed and activity for their own sake. 

 The motive, when a greyhound like ' Fullerton ' is 

 galloping over the Downs for exercise, or running 

 the last desperate course against his rival for the 

 Waterloo Cup, is quite different. Yet animals 

 keenly enjoy the vigorous exercise of their powers 

 of speed. Birds especially delight in the free and 

 fanciful use of their wings. There is all the 

 difference possible between the flight of birds for 

 ' business ' and pleasure. In the fine days of spring 



