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brated performance of hers may be noted. This 

 was at the Brigg meeting, in the Elsham Cup. 

 Mr. Blanchard's bitch had a terrific course when 

 running a bye, and after the trial had ended the 

 hare got on to the railway line, and here she 

 was run along the hard and rough " permanent 

 way " for at least a mile before puss was killed. 

 Although Bab at the Bowster was much exhausted 

 when taken up, she divided the Cup next day. 

 Some of these Lincolnshire hares were perfect 

 demons, and, like those of Ridgway and a few other 

 places, often enough ran their pursuers to a stand- 

 still. Much different from those at our " inclosed 

 meetings " ! 



It will be seen from what has been written that 

 not one of this leash of celebrated greyhounds was 

 of exceptional size. Colonel North's dog is the 

 biggest of the lot. It is seldom indeed that the 

 over-sized dog, even one so big as Fullerton, is good; 

 he may be fast enough, but, as a rule, is awkward 

 and ungainly when next the hare, and cannot turn 

 in such little room as the smaller dog, who nicks 

 in, keeps close on the scut of puss, and wins the 

 course. Still, here, as elsewhere, a good big one 

 will beat an equally good little one, the difficulty 

 being to find a good big one. 



About twelve years ago, inclosed meetings for 



