408 Modern Dogs. 



a hare was well away a shot was fired and each 

 individual spaniel dropped instanter. There they 

 remained whilst the greyhounds were running their 

 hare in the open. The course ended, and by 

 command the spaniels were up again, as busy as 

 possible, and so the day's proceedings were con- 

 tinued until nearly dark, when the coursing men had 

 a long walk home before reaching headquarters, 

 stopping, however, on their way to partake of the 

 " roast beef of Old England, 5 ' and its strong ale, 

 spread upon the hospitable boards at the Castle. 

 Certainly all round a better kind of sport than is to 

 be had by modern coursing in the enclosed grounds. 

 As to the " field trials for spaniels," perhaps in 

 due time some one will come forward with a scheme 

 by which they may be conducted successfully in 

 public ; but the judge who would award the prizes 

 to the satisfaction of the owners of such dogs as 

 might be entered would have a position that no man 

 could envy. 



