TlIK RULES OF COURSINC 



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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 prescribed allowance for the subsequent points 



made before his opponent begins to score. 



b. The Go-bye is where a greyhound starts a clear 

 length behind his opponent, and yet passes 

 him in a straight run, and gets a clear length 

 before him. 



c. The Turn\'=, where the hare is lirought round 

 at not less than a right angle from her pre- 

 vious line 



d. The W'i'euch is where the hare is l)ent fiom 

 lier line at less than a right angle ; but where 

 she onl)- leaves her line to suit herself, and 

 not from the greyhound pressing her, nothing- 

 is to be allowed. 



e. TJie Merit of a Kill must be estimated accord- 

 ing to whether a greyhound, by his o\\n 

 superior dash and skill, bears the hare ; 

 whether he picks her up through any little 

 accidental circumstances favouring him, or 

 whether she is turned into his mouth, as it 

 were, by the other greyhound. 



/ The Trip, or unsuccessful effort to kill, is 

 where the hare is thrown off her legs, or 

 where a greyhound flecks her, but cannot 

 hold her. 

 27. The following allowances shall be made for acci- 

 dents to a greyhound during a course ; but in every case 

 they shall only be deducted from the other dog's score : — 

 a. For losing ground at the start, either from 



