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winning in public thirty-six courses out of thirty-sevem 

 in which he competed. 



But there was the Irish dog's equal, indeed, more 

 than his equal, to come, and in 1888 Mr. James- 

 Dent, a Northumberland courser, who had already 

 proved very successful with his kennel, had a puppy 

 by Greentick — Bit of Fashion, by his favourite Paris 

 by Ptarmigan — Gallant Foe ; Paris was of the same 

 litter as Princess Dagmar, who won the Waterloo' 

 Cup in 1 88 1. This puppy, FuUerton, believed to 

 be exceptional in speed and cleverness, before 

 competing in the Waterloo Cup, was purchased by 

 Colonel North (who died in 1896), at that time enter- 

 ing heartily into the sport of greyhound coursing. 

 Eight hundred and fifty guineas was the sum 

 given for the puppy, the highest price, stated 

 publicly, ever paid for a greyhound, though pri- 

 vately, it has been said, much higher sums have 

 been obtained. 



A statement appeared that one of Colonel North's 

 dogs. Young Fullerton by Greentick — Bit of Fashion,, 

 and not sired by the dog his name would imply, had 

 been sold by auction for 1050 guineas. This was 

 incorrect, as the dog was not sold, and still remains 

 in Colonel North's family. FuUerton's trials were sO' 

 good that he started second favourite for the 

 Waterloo Cup in 1889, ^^^' ^^ ^^^ great Irish 



