242 Modern Dogs, 



had placed stakes to the value of ;^i9io to the 

 credit of his owner. 



More misfortunes than the great one at Waterloo 

 awaited Fullerton, for in March of the same year he 

 was lost near London, and not recovered for some 

 days, when he was found wandering about in a half 

 starved condition by a walking postman. The 

 grand old dog was taken to Eltham, Colonel North's 

 residence, and there led a happy life until the death 

 of his gallant owner early in 1896. Later he was 

 presented to his breeder Mr. E. Dent, is still the 

 favourite at Short Flatt Tower, and late in the same 

 year was on view at one of the local dog shows in 

 Northumberland. Shortly afterwards, " Vindex," the 

 coursing correspondent of the Sportsman, told us 

 that Fullerton, when having a ramble, came across 

 a hare, which he chased and killed, running his 

 course as truly and well as a puppy would have 

 done. In all, this extraordinary greyhound ran 

 thirty-three courses in public and only sustained twQ 

 defeats, they being in the final of the puppy stakes 

 at Haydock Park, where, after being hard run, he 

 was beaten by Greengage, owned by Mr. Gladstone, 

 and, as above stated, in the second round of the 

 Waterloo Cup by Full Captain. Fullerton, a 

 brindled dog, with a little white on him, scaled about 

 651b. weight when in training, and he, with Master 



