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exceptional to find one running on with any great 

 degree of success until his fourth season. 



At the present time, the spring of 1897, there are 

 a number of particularly strong kennels of grey- 

 hounds, and none more so than that of Messrs 

 G. F. and C. J. F. Fawcett, of Lancashire, who, 

 during the past few years, have been peculiarly 

 successful — as a rule with dogs of their own 

 breeding. In 1895 they ran second in the Water- 

 loo Cup with Fortuna Favente, Mr. Pilkington's 

 Thoughtless Beauty being the winner ; but the 

 following year they won the trophy outright with 

 Fabulous Fortune. In 1891 the same kennel ran 

 up with Faster and Faster, and achieved a similar 

 position in 1892 with Fitz Fife. In addition, 

 they have won at all the leading meetings, and 

 are likely for some time to come to hold a leading 

 hand in the sport of coursing. 



Mr. Leonard Pilkington, St. Helen's, is almost 

 equally successful, he winning the Waterloo Cup 

 in 1888 with Burnaby, and in 1895 ^'ith Thought- 

 less Beauty, which was, however, run in the 

 nomination of Mr. Carruthers. In 1886 his 

 very fast and clever bitch, Penelope II., was 

 runner up for the cup. In his kennel there are 

 dogs and puppies of sufficient quality to lead one 

 to believe that his successes have not yet been 



