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century, T. Wilkinson followed him, and now T. 

 Bootiman Is the leading exponent of this arduous 

 and difficult department of greyhound coursing. 



A good many greyhounds have from time to time 

 been shipped to America and to many of our colonies, 

 but coursing of late has not made any great head- 

 way outside Great Britain. In Australia at one time 

 It seemed progressive; there was a "Waterloo Cup" 

 run for, and at great expense hares were Imported 

 from this country, the trials taking place in enclosed 

 grounds. I believe a great deal of money was 

 expended In promoting the sport, which, although 

 of a high class, was ultimately allowed to lapse. As 

 a fact, the Colonists did the thing so well at the 

 commencement that their Waterloo Cup was worth 

 as much as ours, and they had Mr. G. Warwick, our 

 crack judge at that time, over to officiate at the 

 inaugural meeting, which took place In 1874, and at 

 other meetings which took place later on. How- 

 ever, the importation of greyhounds was beneficial, 

 inasmuch as their crosses enabled the colonists 

 to produce a strong, heavily-made, fleet-footed dog, 

 very useful In kangaroo hunting ; indeed, a variety 

 of the canine race which is perhaps of more use than 

 any other in the Antipodes. 



Although greyhound coursing has never made 

 great headway on the Continent, meetings of a seml- 



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