14 Life in the Open 



that greyhounds lack intelligence and affection, but 

 never was there a greater mistake. A good greyhound 

 is one of the best of dogs, of aristocratic mien, a type 

 of strength, power, and staying qualities, with a love for 

 hunting, cleanly, beautiful, and affectionate. 



The jack will often nonplus a very clever dog. I once 

 made a long run nearly to the mountains, and when at the 

 upper rise of the mesa, horse, dog, and hare began to give 

 out. After a while we came down to a trot, then to a 

 walk, and the jack, apparently scarcely able to move, ran 

 to a big fir tree, and around it several times, chased by 

 the hound, that was so desperately winded that she could 

 not catch the jack. I reined in my horse, not twenty 

 feet distant, and watched the absurd dtnoument, laugh- 

 ing heartily at my dog Mouse, a very clever animal. 

 She soon became dizzy and stopped running, then 

 walked uncertainly over to me in a most shamefaced 

 manner and sat on her haunches, while the jack faced us 

 for a second in sheer amazement. He had doubtless 

 been the hero of numerous chases and was bewildered, 

 but the dog and I agreed that he had earned his lib- 

 erty, and we sat and watched him limp away into the 

 chaparral. 



Such sport as this is not to be confused with 

 " coursing " a cowardly, brutal game that cannot hold 

 its own in any country among gentlemen. The hare is 

 released in an enclosure and chased by hounds, with no 

 possible chance of escape ; while in the open, in a fair 

 chase across country, the chances are against the rider, 



