2IO A MIRROR OF THE TURF. 



in the judge ; what he says is law, and from his de- 

 cision there is no appeal. The brace of dogs being 

 in the slips are let loose by the slipper " at "a hare, 

 which he runs them on to, so that they may see 

 it. The speediest dog from the slips will receive 

 one, two, or three marks, as the judge may de- 

 termine, the number given being dependent on 

 the opinion he may form of the race. For a 

 "go-bye," the judge may award two or even 

 three points. A "go-bye" is when a greyhound 

 starts a clear length behind his companion, then 

 passes him and gets a length in front. For 

 turning the hare one point is given ; for a 

 "wrench," which means diverting the hare from 

 its course at less than a right angle, half a point 

 is awarded. For a " trip " — a trip is an unsuccess- 

 ful effort to kill the hare on the part of the dog — 

 one point is given by the judge. The killing of 

 the hare obtains two points if it prove a very meri- 

 torious one. To the dog which, in its course, 

 is awarded a majority of these marks the victory 

 is given. 



Critics and tipsters who attempt a week or 

 ten days before the battle begins to point out 

 the victor have a rather hard task set them, but on 

 some occasions the winner is "spotted" with 

 wonderful precision. As a matter of course, 

 in dog prophecy as in predicting winners of 

 horse - races, the tipsters either " follow the 

 money " or depend on " public form " to pull 

 them through. 



Great complaints have been made in various 

 quarters about the chicanery which in some 

 years has been associated with the Waterloo Cup. 

 Certain members of the committee are very 



