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first generation of Irish, Scotch, and English who 

 have maintained it even to the extent of its Hm- 

 ited fashion. They have old-country memories. 

 Their sons take up base-ball or horses or shoot- 

 ing. The hostility of the anti-cruelty societies 

 has had something to do with the reluctance of 

 the average United States citizen, but the difficul- 

 ties and disappointments of maintaining and 

 training a kennel of greyhounds have been more 

 effectual in slackening interest. 



Greyhounds are not lacking in intelligence of 

 a sort, and many of them are affectionate and 

 playful companions. They have one fatal weak- 

 ness which unfits them for companionship. A 

 coursing-bred greyhound has an insatiable desire 

 to pursue any small animal in sight. A man who 

 goes walking or driving with a brace of these 

 dogs is fortunate if he does not find himself in- 

 volved in a quarrel with the owner of some small 

 dog, cat, or chicken which has excited the pur- 

 suing instinct. A kennel of coursing dogs must 

 be kept almost like a stable of horses. They 

 need a great deal of exercise and must be care- 

 fully handled — both to avoid the danger of their 

 chasing and destroying pet animals, and to reduce 

 the risk of injuring themselves on hard roads, 

 fences, and stones. Another trouble which has 

 disgusted many an owner is the scarcity of good 

 trainers and kennelmen. I have known perhaps 



