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are run in braces the second round, and so on 

 until the winner comes out in the final. 



On the plains most of the private coursing is 

 with a few dogs, and the rules are not closely ob- 

 served. When a regular public event, either on 

 the plains or in a park, the affair is managed with 

 great strictness. The judge must almost neces- 

 sarily be mounted in order to follow the work 

 with accuracy. The slipper must understand his 

 business and have his slips in good condition, so 

 that when he pulls the cord they fly off evenly. 

 He is also expected to judge carefully when it is 

 proper to deliver his dogs. In order that the 

 dogs may be readily distinguished, one wears a 

 white and the other a red collar, which is merely 

 a loose piece of cloth. 



In accordance with the English tradition, cours- 

 ing in the open is regarded as the only legitimate 

 form of the sport. The old American coursers 

 who had a pride in their fancy attempted to pre- 

 serve the tradition. The circumstances were 

 against them. All the important events for years 

 were determined on the plains, but it was found 

 that the expense of going from place to place and 

 the extreme uncertainty of conditions were diffi- 

 culties more severe than most men cared to en- 

 counter, after they had tried it for a year or two. 

 In 1897 t^^ American Waterloo Cup, the most 

 important event, was taken to an enclosed park at 



