ii6 The Sporting Dog 



regular coursing began to be known in the United 

 States. Dr. Q. Van Hummell was among the 

 pioneers and most active promoters of the sport. 

 He imported a number of dogs early in the day 

 and took some interest in breeding. Among his 

 first breeding was to Babazoun, the son of the 

 English dog, Britain Still. He owned Verdure 

 Clad, a daughter of Greentick. Subsequently, on 

 a visit to England in 1895, he obtained Astron- 

 omy, a fawn son of Herschel, and Just Eclipsed, 

 a daughter of that great English sire. Colonel 

 Roger D. Williams of Kentucky was another 

 pioneer enthusiast. 



About the time of Dr. Van Hummell's first 

 activity a number of Kansas gentlemen, including 

 Mr. D. C. Luse and Dr. G. I. Royce, resolved to 

 get some greyhounds with which they could estab- 

 lish the sport of coursing under a regular system. 

 They brought over the brindle-and-white Trales, 

 and two half-sisters of the Waterloo winner. Miss 

 Glendyne. Dogs of their breeding became quite 

 successful and the blood still exists. Most of the 

 Trales and Glendyne dogs were close workers 

 and good scorers, but were short of first-class 

 speed. 



By far the most important event in the history 

 of early coursing in America was the decision of 

 Mr. H. C. Lowe, a brother of the well-known 

 English breeder of field dogs, Mr. F. C. Lowe, to 



