I20 The Sporting Dog 



Miller's Rab introduced more fire and quick- 

 ness into American greyhounds than had been 

 before seen, but most of his descendants were 

 troubled with small feet and fine bone. Mul- 

 caster sold him to Mr. Robinson in St. Louis, and 

 the old fellow died in Robinson's possession. 

 Miller's Rab dogs were easily trained and were 

 always ready to do their best. In this they dif- 

 fered markedly from Mr. Lowe's dogs. It was a 

 peculiarity of the latter that they seldom came 

 up to their best form except after thorough train- 

 ing, and were frequently disappointing in the 

 hands of inexperienced coursers. 



In the East Mr. Herbert Watson was for a 

 long time the most active spirit. That he re- 

 mained active was an evidence of keen sports- 

 manship, since he was compelled to travel to the 

 West to see his own dogs run. Among other 

 dogs Mr. Watson owned imported Royal Crest, 

 a black son of Greentick. This dog of Mr. 

 Watson's has been brought to the attention of the 

 public again lately by the performances of his 

 descendants. 



About the year 1898 the centre of interest in 

 coursing moved bodily to California, where en- 

 closed park running became the fashionable 

 Sunday sport. The whole population began to 

 be interested, and large sums of money were in- 

 vested in the park. For some years before that 



