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time Messrs. J. H. Rosseter, John Grace, and a 

 few enterprising Californians, who had been de- 

 voted to the sport, often journeyed to Kansas or 

 Dakota to see the chief events. Coursing became 

 popular in California. Mr. Rosseter and other 

 gentlemen interested spared no expense or trouble 

 in bringing over dogs from England. The great- 

 est of these and unquestionably the greatest 

 coursing dog America ever saw was For Free- 

 dom, obtained, as his name suggests, from the 

 English kennel of Messrs. Fawcett. This dog 

 was a phenomenon. He had none of the appear- 

 ance of the classic English winner. He was 

 light and waspy in shape, with a rough coat and 

 coarse tail. In actual performance, however, he 

 had no rival. It was said that his coursing would 

 nearly always consist of a flying dash up to the hare, 

 three or four quick points of scoring and a kill ; 

 short courses, leaving him fresh. He was equally 

 good at all points of the game. After his retire- 

 ment he was bred to extensively, but his early 

 descendants were by no means able to carry out 

 the expectations of their breeders. Later prog- 

 eny may do better, though he died young and 

 may never have struck the right nick. 



In California, notwithstanding the importation 

 of For Freedom and dogs like Fortuna Favente, 

 the famous Waterloo Cup contender, the blood of 

 Emin Pasha has been more successful, while that 



