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most forward runners in the respective stakes. The Waterloo 

 Cup holds the same position in coursing circles as the Derby 

 does in horse racing. 



The National Coursing Club was established in 1858, when 

 a stud book was commenced, and a code of laws drawn up for 

 the regulation of coursing meetings. This is recognised in 

 Australia and other parts of the world where coursing meetings 

 are held. The Stud Book, of which Mr. W. F. Lamonby is 

 the keeper, contains particulars of all the best-known Grey- 

 hounds in the United Kingdom, and a dog is not allowed to 

 compete at any of the large meetings held under Coursing Club 

 rules unless it has been duly entered with its pedigree com- 

 plete. In fact, the National Coursing Club is more particular 

 in connection with the pedigrees of Greyhounds being correctly 

 given, than the Kennel Club is about dogs that are exhibited ; 

 and that is saying a great deal. It holds the same position 

 in coursing matters as the Jockey Club does in racing. It is 

 in fact, the supreme authority on all matters connected with 

 coursing. 



Various opinions have been advanced as to the best size 

 and weight for a Greyhound. Like horses, Greyhounds 

 run in all forms, and there is no doubt that a really good big 

 one will always have an advantage over the little ones ; but 

 it is so difficult to find the former, and most of the chief 

 winners of the Waterloo Cup have been comparatively small. 

 Coomassie was the smallest Greyhound that ever won the blue 

 ribbon of the leash ; she drew the scale at 42 Ibs., and was 

 credited with the win of the Cup on two occasions. Bab at 

 the Bowster, who is considered by many good judges to have 

 been the best bitch that ever ran, was 2 Ibs. more ; she 

 won the Cup once, and many other stakes, as she was run all 

 over the country and was not kept for the big event. Master 

 McGrath was a small dog, and only weighed 53 Ibs., but he 

 won the Waterloo Cup three times. Fullerton, who was a 

 much bigger dog, and was four times declared the winner of 

 the Cup, was 56 Ibs. in weight. 



