THE GREYHOUND in 



There are very few Greyhounds that have won the Waterloo 

 Cup more than once, but Cerito was credited with it three 

 times, namely, in 1850, 1852, and 1853, when it was a thirty- 

 two dog stake. Canaradzo, Bit of Fashion, Miss Glendine, 

 Herschel, Thoughtless Beauty, and Fabulous Fortune, are 

 probably some of the best Greyhounds that ever ran besides 

 those already alluded to. Bit of Fashion was the dam of 

 Fullerton, who shares with Master McGrath the reputation 

 of being the two best Greyhounds that ever ran. But Master 

 McGrath came first. During his remarkable career in public 

 he won thirty-six courses out of thirty-seven, the only time 

 that he was defeated being the 1870 at his third attempt to 

 win the Waterloo Cup, and the flag went up in favour of Mr. 

 Trevor's Lady Lyons. He, however, retrieved his good 

 fortune the following year, when he again ran through the 

 stake. 



Fullerton, who, when he won all his honours, was the pro- 

 perty of Colonel North, was bred by Mr. James Dent in North- 

 umberland. Colonel North gave 850 guineas for him, which 

 was then stated to be the highest price ever paid for a Grey- 

 hound. He ran five times altogether for the Waterloo Cup, 

 and was declared the winner on four occasions. The first 

 time was in 1889, when he divided with his kennel companion 

 Troughend. Then he won the Cup outright the three follow- 

 ing years. In 1893, however, after having been put to the 

 stud, at which he proved a failure, he was again trained for 

 the Cup, but age had begun to tell its tale, and after winning 

 one course he was beaten by Mr. Keating's Full Captain, in 

 the second. This was one of the two occasions upon which 

 out of thirty-three courses he failed to raise the flag. On the 

 other he was beaten by Mr. Gladstone's Greengage, when 

 running the deciding course at Haydock Park. 



It appears like descending from the sublime to the ridicu- 

 lous to mention the Greyhound as a show dog, after the many 

 brilliant performances that have been recorded of him in the 

 leash, but there are many dogs elegant in outline with fine 



