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(the dual winner of " The Blue Ribbon "), who was herself own 

 sister to Bit of Fashion,* the dam of the mighty Fullerton. 

 But Cagliostro, though a likely-looking dog, and one that could 

 go a bit, was not up to Waterloo form. He was beaten in the 

 first ties and only survived one round in " The Purse." 



I forget what became of him, but had he been afforded a 

 chance at the stud his wonderful breeding, size and good looks 

 must have told, and yet his name does not appear in any 

 tabulated pedigree that I have scanned. 



My last appearance (having a candidate in my charge) 

 at Altcar was in 1914, when The Cup was won by Dilwyn, 

 a little fawn bitch of the Handy Cat type, belonging to my 

 good friends, the brothers Dennis. As my own son Denis and 

 I were partakers of their lavish and much appreciated hospi- 

 tality throughout the meeting, we could almost claim a 

 personal interest in the triumph of the bonnie and clever 

 little bitch. 



Our own runner on that occasion was the bd. d. p. Dark 

 Cavalier, a handsome youngster who had distinguished 

 himself at Southminster. We had some hopes that he would 

 make a really good show ; and though he went down in the 

 first ties of The Cup and also of " The Purse," he was by no 

 means disgraced, for in each case he was beaten by a narrow 

 margin only. 



When discussing, and when asked what, in my opinion, 

 was the best horse I had ever seen run, I have hesitated as 

 between St. Simon and Ormonde. 



There are still living those who, when it comes to greyhounds, 

 are in equal doubt as between the great little Master McGrath 

 and the mighty Fullerton. I am not one of these ; for the 

 amply sufficient reason that I never had the good fortune to 

 set eyes on Lord Lurgan's wonder. But I was a witness of all 

 Fullerton's Waterloo triumphs, and have no hesitation in 

 placing him in the top notch. With Colonel North out of the 

 way, I should have been his happy owner. Before he ever 

 ran, he was submitted to auction under good Mr. Stollery's 



* Bit of Fashion divided The Waterloo Cup with Miss Glendyne in 1887. 

 I had the honour of running her in my nomination when she made a good 

 show in " The Plate." 



