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hammer at The Barbican. Something more than a rumour 

 had reached my ears as to the puppy's superlative merit ; 

 but having bid up to " a monkey " (five hundred pounds), and 

 seeing that the bluff but hearty Colonel was set on having 

 Fullerton at any price, I cried a go ! 



Edward Dent, who knew more about greyhounds and 

 coursing than anyone of his time, and who had the training 

 of the big brindle, told me some tall stories of trials in which 

 the youngster had taken part ; though there was an occasion 

 when, so he said, Fullerton had been fairly and squarely beaten 

 by his " aunt," the incomparable Miss Glendyne. This was 

 coincidental with the tale of John Porter regarding the defeat 

 of Ormonde by Kendal in a trial, just before the former won 

 the Dewhurst Plate. 



The history of Fullerton has been told over and over again ; 

 but as a friend and guest of North's, I took the dog to my heart 

 fiom the first, supported him religiously, and associated 

 myself as keenly with his exploits almost as if he had been my 

 own property. What a nerve I 



So I will jot down a few facts from my own point of view. 



In 1889 Fullerton, as a puppy, divided The Cup with his 

 kennel companion Troughend. Had the final been run off, 

 it would have been all Lombard Street to a Seville orange 

 on the brindle. 



In 1890 he won outright. 



In 1891 ditto. 



In 1892 ditto. 



Then, in 1893, the stupid mistake was made of running him 

 as a fifth season dog, with a result fully foreseen and expected 

 by all knowledgeable coursing men ! Poor Fullerton ! 



Strange to say, this mighty champion was incapable of 

 propagating his race ; but his brothers, Young Fullerton, 

 and Simonian " carried on " with fairly satisfactory results. 



Curiously enough, it was the latter, a black dog with a 

 fine turn of speed and no " slouch " at the game, who was 

 within an ace of bringing about the downfall of Fullerton, 

 on the occasion of the latter's third essay for Cup honours. 

 The two came against one another during the contest, and 

 were slipped to an indifferent hare. Simonian had the inside. 



