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two points, if the Greyhound accomplishes 

 his object without any assistance from Iris 

 opponent. If, however, the other dog causes 

 the hare to turn to the one that kills, or 

 in any other way is instrumental in 

 effecting the kill, only one point may be 

 given. 



The advantage of great speed is further 

 demonstrated by the fact that if a dog after 

 gaining the first six points is still in pos- 

 session of the hare he is allowed double 



goes off the line in pursuit of the hare, no 

 points afterwards made by him are scored, 

 and if the points that he has made up to 

 this time are the same as those of his 

 opponent, he shall lose the course ; but should 

 one or both dogs stop with the hare in view 

 through being unable to get after her, the 

 course shall be decided on the points gained 

 by each dog during the whole course. 

 Should a dog refuse to fence when his 

 opponent has got over, any points subse- 



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points for all he afterwards does before his 

 opponent begins to score, or what is more 

 often spoken of as "gets in." Accidents 

 sometimes occur from a fall, or in some otlier 

 way, during a course, but no points are 

 allowed unless it is proved that the fall 

 or accident has occurred from tiie owner (or 

 his servant) of the competing dog ha\-ing 

 ridden over the injured animal. Then, though 

 the course may have been given against 

 the latter, he will be declared the winner, or 

 his owner shall have the option of allowing 

 the opposing dog to remain in the stake, 

 when he will be entitled to take half its 

 winnings. 



In addition to the foregoing there are 

 certain negative points. If a Greyhound 

 refuses to follow the hare at which it is 

 slipped it wiU lose the course. When a dog 



quently made by him are not to be scored, 

 but if he tries to get over or becomes hung 

 up or foiled by being held in a meuse, the 

 course will then end, and if the points are 

 equal the dog that has fenced the better 

 will be given the course. 



It is only the open meetings that have 

 so far been alluded to, but some twenty 

 years ago enclosed coursing meetings were 

 introduced at Gosforth Park, Newcastle-on 

 Tyne, Kempton Park, near London, and 

 Haydock Park, near Liverpool. These were 

 popular for a short time, but they had not 

 the ring of the true metal, and nearly all 

 of them have disappeared. The chief stake 

 at the Kempton Park Meeting was worth a 

 thousand pounds, and big prize money was 

 offered at all the principal meetings. 



The mode adopted at these enclosed 



