16 THE GREYHOUND. 



other greyhounds I have adduced, yet she was wonderfully 

 stout and clever in proportion to it. Now, with the exception of 

 e Sampler,' all these fast, clever, and stout dogs were descended 

 from ( King Cob,' and most of them possess a strain of ' Bugle,' 

 which is manifested in f Sampler,' who is also descended through 

 s Foremost ' from ' Frederica ' (dam also of c Figaro '), to which 

 bitch I have alluded in the foot-note at page 14. e Mocking 

 Bird's ' wonderful powers I adduced in my first edition, as well as 

 those of ' Miss Hannah ' and the ' Bedlamite ' litter, all possessing 

 a combination of these qualities in the highest degree ; but from 

 the enormous stride of f Mocking Bird,' she could not command 

 a bad hare like s Eiot ' or ' David,' whd were nearly equally at 

 home with a short running, or weak hare, and with a racing one. 

 Many more instances could be given of greyhounds capable of 

 competing successfully in all countries ; and indeed the fact is now 

 generally admitted, that it is not necessary to select different 

 strains of blood for the Altcar plains and the south-country downs. 

 The members of the Altcar Club have been extremely successful at 

 Ashdown and Amesbury, whenever they have putm an appearance ; 

 and independently of Lord Sefton and Mr. Eandell, who are con- 

 stant supporters of down coursing, Mr. Thompson with ' Tirzah ' 

 and f Truth,' Mr. Jefferson with s Java ' and ' Imperatrice,' Mr. 

 Jones with ' Jael,' Lord Grrey de Wilton with ' Grabriel,' ' Greek 

 Fire,' and others, Mr. Brocklebank with c Bindweed,' Mr. Hornby 

 with ' Hunca Munca,' and Mr. Lister with 'Chloe,' ' Cockle Tom,' 

 and ' Cheer Boys,' have distinguished themselves of late years. 



