THE SCOTCH GREYHOUND. 039 



pure English blood, and the second very nearly so ; and, what is 

 very remarkable, they were both fawns, though of different shades, 

 of entirely different blood, and certainly of totally opposite forms. 

 No shape can be conceived, in my opinion, more efficient than that 

 of ( Monarch ; ' and by a reference to the list of his stock, it will be 

 seen that their successes correspond with this opinion. ' Liddes- 

 dale,' sire of ( Hughie Graham,' was also sire of Mr. Henderson's 

 ' Larriston,' one of the best greyhounds that ever ran, and suc- 

 cessful as a stallion, being sire of ' Effort,' ' The Brewer,' and 

 Woodman,' all well-known stallions in the South. But if the 

 above dogs are to be connected with the names of their respec- 

 tive owners, that of ( Jason ' must not be mentioned without 

 the name of Sir James Boswell, who may well be proud of his 

 descendants, if not of the dog himself : he also is in great measure 

 of English blood. 



Most of the true Scotch dogs are a little wider across the ears 

 than is often seen in the South, and possess more destructiveness 

 in proportion, though perhaps a little more intellect with it than 

 is desirable. They very soon enter to their game, and require 

 very little practice before being perfect in their parts. They are 

 very hardy, and have not that bareness of hair about the cheeks 

 and thighs which the high-bred English greyhound so often displays. 

 They run with great fire and speed in their puppyhood, but soon 

 learn to take liberties if used too often or too long. They do not 

 run slack like the Lancashire, it is true, but they soon begin to 

 * cheek ' their hare and worry her to death, instead of driving her 

 with that venom which we all like to see. This is particularly 



