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and ' Junta,' have monopolised the Waterloo Cup and the chief 

 Lancashire stakes ; while ( King Cob ' ' Larriston,' ' Skyrocket,' or 

 ' Blackcloud,' may be credited, either directly or indirectly, with all 

 the large stakes in the south. 



It is not, however, to be supposed that the above named 

 greyhounds are the only ones which I should select since I 

 consider that one brother is nearly as good as another for 

 the purpose of getting stock, until proved otherwise; for, after 

 trial,, the matter is totally different. .No one can say of two 

 brothers or sisters which shall produce the best litter : indeed 

 very often the worst runner of a family begets the best descen- 

 dants. And, therefore., as it would be absurd to do more than 

 suggest the principles which should guide the selection, I have 

 not gone into an extended list. But with these broad out- 

 lines the young breeder, after obtaining his brood bitch, may 

 easily take upon himself to select the particular dog which he will 

 cross her with ; and after all that may be written or said, that 

 choice must to a certain extent be considered a lottery, since the 

 utmost efforts of the most successful have too often ended in 

 disappointment. 



In the preceding remarks on the choice of a stallion, I have 

 been supposing the breeder to have selected a bitch of some one of 

 the above breeds, possessing the properties I have alluded to ; but 

 with regard to the choice of the stallion for the particular breeds 

 from which I have advised him to choose his brood bitch, the task 

 is much more difficult. The only safe plan is the following : viz. 

 to consider the bitch herself, both individually and as connected 



