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beaten, even in private, but he was never led to his hare, while every 

 hare he was slipped at was killed— generally by himself. 



He served at the stud for a few months before his death, and, unlike 

 the modern crack FuUerton, proved himself a sire. 



He was buried near the kennels in Brownlow Park, and over him 

 stands a handsome white marble monument to mark the grave of the 

 best greyhound that ever went from slips. 



Few people are aware that Master McGrath was descended from a 

 champion thoroughbred English bull-dog, hence his courage and 

 stoutness. 



Our forefathers assigned to each species of dog a certain peculiarity 

 of nomenclature, and that style has been perpetuated. For small dogs 

 a short name is generally chosen, while to the larger breeds names of 

 greater import are assigned. To my ear no class of name has such a 

 ring in it as that which has been assigned to foxhounds, particularly 

 when tri-syllabled. For instance, compare Grouse with Gossamer, Ponto 

 with Paragon, Wasp with Warbler, Wag with Warrior, Sting with 

 Statesman, Snap with Senator, Nip with Xiobe, Mag with Marigold, 

 and so on. Defend me, however, from some of the names given to 

 greyhounds. Looking over the pedigree of Fullerton I find ancestors 

 of this illustrious dog rejoicing in the names of Bed of Stone, Bab-at- 

 the-Bowster, Bit of Fashion, Repealed Hop Duty, Piocca Chica, while 

 Colonel North's famous dog is descended on the side of both dam 

 and sire from a bitch rejoicing in the crack-jaw name of Racketty 

 Hop-picker ! 



We can form an opinion of a dog's character from his countenance 

 and bearing quite as well as we can a man's. Moreover, I think 

 the physiognomical cast and phrenological development peculiar to 

 particular breeds indicate the characteristics of each. To explain, I 

 think the following breeds enunciate their proclivities as follows : — 



The St. Bernard — supercilious self-conceit, with resultant in- 

 dolence ; the MastiflF— domineering overbearance, demonstrated at times ; 

 the Great Dane — capability for re-capturing an escaped convict, whom, 

 with close - cropped skull, he so much resembles ; the Bulldog — 

 sensuality and brutality ; the Setter and Pointer— sagacity and truth ; 

 the Spaniel — docility and meditation ; the Terrier— energy and devil- 

 ment ; the Greyhound — nervous excitability and mental incapacity ; 

 the Pug and Lap Dog— good-for-nothingness ; the Sheep-dog— vivacity 

 and intelligence, with treachery ; the Dachshund — with all the points 

 considered bad in other breeds centred in this and constituting its ex- 

 cellence, we plainly see how useless the creatures are ; the Bloodhound is 

 an exception to other breeds — his eyes like poached eggs, long beagle- 

 like ears, and drooping jowls betoken docility rather than sanguinary 

 propensities; the long "flue" shows, however, wherein the power lies 

 which makes this breed useful and by which it has got its title. 



But now we come to the Foxhound. Whatever diflference of opinion 

 there may be with regard to what I have said about the other breeds 

 all must admit, despite bias or prejudice, that we see depicted in the 



