THE WATERLOO CUP 19 



post he filled most efficiently until 1890, when Wright handled 

 the slips. 



As the time approached for the next Waterloo (1879), it was 

 thought that the little wonder Coomassie had a chance of rivalling 

 the feats of Master McGrath, but these hopes were disappointed. 

 She had the ill-luck to fracture a small bone in her leg during 

 training, so that she never ran again. Coomassie was the 

 smallest greyhound that ever won the Waterloo Cup, as she 

 weighed but 44 Ibs. ; but, with the exception of Master McGrath, 

 Fullerton, and possibly of Miss Glendyne, she stands out from 

 other winners as an animal of exceptional merit. She was bred 

 by Mr. Cafley, of Runham, near Yarmouth, 1 and when at walk 

 at a butcher's there, might have been purchased for a few shil- 

 lings. It was not until she ran in, and won, the Newmarket 

 Champion Puppy Stakes that her merit was discovered. 



1879. The way now being clear for Zazel, she was made 

 favourite for the great event ; but she was not destined to re- 

 compense her owner for the previous disappointment. The 

 winner sprang from the extreme outside division, viz. Misterton, 

 a dog who was to make a great name for himself at the stud. 

 He started at the remunerative price of 1000 to 6, which is rather 

 odd, considering that in the Newmarket Champion Puppy Stakes 

 he had won four courses in grand style, and had been most 

 unluckily put out. The final with Commerce was a close affair, 

 and she had none the best of the luck against Mr. Miller's dog. 



1880. Misterton had a rare gruelling in his first course, 

 and was put out by Devastation next round. Honeywood and 

 Plunger (100 to i chance) were left in for the final, but after 

 the former had made a strong beginning, he ran roguishly, and 

 Plunger all but succeeded in snatching the verdict out of the fire. 



A very smart and clever greyhound won in 1881, viz. 

 Princess Dagmar : she was a big bitch (58 Ibs.), and disposed 

 of all her opponents with considerable ease. The next year 

 (1882) she made but a poor show, having been amiss, and 

 the winner turned up in Snowflight, who fought out the issue 



1 There are those who declare that Coomassie was stolen, in Cumberland, 

 when a puppy. ED. 



