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dog made a good show against the winner ; but, to add to the 

 bitterness of the defeat, the Colonel had the bad luck to lose 

 his dog. Since then Fortune has come with both hands full, as 

 in 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892 he has had it all his own way in 

 the Waterloo Cup. In 1889 he sprung a mine on us in the 

 shape of his puppy Fullerton, by Greentick Bit of Fashion. 

 Whatever may have been the opinion of the critics after the 

 division between this dog and his kennel companion, Troughend 

 and it is not unlikely that his colours would have been 



On his own account 



lowered by Herschel, who was 

 going in his best form, had not 

 the latter got away with a demon 

 hare that ran him as stiff as the 

 proverbial poker nevertheless, 

 there could be no mistaking his 

 quality after his brilliant performance in 1890 and the two 

 following years. 



As for Troughend, the divider in 1889, he did very badly, 

 and was very lucky to get as far as he did in the Purse. The 

 runner-up, Downpour, was a sterling little bitch, very fast and 

 clever withal ; with Fullerton out of the way she would have 

 easily accounted for the stake. 



In the Waterloo Cup of 1892 Fullerton set a seal on his 

 fame and broke all records by winning outright for the third 

 year running after having divided with his kennel companion 



