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career. It will be noted that his dam, Lady Sarah, was, like 

 Boreas (sire of Brigadier), inbred to King Cob, though in a 

 more distant degree. 



WINNINGS OF MASTER McGRATH 



Measurements of Master McGrath. 



(Taken from the Coursing Calendar,' vol. xxi.) 



Head. From tip of snout to joining on to neck, 9^ in. ; girth of 



head bet ween eyes and ears, 14 in. ; girth of snout, 7 J in. ; distance 



between eyes, 2\ in. 

 Neck. Length from joining on of head to shoulders, 9 in. ; girth 



round neck, 13! in. 



Back. From neck to base of tail, 21 in. ; length of tail, 17 in. 

 Inter mediate points. Length of loin from junction of last rib to hip- 

 bone, 8 in. ; length from hip-bone to socket of thigh-joint, 5 in. 

 Fore leg. From base of two middle nails to fetlock-joint, 2 in. ; 



from fetlock-joint to elbow-joint, 12^ in. ; from elbow-joint to 



top of shoulder-blade, 12^ in. ; thickness of fore leg below the 



elbow, 6 in. 

 Hind leg. From hock to stifle-joint, 9| in. ; from stifle-joint to top 



of hip-bone, 12 in. ; girth of ham part of thigh, 14 in. ; thickness 



of second thigh below stifle, 8. 

 Body. Girth round depth of chest, 26^ in. ; girth round loins, 



17^ in. ; weight, 54 Ibs. 



A study of these particulars by those accustomed to grey- 

 hound measurement will show what a ' big little one ' McGrath 



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