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teriorated of late years ; and to what do you attribute such 

 improvement or deterioration ? 



8. State whom you consider 



(a) The most successful Courser 



(b) Breeder 



(c) ,; Trainer 



(d) Judge 



(e) Slipper 



9. Relate any anecdotes or incidents relating to greyhounds 

 or coursing that may prove of interest to readers of this 

 volume. 



10. What do you consider the best coursing ground, 



(a) In England and Wales ; 



(b) In Scotland ; 

 (<} In Ireland? 



11. Do you think it prejudicial to the welfare of a sapling 

 to run him 



(a) At an enclosed meeting when the shield is moved half- 



way up the ground ; 



(b) In the open ? 



12. Your opinion on any other matters connected with 

 coursing will be highly esteemed. 



Now, in the first place, let us analyse the returns as relating to 

 the ' greyhounds of the century.' As might be expected, Master 

 McGrath heads the poll with 32 votes, and Bab-at-the- 

 Bowster follows with two fewer, whilst Fullerton comes third 

 with 26, a reversal of the order we had expected ; the fact being 

 that there are a few old coursers who took exception to the 

 latter's style on the occasion of his winning (or rather dividing) 

 his first Waterloo Cup, a prejudice that time and most brilliant 

 achievements have not altogether effaced. But we confess it 

 does seem strange that any of those answering the questions 

 even though they considered the claims of one or two other 

 dogs and bitches to surpass those of Fullerton should go so 



