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This time the old dog was on his legs quickest and, making the 

 best of his way, drew out a good four lengths for the turn and 

 again scored decisively twice, the third being gained by his 

 brilliantly sweeping round his opponent ; a slight scrimmage 

 now took place, out of which the younger dog came best, and 

 he began to run up such a smart sequence that the odds were 

 in jeopardy ; but, not to be denied, the crack came again, 

 a series of exchanges followed, and then FitzFife had an^ 

 innings of small points. Meanwhile the hare had ringed, and 

 they were approaching the slipper's shelter. With one of those 

 mighty efforts that have distinguished him throughout his 

 career, the great dog now drew past, and driving the hare 

 before him very strongly over the bank, swept her up on the 

 other side, and thus won what may fairly be termed his fourth 

 successive Waterloo Cup. 



Had the voting circulars as to the merits of greyhounds 

 that form another chapter been sent out subsequent to this 

 great achievement, surely Fullerton would have stood at the 

 head of the poll, instead of occupying third place to Master 

 McGrath and Bab-at-the-Bowster? That his equal has been 

 seen we doubt — his superior we deny. Surely his detractors 

 are now silent ; where is the flaw in his reputation ? In his 

 early days he was decried as not being smart with his teeth ; 

 but this theory has been completely falsified by a succession 

 of really brilliant kills. Long will it be before we see such 

 another, and in bidding him farewell, we can only hope that 

 he will live to reproduce a modicum of his own brilliancy in a 

 long line of offspring; and that his stud achievements may 

 rival if not outstrip those of his remarkable parents. 



1893. — The preceding paragraph was written very shortly 

 after Fullerton had got to the end of his fourth Waterloo Cup, and 

 when it was generally supposed that the most brilliant grey- 

 hound of all time had run his last public course. As already 

 stated, he had divided the Cup with his kennel companion 

 Troughend in 1889, and had won it cutright in the three 

 following years. In 1893 he was— rather to the general 



