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good course against Camerino, and Free Kick met Texture, 

 who was non-favourite for the course. The trial between 

 this pair was not a very satisfactory one. To begin with, the 

 hare was circhng round when slipped at, and this gave Texture 

 a nice advantage. Nevertheless she did not gain the first point, 

 as Free Kick came behind her, and so got the turn on the in- 

 side. She failed to bring her hare round, and Texture, at once 

 taking advantage, had put on a nice sequence before Free 

 Kick joined again. The latter afterwards had none the best of 

 the luck, but all the same Texture worked well, and had 

 deservedly secured the verdict when she finished matters with 

 the kill. In the third round Texture and Grey Crow came 

 together, and were a capital match for pace. Texture got the 

 turn on the inside, then in a well-contested trial she showed 

 superior cleverness, and was in a considerable' majority when 

 she killed. In Falconer's third course he met a half-brother 

 and kennel companion, Four in Hand (by Freshman out of 

 Fine Sport) ; and though at one time it looked as if he 

 might be beaten, he had the best pace, and the beginning and 

 end of the course to his credit, Four in Hand having a strong 

 sequence in the middle of the trial. On the Saturday morning 

 Texture met Mellor Moor, whom she led a couple of lengths, 

 and fairly outworked in an average course, which the loser 

 also ran well. In the fifth round Texture's opponent was 

 Ivan the Great, who had been somewhat hard run on the pre- 

 vious day, owing to his having got away on a fresh hare after 

 he had won his third course. Texture led three lengths, and 

 always had a nice balance in her favour in just an average 

 course, which she finished with a good kill. 



Falconer meantime had well beaten Thistleton in the 

 fourth round, but had been twice to slips before disposing of 

 Follow Faster. With the latter Mr. Fletcher's puppy had 

 nothing to spare, for though he led the Messrs. Fawcett's bitch 

 ■well, in the opinion of very many critics he was outworked 

 afterwards, and certainly the bitch had a majority of points 

 after first turn had been secured by her opponent. In the 



