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to reputation rests on the fact that he is generally supposed 

 to have jumped over thirty feet when covering a drain at 

 one of the Heatley and Warburton meetings. With Fabulous 

 Fortune he was quite outclassed, the latter leading many lengths, 

 and winning a short course in most decisive fashion. In the 

 second round the Messrs. Fawcett's first string fell against Mr. 

 James Russel's Reception, of the Restorer — Real Lace litter, and 

 as regards pace there was not a great deal to choose between 

 the pair. In fact, it looked as if either might get the turn, until 

 Reception faltered slightly at a drain. Fabulous Fortune instantly 

 ^hooting ahead to score the coveted first point about a couple 

 of lengths in front. The hare was one of the dodging short- 

 running tribe, and the work that followed as she crossed and 

 recrossed a drain was an unsatisfactory test of merit. At the 

 same time Fabulous Fortune was always doiijg the greater 

 share, and won very easily indeed. In the third round 

 Fabulous Fortune fell against High Dappley Moor, a grey- 

 hound of fairly high character, who had been backed at 

 25 to I on the night of the draw. High Dappley Moor 

 began much faster than his opponent, and showed daylight 

 before they had travelled very far. Fabulous Fortune, however, 

 was not to be denied, and laying himself down to his work in 

 grand style, he soon drew past and scored the turn about three 

 lengths in front, on a slight outside. He served himself again 

 and then turned the hare to High Dappley Moor, who scored 

 three sharp quick drives, and just for a moment looked like 

 holding his own ; he could not, however, keep his place longer, and 

 Fabulous Fortune, regaining possession, wrenched and killed, 

 being a clear winner at the time. This was a well-run course 

 on the part of both greyhounds, as neither of them ever threw 

 away an opportunity, and both went with plenty of fire. In 

 the fourth round Fabulous Fortune's opponent was Juggernaut, 

 and though the latter showed a nice turn of speed, and was 

 not led very far, he really never had a chance in a short course. 

 In fact, Fabulous Fortune covered his hare so strongly from 

 the turn that it never could break away again, the favourite 



