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killing after some short work in which he received no assist- 

 ance from Juggernaut. In the fifth round, against Utopia, 

 Fabulous Fortune had a longer course, but he won it all one 

 way, leading several-lengths and running up a fair sequence 

 of points before the bitch was able to score. She did eventu- 

 ally get in, and by no means disgraced herself while she re- 

 tained possession ; but Fabulous Fortune recovered his place 

 with a racing go-bye, and had won with a great deal to spare 

 when he fell into a drain, Utopia driving the hare into a 

 sough almost simultaneously. In the final course Fabulous 

 Fortune was opposed by the Irish dog Wolf Hill, who had 

 beaten Thoughtless Beauty in the fourth ties, and had 

 previously put out Mellor Moor, Grey Morn, Gallant, and Real 

 Eoint. Fabulous Fortune was of course favourite, and he led 

 the Irish greyhound many lengths to the hare, though it 

 should be mentioned that the latter lost a good deal of ground 

 through stumbling in the run up. The hare was just an 

 average one, but Fabulous Fortune retained strong possession 

 throughout, and when he killed had practically beaten his 

 opponent pointless ; indeed, a more decisive victory in the 

 final course of a great stake is seldom seen, and as already 

 stated the Messrs. Fawcett's greyhound proved himself a Triton 

 among the minnows right through the stake. That he got 

 lightly off in the early stages of the Cup cannot be denied, but 

 this was chiefly due to the fact that he was remarkably handy 

 (with his teeth, as he killed five of the six hares at which he 

 was shpped. 



Reception, who had gone down before Fabulous Fortune 

 in the second round of the Cup, won the Plate for Mr. James 

 Russel, beating the Northumberland greyhound, Gallant, in 

 the final course ; and Sir Thomas Brocklebank's Biere won the 

 Purse, for which Mr. C. Murles's Brummagem Man was the 

 runner-up. 



1897. — This was not in any way a remarkable year, and we 

 are somewhat inclined to think that the form was a little below 

 the average. The winner was Mr. Thomas Holmes's Gallant, a 



