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ground being very hard that week, entailed defeat in the final 

 trial, the only one he has suffered. Herschel won his spurs 

 at Haydock by dividing the Champion Produce Stake, and 

 undoubtedly his very best performance was over this ground 

 in the Haydock Gold Cup, when he shot clean away from 

 one speedy greyhound after another. Probably Gay City's 

 best display was for the same cup upon another occasion. One 

 of Greentick's Haydock victories will always be recollected 

 from the sensational incident of his striking the escape hurdle 

 with such force as to fall back apparently dead. The sym- 

 pathy that existed for this gallant greyhound was shown by the 

 cheer that greeted him when his trainer, John Coke, led 

 him back shortly after the accident, and his own gameness 

 was testified when he afterwards won the final course. 



The Irish greyhound, Pinkerton, also upon one occasion 

 made a succession of brilliant displays, winning course after 

 course in one-sided fashion, though every hare took him to 

 the top of the ground. 



The Wye Racecourse being easily converted into an en- 

 closure, Mr. G. Kennett started his first meeting in 1883. The 

 trials generally are of indisputable excellence, and as the 

 ground gradually rises to the escape, a capital view is obtained 

 of the working-powers of a greyhound, which is often lost 

 when running on the level. A few years since, Mr. Kennett 

 started the East Kent Club, and has on his list sixty members. 

 Wye, however, fares no better than Haydock Park as regards 

 the support of the public, and it remains to be seen if either 

 of these meetings — now the only two enclosures in England 

 — will be carried on after another season. Several good 

 greyhounds have made their dkbui over the Wye ground, viz. 

 Holmby, Puddletown, Glenmahra, Winfarthing, Myra Ellen, 

 and Janet's Pride. 



The Four Oaks Park Company was started with a large 

 capital to carry on racing and coursing, Snd, being situated close 

 to Birmingham and other large Midland towns, everything 



