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where else in the north of England, I was lugging a greyhound 

 along the road, being then a youth of tender years with a strong 

 partiality for the long-tails. My canine friend was being sent 

 under my charge to a field half a mile off in order that he might 

 be tried, and as usual when there were trials in the neighbour- 

 hood, some of the miners were hanging about to witness the 

 sport. On my journey to the field one of these worthies rose 

 from under the wall where he had been sitting, and, taking his 

 pipe out of his mouth, addressed me as follows very solemnly : 



' Master C , if iwor ye want to make yer fortun at cooours- 



ing, ye mun get a grand bitch and put her to a grand dog, and 

 keep on breedin, till yer get five pups, arle (all) of one colour. 

 They needn't be mair (more) than five, but mind ye, they mun 

 be arle of one colour.' 



The last words were spoken with great emphasis, and thus 

 having got rid of what he had to impart, my mining friend 

 resumed his pipe and his seat. I was most anxious to know 

 what he meant, but he only kept repeating his last words, ' they 

 mun be arle of one colour,' and it was some years before I 

 understood the gist of the remark. This story was a great one 

 for Mr. Dixon to tell the miners at a Frizington draw, and 

 coursing men — especially those of the North county — will 

 instantly understand the old miner's implication. 



The West Cumberland Club is in abeyance, or has ceased 

 to exist ; but sport still flourishes at all the other places of 

 which an account has been given. Altcar and Ridgway more 

 than hold their own, the North of England Club has secured 

 a new and enthusiastic patron in the Duke of Leeds, and new 

 ground on the Hornby Castle estate. In the South of England 

 new institutions have been promotedT quite close to London, 

 viz. the Eastern Counties and Stock Exchange Clubs, and the 

 two held joint meetings over the Cliffe ground in 1898; the 

 Stock Exchange Club have also held meetings on the Essex 

 Marshes. 



