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all remarkably deficient in stoutness, though fast as well as clever. 

 One of them is represented on the next page, having run in public 

 as "Hysterics." 



This bitch has been put to " Banter," a son of " Bedlamite ; " 



" Hecate,"* second Cross from the Bulldog. 



but the result of this, the fifth cross, is not as yet, I believe, more 

 satisfactory than the fourth. 



Before resorting to any particular strains, with a view of im- 

 proving upon defects, it is necessary to consider what breeds are 

 remarkable for each quality which is likely to' be desired, — 

 namely, speed, courage, nose, and sagacity. Of these, the first is 

 so remarkably prominent in the greyhound, that there is no neces- 

 sity for going further, and whenever it is desired to increase the 



* From a daguerreotype in the possession of Hugh Hanley, Esq., 1st Life Guards. 



