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(2). Adductor secundus (/3) — Greyhound. — The next ex- 

 ample of a skew muscle that I shall give is the adductor 

 secundus (j3) in the Greyhound. The subject of my dissection 

 was the celebrated Irish Greyhound, " Master Magrath," who 

 is justly considered as the best and fastest dog that ever ran 

 a course. The following brief notice of this wonderful dog, 

 taken from " The Belfast News-letter," may be of interest to 

 the reader : — 



" ' Master Magrath' (named after an orphan boy who reared him) was 

 by 1 Dervock,' out of ' Lady Sarah,' and made his first appearance at the 

 Lurgan meeting in October, 1867, when he was about one year and eight 

 months old. At that meeting, although little more than a week in train- 

 ing, he won the 'Visitors' Cup' (32 dogs), beating, amongst others, ' S.S.' 

 and ' What's the Tip.' His second appearance was at the Creagh meeting 

 the week following Lurgan, when he divided the 4 Moneyglass Purse' 

 (32 dogs) with his kennel companion, 'Master Nathaniel.' His next 

 appearance was at Altcar, in February, 1868, when he won the ' Waterloo 

 Cup.' His first course was with 'Belle of Scotland,' whom he outpaced 

 both in the no-go and final spin, beating her very cleverly, indeed. His 

 second trial with ' Kalista' might have ended unfortunately for him, as he 

 got an ugly fall in the run up ; but his great cleverness saved him, as he 

 was on his legs again, and had puss in his jaws, before Mr. Kay's bitch had 

 a chance of putting him out. His third course with ' Marionette' was such 

 a hollow, as well as clever, victory, that there was immediately a rush to 

 get out by those who had taken a liberty with the nomination. His 

 coming against ' Brigade' in the next round was quite the event of the 

 meeting, and, although the trial was notAl, the speed and cleverness 

 exhibited by Lord Lurgan's dog justly entitled him to the award. His 

 * next course with ' Lobelia' he made short by his- extreme cleverness ; and 

 when, finally, he met ' Cock Robin,' it was, bar accidents, * Lombard-street 

 to a China orange,' and 4 and 5 to 1 was offered in vain. The deciding 

 course was run undergreat difficulties, and, had not ' Master Magrath ' 

 been one of the cleverest greyhounds that ever went to slips, he, in all 

 probability, as the course was run, would have been put out. At the 

 Lurgan meeting of 1868 he divided the ' Brownlow Cup Stake' with Mr. 

 Stooker's ' Sir William,' again beating * S.S.' and three others. At the 

 Waterloo meeting of 1869, he met and beat ' Borealis,' 'Hard Lines' 



