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Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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Span nothaving been sold at the Barbican when thelitter came under the hammer was after-wards purchased by his present owner forninety guineas. Long Span was entered atthe first Altcar Club meeting, and, beingslightly amiss, he was drawn, but at thesecond meeting he ran one course in the former out of Thoughtless Beauty, thelatter by Under the Globe, both of whomhave been high class performers on the leash.It appears like descending from thesublime to the ridiculous to mention theGreyhound as a show dog, after the manybrilliant performances that have been re-corded of him in the leash, but there aremany dogs elegant in outline with finemuscular development that are to be seenin the judging ring. Mr. George RapersRoasting Hot is one of the most prom-inent winners of the day ; he is a fawn andwhite, as handsome as a peacock and,moreover, is a good dog in the field. Onone occasion after competing successfullyat the Kennel Club Show at the CrystalPalace, he was taken to a coursing meeting
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THE GREYHOUND. 197 where he won the stake in which he wasentered. A brace of very beautiful bitchesare Mr. F. Eyers Dorset Girl and Miss W.Eatons Okeford Queen. Although, as a rule, the most consistentwinners in the leash have not been notedfor their good looks, there have been ex-ceptions in which the opposite has beenthe case. Fullerton was a good-lookingdog, if not quite up to the form required inthe show ring. Mr. Harding Cox has hadseveral specimens that could run well andwin prizes as show dogs, and the same maybe said of Miss Maud Mays fine kennel ofGreyhounds in the North of England. Inthe South of England Mrs. A. Dewe keepsa number of longtails that when not winningprizes at the Crystal Palace and elsewhereare running at Plumpton and other meetingsin Sussex. The following is the standard by whichGreyhounds should be judged. 1. Head.—Long and narrow, slightly widerin skull, allowing for plenty of brain room ; lipstight, without any flew, and eyes bright and in-telligent and

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