Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

ling In the vicelike jaws of her SLAYER.
Sometimes the hare viii manage TO keep
lodging till the dogs. which have less stay
Ing power than a hare, are tired out. and
then she goes off. practically leaving the
dogs at standstill. pursued by cheers and
cries Of good hare or sometimes she IS
lucky enough to find sanctuary in a drain or
some other place into which the dogs can
not follow.
When all the hares out Of one stretch OF
the country have been hoatcn up a move is
made to another fiat The spectators flock
across the fields I'm a joyous mob scram-
bling over dykes, leapiug over bitches ana
sometimes plunging into them. IL may be
necessary to make four or five shifts during
the day, and the sportsman who wishes to
see all the sport must be a good pedestrian
and possess workmanlike boots and
CATERS.
The rules of coursing are ra her compli-
Gated. The dog which kills" does not
necessarily win the course. Certain minor
points are taken into consideration. They
are follows: % Speed. % tho Eo-hy. CD
the turn, ca the wrench, - the Kill
In judging speed consideration Is given
as TO whether the dog has lost ground az
tie start or had TO run ON the outside"
of the other dog. owing to the direction
taken by the hare.
In the "go-by'' a dog starts clear length
behind the other dog, yet gets clear
length before him in straight run.
4 turn IS when Il hare. finding the
dogs close on her. suddenly turns of at not
less than right angle. The ''wreuCh IS
when She turns at less than right aug'o.
As to the kill" the merit OF that depends
on. whether the dog catches the hare purely
by his speed and skill OF whether she fool
ishly gives him the chance OF is ''tu Il
into him by the other dog
The meeting lasts three days. ON the first
day the thirty-two first heats and the X
teen second heats for the cup are run. ON
the second and third days the rema ming
heats for the cup are run. as well as those
for the Waterloo purse. which Is a coUsola-
no -fEs- a. han on
the first round of the cup and TIE Wa ertoo
Plate. which is a consolation prize for the
sixteen dogs beaten in the second round.
Four dogs are always left IN for the
third day of the cup. Hares which are
seen to be weak as they run past the screen
are allowed to escape. Sometimes four or
five slip away UNBIASED before n strong
hare comes along worthy to be cou scd by
these four good dogs.
The winner of the Waterloo Cup gets
G5G0 in cash. the runner-up 81 0. the third
and fourth $50 each, and the rema 'nder
smaller amounts The money comes out
of the entrance fees, which at G23 each
realize eIGOo for sixty-four entries
But In addition to the $50 which often
does not cover the expense of the dogs
training-tEe owner of the winning dog
holds till the next year a necklace made
Of links on which are engraved the names
of all the winners of previous years
fresh link IS added every year Only eight
owners have won the cup more than once.
Col. North made the record, winning II
four times straight off-1SS9 to 1S'2-with
the same dog, the famous Fullerton. Be
ginning with this year. the L trl Of S fton.
on whose estate the meeting Is held, VIII
present a valuable cup to the winner
A coursing greyhound is trained as care
fully as a race horse. AS a pup ne is
usually intrusted TO a farmer who accepts
such charges and under whose care he
leads a rural life, free from anxiety and
sweelened by good milk and fresh air.
When the dog is half-grOwn he is taken
off this walk" as it Is called. and after
while allowed to run loose with his
mate. The two young dogs play hare
and hounds" literally. and course each
other in play till they develop into athletic
dogs sound in wind and limb. They are
fed on the best of the land and groomed
till they are as glossy new silk hats.