Identifier: newbookofdogcomp01leig (find matches)
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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ig6 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. stud purposes, as at a fee of forty guineashis list was quickly filled. After his lastdefeat in the Waterloo Cup, he retired intoprivate life at Eltham, where he remainedtill the death of Colonel North, when hewas sent back to his old home in Northum-berland, as a gift to Mr. Dent. On hisdeath, Fullerton was presented to the Members Cup, when he easily led anddefeated Flag of the Free ; he was thenagain drawn. Amongst the six dogs thathe defeated in the Waterloo Cup was Hop-rend, the winner of the Cup in the previousyear. He is a good-looking dog with greatmuscular development behind. He is byPateley Bridge out of Forest Fairy, the
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A HANDFUL. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM ANSTRUTHERS GREYHOUNDS. Photograph by C. RcU, Wishaai. Natural History Museum, where he maybe seen, beautifully mounted by Mr. Ward.The hero of the present time, however, isSir R. W. Buchanan-Jardines celebratedpuppy Long Span, who ran so brilliantlythrough the Waterloo Cup in February, 1907.Previously to this he had run only one coursein public, and his trainer had experiencedgreat difficulty in getting him fit, owing tothe weather in Scotland having been sosevere. It is stated that Long 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

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