. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. ENCLOSED COURSING m necessity. From that time old-fashioned meetings dropped out one by one, owing to the scarcity of game. The September fixture in 1884 was a very successful meeting at Plumpton, the Grand Produce Stakes of 6/. each, i/. ft., securing no fewer than 128 runners, out of an original entry of 298. The prizes were 500/. the winner, 150/. the second, and 50/. each third and fourth. For the deciding course Mr. T. Graham's Glen Islay, by Glenhvet—Glengowan,. tfif'^J^"'- Starting the hare and Mr. H. J. Norman's Newsboy, by Peter—Nellie
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. ENCLOSED COURSING m necessity. From that time old-fashioned meetings dropped out one by one, owing to the scarcity of game. The September fixture in 1884 was a very successful meeting at Plumpton, the Grand Produce Stakes of 6/. each, i/. ft., securing no fewer than 128 runners, out of an original entry of 298. The prizes were 500/. the winner, 150/. the second, and 50/. each third and fourth. For the deciding course Mr. T. Graham's Glen Islay, by Glenhvet—Glengowan,. tfif'^J^"'- Starting the hare and Mr. H. J. Norman's Newsboy, by Peter—Nellie, divided after an undecided. Mr. C. W. Lea's Latha and his Lara were third and fourth. The meeting was carried on for another five years, but despite the erection of a commodious stand, the outside pubUc held aloof, and February 1889 saw the last of the Plumpton gatherings. Gosforth followed Plumpton (the enclosure being made by Mr. Case), and was well supported, as might be expected from the number of greyhounds kept in the north of England, and I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cox, Harding Edward de Fonblanque, 1854-; Lascelles, Gerald William. Falconry; Richardson, Charles, ed. London and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co.
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