. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). ENCLOSED COURSING los greyhound.' How often do we see him take the upper ground, and deliberately wait, showing no anxiety to regain possession ! No doubt the enclosed system has caused a marked deterioration in greyhounds, and many of their good qualities have become extinct, the exception being speed. Very possibly the dan- gerous knowledge acquired at enclosures may be transmitted. The high jump to the offspring : at all events greyhounds within the past decade have exhibited brain power of rather too hig
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). ENCLOSED COURSING los greyhound.' How often do we see him take the upper ground, and deliberately wait, showing no anxiety to regain possession ! No doubt the enclosed system has caused a marked deterioration in greyhounds, and many of their good qualities have become extinct, the exception being speed. Very possibly the dan- gerous knowledge acquired at enclosures may be transmitted. The high jump to the offspring : at all events greyhounds within the past decade have exhibited brain power of rather too high an order. A return to the old system, which now appears imminent, should be welcomed in the interests of true sport; for, attractive as were the prizes, the winners came from a few kennels, and pace in most instances carried the 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, 1854-1944; Lascelles, Gerald, 1849-1928. Falconry; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Boston : Little, Brown, and Co. ; London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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