Will A Pure Grey Be Any Good In The Field ?

[Ocset 91]

 

 

Surely a Magyar agar would be the better option?

They're not as fast as a greyhound.

 

 

A proper greyhound has decent feet, drive, wind, speed, speed and speed. They are no more reckless than any other running dog and aren't made of glass.

People shouldn't base their judgement on ex racers that they've seen run.

From what I've read so can't base it on me witnessing it,they've run them against pure greys and fairly beat them?

As I said I've never seen one in the flesh but only what I've read.

Any dog can beat another if the circumstances are stacked in its favour. The fastest greyhound would lose to a beddy whippet if they were working over ferrets in a hedgerow.

I'd be interested to know the circumstances of the MA beating the Greyhpund.

There are a few about in Croydon. The blokes who run the hand car wash on the Purley Way run them. They reckon that they've got 6 or so but I've only seen an old bitch that they have sleeping in the office.

[Country Joe 1,411]

when I was a young lad, a few years back, The Scottish national coursing was held, near were I lived, I knew a couple of trainers, of Coursing greyhounds, at first they were a little sceptical towards me, I said to one trainer I will show my dog

judge him on his fitness and condition, I was after a dog that was guilty of jumping the hedge or fences, when on a course,

which is total taboo, when coursing under rules, He gifted the said dog to me, clearly stated The dog did not come from his kennels, The dog was a real one, SPEED, STAMINA,and skill, when he got behind his Hare, he got right down low to the ground,

and worked the Hare from his shoulders, the Hare could neither turn right or left, and strike was a master piece, I used to run, him 2 to 3 times a week, one fault with him, he liked a taste of there blood, Another one, i Had could jump like a stag,

stamina, he could out run any Lurcher, (((( but he used to run all over his Hares, for some reason he was a very poor striker, but what Stamina, and speed he had, and a big Red greyhound, he was good for 2 Hares out of three runs, that was his Tank, empty after 3 runs, but they were great to see and watch, was not much of a jumper, he had a Sad end he was carrying his Hare back to me, come to this five bar wooden gate, jumped like a Kangaroo, and his back leg went through the top rail, of the gate, I run across to him, ((( I could run then)) lifted him of the gate his leg was smashed above the stifle, I must add that breed of greyhound, THE LANDED GENTRY,HAD BEEN BREEDING FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS AND MORE, there was great Rivalry, between those people, ((( it was the honour and glory of winning, that great prize, there coursing compitition,

Sadly that strain of breed, has gone, those dogs were treated like royalty, fed on the best, excersized to be in peak condition, and running on the very best of Land,coursing the greatest little warrior of all The Brown Hare, I was very lucky

I witnessed, some great sport, saw some very good dogs, Lurchers,and greys, and owned a couple myself,

spent many a good day at the Scottish national BL, Was out with a traveller years ago, to steal a race, took a chance then, was down your way, he had a Greyhound, dont know if it was a tracker or courser, seen it do 2 out 2 no bother.