The Greyhound has coursed hare across open country since antiquity, and by the turn of the twentieth century excelled equally on the coursing field and the track. James Matheson's The Greyhound sets down its breeding, its running and the lore of the coursing field.
First published in 1900, it covers the practical work of breeding and conditioning coursing stock alongside the traditions and great days of the leash.
A scarce record of the coursing world, restored in an affordable modern edition for the sporting enthusiast and the historian of the Greyhound.
This edition features:
- Chronicles the Greyhound in the coursing field.
- Covers breeding, rearing and conditioning of running stock.
- Records the sport's history and celebrated meetings.
- Faithfully reproduced in a modern edition.