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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Probably
there
is
no
locality
where
the
pastime
has
maintained
such
a
firm
hold
as
in
and
around
Oldham,
one
of
the
most
famous
tracks
in
the
world
being
at
Higginshaw,
where
not
infrequently
three
hundred
dogs
are
entered
in
one
handicap.
The
Borough
grounds
at
Oldham
and
the
Wellington
grounds
at
Bury
are
also
noted
centres
for
races.
It
is
a
remarkable
but
well
recognised
fact
that
bitches
are
faster
than
dogs,
and
in
consequence
the
terms
upon
which
they
are
handicapped
are
varied.
The
general
custom
is
to
allow
a
dog
2-1/2
to
3
yards
advantage
for
every
pound
difference
in
weight
between
it
and
the
gentle
sex.
One
of
the
fastest
dogs
that
ever
ran
was
Collier
Lad,
but
he
was
almost
a
Greyhound
as
regards
size.
Whitefoot,
whose
owner
challenged
the
world,
and
was
considered
to
be
quite
unbeatable,
was
a
Whippet
in
every
sense
of
the
word,
and
was
a
nice
medium
weight,
though
probably
Capplebank's
time
of
11-1/2
seconds
stands
alone.
The
best
of
the
present-day
racing
dogs
are
Polly
fro'
Astley
(15
lbs.)
and
Dinah
(11-1/2
lbs.),
and
of
those
which
promise
well
for
the
future,
Eva,
whose
weight
is
only
9-3/4
lbs.,
is
most
prominent.
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