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Left: show Greyhound bitch SBIS International, German, VDH, Austrian Ch Rumford Sovereign © Barbara Keßler
Right: racing Greyhound bitch Razldazl Sally © Baensch
To illustrate this, above are two examples of Dr. Elke Decot comments:
a "Show-Grey" and a "Racing-Grey".
"Yes, I think so too, that she is more of the
Both types were bred out of the same type original type. She weighs just under 30
that used to hunt hares in the English fields. kilos, which was also about the weight of
Both types are no longer capable of hunting Greyhounds in the 18th century. Master
a hare in the field today! The "Show Grey" is McGraw, an Irish champion, weighed 30
too heavy and immobile, the "Racing Grey" is kilos as a male. A Show Greyhound can
fast but not agile and robust enough to move easily weigh 45 to 50. Mick's (Mick the
in the field.
Miller) forehand is impressive." (37).
With Greyhound bitch "Fortheringhay's "Mick the Miller" (38) (29 June 1926 - 6
Jazzy" we have a rather original coursing May 1939) is a very famous Greyhound
Greyhound before us.
who dominated the racing scene in
England in the late 1920s. He won 19 races
in a row! He was originally intended to be
used in "Hare Coursing" (chasing a live
hare, see also Galgo español), but he
eventually came to England from Ireland,
where he ran on the early race tracks.
Greyhound bitch Fortheringhay's Jazzy
© Wüger / Decot
