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FOREWORD

BY M.-DOMINIQUE CRAPON DE CAPRONA - USA

Welcome to the Special Issue 7B of the It ends with the listing of all the Sloughi
Sloughi Review. champions of UICL events, followed by FCI
World and European champions. A lot to
After issue 7 which was about the history be admired.
of racing Sloughis in the USA, issue 7B

focuses on the history of sighthound Enjoy this amazing in-depth contribution
racing and of Sloughi racing in Europe. to the sighthound sport of chasing a lure
on race tracks and the awesome Sloughi
It begins with 3 articles that set the stage athletes across the years.
for what Els Siebel writes.
It took a tremendous effort from Els
First racing on the continent in Belgium Siebel, with an otherwise very busy

early 1920s, first racing in France 1929, schedule, to spend countless hours sifting
and to illustrate the passion, the story of through many canine magazines in various
the icon of British racing in the late 1920s languages and online sites to track down
& 1930s. all that is known with precision.

The key facts of Sighthound racing and Thank you Els Siebel.
when Sloughis first started participating
follow. Then issue 7B continues with the And thank you Lenka Kubová & Kateřina
history of the Union Internationale de Pokorná (Czech Republic), Liina Niemalä
Clubs de Lévriers (UICL). & Tiina Sarjanen (Finland), Anja Schwarzat
& Patricia Lauer (Germany), and Ruth Hess
(Switzerland) for your invaluable help.

Cover photo: Sloughis presented at the Algiers’ cynodrome, Algiers, 1954.
About Xavier Przezdziecki.
Alla Kacimi El Hassani tells us:
“His mission in Algiers, his relations with the government, the construction of the dog racing track, and
the list of owners, the majority of whom were officers, suggest that the races were for profit. Since locals
could not be attracted to racing at a dog track in a settler neighborhood of the capital, with only 700
meters of length.”