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Greyhound racing, coursing, greyhounds (book) by Alfred de Sauvenière. Publisher J. Rothschild 1898. Format 14 x 23 cm, 352 pages, complete with five etchings by Paul Mahler, Insert under serpente, Very numerous Illustrations. Hardcover, leather edge with gilded letters, stains on the back and on the front of the cover, pages with numerous foxing. French texts.
The dog track is a circuit dedicated to greyhound racing. There are several types of races, of which coursing is one. It has two types of events: Open coursing, which takes place outdoors, and park coursing, which takes place in an enclosed area.