| The arrival of greyhound racing
in 1926 saw a decline in urban interest in the
Waterloo Cup, although in 1939 39,000 people
still attended. Crowds today are still
substantial with more than 10,000 people
attending the three days' coursing. Coursing, however, is much more a
participation than a spectator sport, and in the
past decade there has been a major revival in
interest in owning, breeding, and training
coursing dogs. There are 24 greyhound coursing
clubs affiliated to the National Coursing Club,
and most of them have long waiting lists for
running membership. Many coursing owners also
have greyhounds which run on the track, but all
of them admit that there is nothing like the
"real thing".
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The
Waterloo Cup
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