I would argue with you on this. In my experience, Saluqis have much more endurance than Greyhounds. Cummins, in "The Hound and the Hawk", quotes Phoebus in stating that the Greyhounds and lymers were posted in relays along the expected path of the hart, so that fresh dogs could take up the chase as others tired. (paraphrased). Slightly different techniques due to the very different terrain, but still the same idea.
I had one Greyhound that could easily keep a pace for 2-3 miles, but she was extraordinary. Most tire after 1/4 to 1/2 mile at the most. Sometimes, all the other hounds would be panting in the shade of the truck, and Sunni would go out and run a huge, sweeping circle of a mile, just to take the edge off! <G> Greyhounds are bred for British terrain and are much more mobile > over long distance. Salukis have the speed without as much endurance > because of > their job pack hunting gazelle with the aid of a hawk or falcon. The > Bedouin > still let out the first pack and keep reserve hounds fresh for the final > attack -- which would have been necessary when they hunted lion and other > large > game that are no longer indiginous to the ME. One thing to remember is that perspective in art did not really become important until the Renaissance. Written descriptions of alaunts describe them as a massive beast, along the lines of a racily-built Mastiff. However, I have seen several period illustrations where a Greyhound is shown as quite a bit larger than the alaunts! There are also illustrations from Phoebus that show Greyhounds taking down a stag with an impressive rack. The Greyhounds are depicted as almost the same size as the stag, which is patently ridiculous. Samira Also, I have a theory in > reference to artwork supporting the greyhounds' breeding from salukis, but > would > *love* someone versed in medieval art to help me support or deny my > theory. I've > found the whippet and wolfhound in art from England and Ireland prior to > the > Crusades, but the representations of the dogs get bigger around the > 1300s -- > looking more like greyhounds. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
