Robert Kelsell Wright (1858–1908) was the third eldest son of

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& Ann Wright of Avenue Farm,

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, United Kingdoma. Robert obtained his middle name from his paternal grandmother Elizabeth Kelsell and did not follow his brothers, Jack Wright,

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& Tom Wright into

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training. Robert started slipping at coursing events from 1881 at meetings around the country he successfully slipped the

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finals as an approved greyhound slipper in 1890, when he slipped the legendary Fullerton and again in 1895 when his brothers had trained the finalists. Coursing correspondents described the slipping as being performed with great success. Married in 1903 in Chester he died at Well House Farm, Waverton, Cheshire aged 49 years old. His photograph appears in Blanning & Prescott's: The Waterloo Cup, The First 150 Years.Blanning, Charles & Prescott Sir Mark (1987) Waterloo Cup: The First 150 Years

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Robert Kelsall Hare hunting 1858 births 1908 deaths People from Waverton