THE BEAGLE HOUND. 27, 



The lamented late Gen. Richard Rowett a number of 

 years ago developed a strain so well and favorably known, 

 both for their field and show qualities, that they came to 

 be generally known as the " Rowett Hound." 



The imported Hounds Sam, Dolly, and Warrior were 

 to the Rowett Hounds what Ponto, Moll, and Pilot were to 

 the famous Laverack Setters the foundation of the strain. 

 Mr. N. Elmore, a number of years ago, also imported sev- 

 eral good Beagles, including his famous Ringwood, now 



BEAGLE HOUND-TRAILER. 

 Owned by Mr. H. F. Schellhass, No. 6 Brevort Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



dead, from which he bred many of our most prominent 

 Hounds. These two strains, together with some other 

 blood to which Mr. Pottinger Dorsey has bred, form the 

 nucleus of the blood we have in our Beagle. 



It remained, however, for the American Beagle Club, 

 formerly the American English Beagle Club, organized in 

 1884, to create an impetus among the admirers of the breed, 

 and bring the merits of the little Hound before such of 

 the sportsmen as were not aware of its value. 



Several of our most prominent Beagle breeders met and 

 formed the above-named club. A committee was appointed 



