116 THE FOXHOUND 



win you will doubtless have ruined a good 

 hound for field work. 



Individual hounds should be taken or sent to 

 a bench show in a crate. This should have solid 

 bottoms and ends, with hinged door. The sides 

 and top should be slatted with good spaces be- 

 tween, as many dogs en-route to the shows are 

 annually smothered in hot express cars by hav- 

 ing merchandise thrown upon and around the 

 crate. The sides should be solid for a space 

 of six inches at the bottom to prevent the straw 

 from falling out. Never send hounds without 

 a handler. The fair promises of the manage- 

 ment to have your entries properly cared for 

 and exhibited are forgotten as soon as the many 

 duties of the show devolve upon them, and they 

 are lucky indeed if they are taken from the 

 bench except while in the show ring. 



