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twenty-four inches, are smooth coated, black and tan, 

 with *' very long ears, and hanging jowls, but have 

 no strain of the bloodhound in them. They are 

 remarkable for their tongue, which is rich and 

 wonderfully sweet. Their noses are very keen, and 

 in work they are true and persevering. Not so fast 

 as the foxhound, they possess a considerable turn 

 of speed, are docile, and take to hunting at once.'' 



These beagles at Emly were formerly restricted 

 to hare hunting, but with the increasing scarcity of 

 that quarry the master has had to fall back upon 

 deer, and he and their followers have been very 

 much pleased with the sport they afford with the 

 hare until November, and with the deer for the 

 remainder of the season. Mr. Macnamara further 

 says that their cry in the chase is full, sonorous, 

 and musical; when hunting in full cry the head 

 is thrown upwards frequently ; on trail their note 

 is of prolonged sweetness. 



Allusion has been made to the Stud Book, which, 

 published by the Association of Masters of Harriers 

 and Beagles, has now reached its sixth volume. It 

 is carefully edited by Mr. L. E. Rickards, and will 

 no doubt be useful in preserving the identity of both 

 these varieties of the hound. 



