40 HOUNDS. 



Apart from individual opinions, no one will deny 

 that during the last few years the annual show at 

 Peterborough in the beagle section has made 

 enormous strides, and hounds that a few years ago 

 would have won are now hardly even looked at. 

 There is now practically a unanimous opinion among 

 masters of beagles that, for a hound to do his work 

 in the best way, he should possess good shoulders, 

 straight legs, good feet, and a strong back and loin; 

 and, of the smart little hounds that now come on to 

 the flags at Peterborough, many have these qualities. 

 The majority of masters believing in what, after all, 

 must be the best type, let us hope that this little 

 hound will continue to' improve in the future as he 

 has done in the past, till he arrives almost to 

 perfection. 



In illustration of the modern beagle, I have been 

 able to obtain a photograph of the Stoke Place 

 Archie '03, the winner of the stallion hound 

 prize at Peterborough last July. He is a beautiful 

 little hound, and is one that masters of beagles 

 would do well to keep in their mind's eye when 

 looking for a stallion hound. The Hulton Gamester 

 '00, the champion doghound at Peterborough 

 in 1900, is another typical hound, whose pedigree 

 traces to such well-known beagle sources as the 

 Royal Rock, Cheshire, and Mr. Johnson's. 



