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was Helper, nearer the 23-inch standard of height, 

 by Handel from Ruby, walked by Mr. Dean, of 

 Dowsby. Helper carries his bone well down, and 

 has the roundest of cat-like feet. 



Like the great entry of 1899, opinion was con- 

 siderably divided between the merits of some two 

 couple of dog-hounds put forward in 1906, clearly 

 proving that it was an exceptionally strong one, 



likely to make its influence felt on subsequent 

 entries. The Rev. Cecil Legard had for his colleague 

 on this occasion Tom Bishopp, huntsman to the 

 Quorn, and their task to divide the entry was by 

 no means an easy one. Again Captain Pennell Elm- 

 hirst, in his annual article to the Field, after a visit 

 to Belvoir before the judging had taken place, gives 

 a valuable summary of the entry. " This year the 

 visitor will not fail to find the model — Weaver — 

 while he cannot help being impressed with the fact 

 that the whole entry of the young dog-hounds is 

 extraordinarily good. Perhaps the most treasured 



