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once showed me at his house a cabinet filled to 

 overflowing with cups and medals which Lou 

 had won. Mr. A. C. Krueger of Pennsylvania 

 was exhibiting at the same time. He was the 

 owner of the little twelve-inch dog, Champion 

 Bannerman. He also at different times owned 

 Cameron's Racket and Rattler HI. A handsome 

 and shapely little dog somewhat lacking in sub- 

 stance was Royal Krueger, the son of Champion 

 Bannerman. This dog was exhibited for several 

 years by the Hornell-Harmony kennels of New 

 York, and his name appears in many of the latest 

 pedigrees. The Somerset Kennels, the owner of 

 which was, I think, Mr. Phoebus, exhibited suc- 

 cessfully for some years. Their best dog was 

 Storm, which was so fully up to the fifteen-inch 

 limit that there was frequently a contest over his 

 eligibility. This kennel also owned a superior 

 bitch called Cloud. Mr. Shellhass of Brooklyn 

 was for some years a noted breeder and frequently 

 appeared in the ring as judge. In Massachusetts 

 and other parts of New England the beagle 

 became a favorite hound. Mr. Reed of Barton, 

 Vermont, Mr. Arthur Parry, Mr. Laick, and Mr. 

 Rutter of Massachusetts were prominent patrons 

 of the breed. 



With the introduction of field trials in 1889 

 the interest in bench shows rapidly declined 

 among the beagle men, and in the last few years 



