Forty Years Beagling 



lover of the sport, to join us in keeping this club 

 at the top where it belongs." 



Right at the outset of the game a writer from 

 Delaware City, Pennsylvania, who signs the name 

 of "Sedge" in the March 12th, 1885, issue of Forest 

 and St7'eam, condemns the small or dwarf beagle, 

 and a long discussion took place between George 

 F. Reed, of Auburn, New York (who deplored the 

 disappearance of game birds at that time) ; Mr. W. 

 H. Ashburner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who 

 defends the small beagle; "Rusticus"; "Flat"; 

 "Lillibulero" ; a Mr. Sloan; Mr. Kreuger, and 

 even at that far back date O. W. R. proposes the 

 health of the coming dog, the English beagle. 



An interesting account of a day's hunting with 

 that patriarch of the game, Mr. Pottinger Dorsey, 

 of New Market, Maryland, where sixteen out of 

 seventeen rabbits started were killed by his pack, 

 and in June of the previous year (1884) gives his 

 ideas of what a hunting pack should be, as follows: 

 "I prefer beagles of from thirteen to fourteen 

 inches high and say from fifteen to twenty pounds 

 weight. Dogs of this size can stand hard working, 

 and have stronger notes, making a much more 

 lively clash when in full pursuit of their game, and, 

 moreover, dogs of this size can make the rabbit run 

 when started and will not give him so much time 



