8 Forty Years Beagling 



So the Briton did not think much of the shape of 

 the "merrie httle hounde" in those days, and 

 then "H. H." goes on with his study of Coricon, 

 Markham, and Stonehenge and traces the rehef 

 from bondage and the development from the 9" to 

 the 15" hounds. He states that he has frequently, 

 as a breeder, found a difference of from 2" to 3" 

 in one litter. The final paragraph is of more than 

 passing interest as follows: 



"The exposure of the present condition of our 

 bench show winners, as given in 'L.H.T.'s' article 

 is most deplorable I confess, and should call forth 

 a rigid inquiry as to field qualities of our present 

 champions." 



Then along comes "Briar," in the American 

 Field, he hails from Philadelphia, who says, "A 

 cobby dog can get himself together in running 

 much quicker than a long back dog," which indi- 

 cates a difference of opinion. Then comes "Zim," 

 in Forest and Stream, of September 1st, 1887, say- 

 ing he has eleven of the little hounds, in a letter 

 written from Springfield, Massachusetts, that he 

 is a hunter and not a bench show man. Even at 

 that, "Zim" had stayers at that time, for he speaks 

 of a httle bitch as having been out running rabbits 

 continuously for 36 hours, and this only two weeks 

 before the little 121/2" bitch whelped, and he winds 



