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you had blown the top of your head off. At the 

 last trials, I had the distinct recollection seen by 

 the handlers, dogs were called, one responded to the 

 call and immediately picked up the trail. The 

 other paid no attention to his owner and got left. 

 I don't accuse anybody, both had an equal chance; 

 I only state the circumstances as they occurred. 

 In another instance, one owner yelled himself 

 hoarse, and disconcerted the other man's dog but 

 made no impression on his own. 



" 'Quester' asks, should a beagle hunt like a set- 

 ter or pointer — i.e., quarter his ground and hunt 

 systematically? I say certainly, but the beagle 

 should show rabbit sense, the same as the setter 

 shows bird sense — i.e., he should hunt the likely 

 places fii^st. Some say no, that trailing is the 

 primary object. I remember at the last trial, a 

 little bitch, a sure trailer, striking a trial and pot- 

 tering around until everybody got tired of watch- 

 ing her. We all went on ahead, two or three other 

 dogs ran around her but failed to find anything. 

 They moved on and started and ran two or three 

 rabbits before the bitch gave tongue. She finally 

 found her rabbit, but the others by quartering and 

 hunting over more ground had found three in the 

 meantime. Which was the best dog?" 



A Mr. Bradley then comes along in the June 



