viii Author's Preface 



No history of the breed, whose origin is wrapped 

 in mystery, is given, as that ground has been fully 

 covered by previous authors both in England and 

 in the United States. 



As to assembling discussions of standard, type, 

 training, breed, speed, nose and bone under differ- 

 ent chapters — ^this has been done as far as possible, 

 but to do so in its entirety would be to lose the 

 advantage of chronology. 



A debt of gratitude is due from me to Mr. C. 

 Staley Doub, of Frederick, Maryland, through 

 whose courtesy most of the articles were made 

 available, and to whom this book is dedicated. 



Eugene Lentilhon, 



Master of the Awixa Beagles. 

 Islip, N. Y. 

 Octo'ber, 1921 



