Size 47 



Ralph W., by Royal Kreuger, was disqualified at 

 New York for being over 15 inches. I'll guarantee 

 that Ralph W.'s progeny did not follow the course 

 of his predecessors and add another inch to their 

 stature. The limit of the breed had been reached 

 in him, as an individual, and would remain approxi- 

 mating his measurement. 



"There are scores of this kind that do not appear 

 at the shows for the same reason. They are purely 

 bred beagles in every sense of the word; all gen- 

 erally field dogs of high order and fit to ornament 

 the beagle ring at any kennel club show. It is such 

 dogs that I want to see have the privilege of com- 

 peting for the prizes both on the bench and at the 

 field trials, and I am not alone by any manner of 

 means in this matter. It has been talked of by 

 many, and no doubt would have been discussed at 

 the meeting of the Beagle Club at Boston during 

 the show, but as I happened to be unable to attend 

 said meeting, and sent a letter hastily written, bear- 

 ing on the subject, it was deemed that the embody- 

 ing of that letter in the report would be sufiicient 

 to introduce it to the general members of the 

 club." 



Next comes Mr. William Edwards of East 

 Moriches, Long Island, who thinks that "Phoebus" 

 has put his suggestions in good shape, yet while 



