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previous to their final awards. Mr. B. errs in read- 

 ing the opinion of some 'would-be reporter' in tak- 

 ing it for granted that the reporter's opinion is also 

 that of the judges. 



"To further prove my assertion, I will again 

 quote from Mr. B.'s letter, in which he says that 

 'the only other dog he (Royal Rover) had a chance 

 to run against was Buckshot, the winner of the 

 All-Age Stake, and after a hot heat it was decided 

 that Rover had the best nose, but Buckshot was too 

 fast for him.' Now, in justice to the judges, Messrs. 

 Turpin and Lewis, does Mr. B. believe that they 

 rendered this decision, and if so, in the sense and 

 with the meaning that his letter implies? 



''With speed enough to beat the Derby winner, 

 a better nose than the All- Age winner, he says his 

 dog was dropped out of the class. Now, this smacks 

 strongly of a 'kick,' and I don't believe he means 

 to be a kicker. I also believe his motive in writing 

 his letter is honest. 



"Now, the Derby class of the National Beagle 

 Club's 1894 trials had three starters; and his dog, 

 we will admit, beat the winner, does that follow 

 that he should defeat twelve other starters in the 

 All-Age Stake? Mr. Buckstaff assumes that his 

 dog had speed enough to beat the Derby winner and 

 he takes it for granted that his dog had a better 



