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nose than the All-Age winner, probably because 

 some 'reporter' said so, and his deduction is that 

 his dog was not properly placed by the judges. 

 Does Mr. B. believe that speed credit is misplaced 

 when one dog is in the lead and going right along 

 accurately on the trail, as proven by the slower 

 dog with the better nose following exactly the same 

 course, but considerably in the rear and with much 

 noise and ado? Mr. B. says we get speed and 

 sacrifice nose. I say that a dog who has speed must 

 have nose and a terrifically sensitive one to carry 

 the scent deposited by the fleeing rabbit ahead of 

 the speedy dog or he could not adhere to the trail 

 as closely as the five dogs did that were placed 

 ahead of his dog at Hempstead last month by 

 honest judges. 



"That letter implies, in a general way, that great- 

 er credit is, or was, given to the speedy dog, or 

 otherwise considered holding to the trail a very 

 inferior, secondary matter; in other words, a dog 

 who slashes and dashes around through the brush, 

 making much noise, with the rabbit behind him. 

 Now, which would he prefer, a pack that will start 

 game and in a leisui-ely way (but holding the trail 

 accurately) bring the game to his gun in say, forty, 

 fifty or sixty minutes, without having increased the 

 throb of his pulse one single beat (normal 80), or a 



