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up to the hunt. But stop a moment! If the dog 

 is a true, strong-scented, resolute hunter, and can 

 follow without fault, the rabbit will probably soon 

 be back near his starting point, so you might as well 

 stay where you are and listen to the music. If the 

 dog is a quitter, or his nose is at fault, or he is un- 

 able to run a double circle, you had surely better 

 stand still and save your strength, as the dog will 

 soon come and the hunt be up. 



"Oh, by the way, somebody spoke of speed. 

 Well, if the dog isn't a sticker or hasn't the best of 

 scent, the faster he runs the sooner he'll be back 

 to you without the rabbit. Allowing he is a sticker, 

 and has the best of scent, combined with a good 

 deal of intelligence, he will not run faster than, 

 by his sense of smell, he knows he is right. 



"Give me a strong, resolute, active, intelligent, 

 sure-scented dog, who loves the chase and runs 

 steady and true, and sticks till the hunt is over. I 

 have no objection to the speed of any beagle under 

 15 inches, provided none of the above named requi- 

 sites are sacrificed to obtain it. As any animal will 

 redouble his efforts to escape the more scared he 

 becomes, it stands to reason it will get as far from 

 the danger as possible. So the rabbit will make 

 larger circles ahead of a fast, sure dog than a slower 

 one." 



