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would be about in line with the standard as laid 

 down by the Beagle Club, and it is by such a stand- 

 ard that all beagle men should insist on having their 

 hounds judged, and if as 'Debonair' says, such 

 standard does not meet the views of the representa- 

 tive beagle men, but I, for one, am not in favor of 

 any change, for I consider it has been the aim of 

 most breeders to breed to that standard and any 

 radical change therein would be an injustice to 

 them. 



"If it is to please the views of those who have a 

 dog or two that does not conform pretty nearly to 

 the standard, it would be a still greater injustice 

 to those who have spent both time and money to 

 produce a typical beagle. 



"No, let us breed to the standard as laid down 

 and insist on having judges go by the standard, 

 and if we see they do not, why I am sure our friend 

 the American Stock-Keeper will gladly welcome 

 any honest criticism that is made in good faith, 

 such as I have intended this to be. 



"There is one thing more I want to refer to, and 

 that is exhibitors who try to catch the eye or ear 

 of a judge, either before the class goes into the ring, 

 or at the time they go in, sometimes by posting the 

 judge by saying, 'this is my dog Charter, by Scav- 

 enger Colombine, he took first and special at P. 



