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breeders not to turn a deaf ear to running qualities 

 in order to get that which was so attractive, direct 

 descendants of champion bench-show winners, and, 

 if possible get a lot of first prizes placed to the 

 credit of their dog to enable him to make a suc- 

 cessful stud dog, when the chances are the dog was 

 no more use to a man in the chase than a pug dog. 

 What could be expected from such a line of breed- 

 ing when a majority of dogs used in stud were 

 perfectly useless in the field? If a dog is a good 

 looker and runner also, so much the better, but it 

 matters not how well-formed a dog is; if he is a 

 loafer never allow him to transmit those qualities. 

 Now, for my part, I am glad to breed to say, such 

 beagles as old Music, Glory, Mars, Diana, Zode, 

 Vesper, Mary, Juliet, Starter, and others that have 

 joined the majority and will always stand as bright 

 lights in the beagle world. Diana, I presume, 

 was the best beagle ever raised in Maryland, at 

 any rate she was the best one I ever saw in the 

 chase. I am glad the people are awaking to the 

 idea that they must breed their dogs for that which 

 they were intended, a dog for the chase. Breed to 

 dogs of merit, and continue it for a while and those 

 who are most disgusted with the breed will become 

 ardent admirers of the gamey sport-giving beagle." 



