134 Forty Years Beagling 



pose 3 points represent perfection in either show 

 or field merit; 2 points represent mediocrity; 1 

 point merit only. Xow, 'A' is Mr. King's dog, and 

 'B' is mine. The judging of the two beagles results 

 as follows: 'A' scores 3 points for form and 1 

 point for field merit; total, 4 points. 'B' scores 

 1 point for form and 3 points for field merit; total, 

 ■i points. Which wins.^ 



"Another thing: very few beagles could be cor- 

 rectly scored in standard form if they were at the 

 same time in field condition or fitted to run at 

 beagle trials. Does not condition count a good 

 deaH Why, I have known a judge considering 

 condition to be of so much value as to give a bitch 

 nothing, although he acknowledged her the best one 

 in the class, but must consider her out of it as she 

 was not in condition. What if judges hke that 

 should distribute the percentages at the show 

 pomts entertainment? 



"I repeat then, what benefit is this diploma to 

 the owner ? And if no good to him, is it of any use 

 to anyone else? It tells the owner of the dog 

 absolutely nothing of that at which he is aiming 

 that he did not know before. And are breeders 

 to be benefited in any way if perfection were never 

 reached in both scorings? Xo better idea would 

 be obtained than now in regard to a beagle's best 



