146 Forty Years Beagling 



all day and every day — are sure to win a reputa- 

 tion among sportsmen, if they do or do not win on 

 the bench." 



Now comes Mr. "Joe" Lewis, of Moodus, Con- 

 necticut, in a letter to the American Field, in which 

 he enters in a discussion with Mr. Reed, including 

 challenges, etc., which were never, so far as can be 

 found out, accepted by Mr. Lewis. 



"Having read the different articles on this sub- 

 ject (Bone in Beagles), I take the liberty to write 

 you a few lines on the matter and give a few facts 

 on the subject; also, a partial review of the several 

 beagle trials, as it would appear from several of 

 the articles that the winners were mostly of the 

 light-boned type. It seems that the record made 

 by my kennel of beagles at the different shows this 

 year has created a good deal of jealousy, and sev- 

 eral of the beagle men who have failed to beat me 

 on the show bench are now doing their best to injure 

 me by saying my beagles are not the right tj^pe 

 and are not the kind that make good field dogs, 

 and will never be seen at the field trials. Let them 

 have a little patience. I shall enter beagles at the 

 field trials, and time w^ill tell whether they are good 

 or not. 



"I cannot see why Mr. Reed should crow so much 

 over his field trial record, as, while his dogs have 



