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done good work in the field, they have also done 

 a lot of poor work, as the record shows, and what 

 kind of a showing did they make against such dogs 

 as Baronet, Triumph and Lady Novice? 



"If I remember correctly, the majority of win- 

 ners at the different beagle trials have been dogs of 

 good bone. Take such dogs as Lee 2nd, Jean Val 

 Jean, Louis Fitz Lee, Baronet, Glory, Spark R., 

 Snyder, Buckskin, and others, that I cannot call 

 to mind at present ; these were nearly all as hea^y 

 boned dogs as Ringleader, and in some cases 

 heavier, and still the cry goes up that a good boned 

 hound cannot do good field work. 



"In regard to Ringleader, I believe him to be a 

 good-proportioned and well-balanced dog, and he 

 can stand any amount of hard work; and I think 

 the practical judges of the breed believe him to be 

 a dog of the right type, as he has never been beaten 

 except by his dam, Lonely, and everyone that has 

 followed up the dog shows knows very well he has 

 been shown at every show of any importance; also 

 he is getting good stock, and I shall be very much 

 surprised if his stock do not make good fielders. 



"I have not the time to hunt my beagles to any 

 extent, but I am doing everything in my power to 

 place them in good hands w^here they will get a 

 chance to show what they can do. I believe I am on 



