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proof of this, look at the type of English setters 

 that is shown at the present time. 



"In regard to voice, I should think it ought to 

 be known that a large, strong dog would have a 

 better hound voice, than a light weedy one. Jack 

 Bannerman and Quoboag Belle were both good 

 boned large ones, I beheve. From what I have seen 

 at the beagle trials the large ones nearly always 

 have the best voices. Stormy, a large coarse one, 

 won the special for best voice on two occasions ; and 

 Don, another big one, won it once. In conclusion 

 I will say that I fii'mly believe that I am breeding 

 the proper way to produce good worldng beagles 

 of the proper type, that can make a good record 

 on the show bench and in the field, and when I am 

 beaten by any of the men that are trying to run 

 down my dogs I will acknowledge it, but not be- 

 fore. In the above challenge I will back my dogs 

 for any reasonable amount, to be agreed upon 

 later." 



Then Mr. George F. Reed gets back at Mr. 

 Lewis in two sporting papers with the following 

 pithy letter; "In your issue of July 11th, I read 

 Mr. Joseph Lewis' piece in regard to bone in 

 beagles. Now I will say to Mr. Lewis that in the 

 articles written by myself and others I do not think 

 his kennel was mentioned, but as he has brought 



