152 Forty Years Beagling 



"As to being jealous of any one's wins over mine 

 in the past year, I will say I have not got any of 

 that blood in my veins. When I am beaten in the 

 field or at shows I always am one of the first to 

 holloa for the other fellow's dog, and do not throw 

 my arms over the fence and sulk and abuse the 

 judge because he did not place my dog first. At 

 New York I won first with Harker, and second 

 with Nell R.; at Boston first with Harker, first 

 with Nell R., and third with Mag R., in open 

 classes, and first with Kate R. in puppy class. No 

 need of my being jealous. 



"In regard to voice, Mr. Lewis says he thinks it 

 ought to be known that a large, strong dog would 

 have a better voice than a light, weedy one. Well, 

 we are not talking about weedy ones. But why, be- 

 cause a dog is a great, coarse dog should he have the 

 best hound voice? Also, why at some church the 

 base or tenor singer weighs two hundred pounds, 

 and stands six feet, while at the church on the next 

 street the base or tenor singer weighs one hundred 

 and twenty-five pounds, and stands five feet six 

 inches? I*^^^ 



"I do not pose as an authority on mongrel hunt- 

 ing rabbits, and I do not believe there ever was a 

 mongrel that can beat our first-class beagle trial 

 dogs. If I thought so I would go out of the busi- 



