Field Trial Beagle Type 175 



I remember she had the glorious color which is the 

 badge of all the Rowett tribe. Crowner went into 

 the hands of Dan O'Shea, who, in the early days of 

 bench shows, won everything in sight between To- 

 ronto and New Orleans. Dan was disqualified 

 when he bought Crowner, and the dog was never 

 shown much, and I have no recollection of what he 

 won. He was a show dog, or O'Shea would have no 

 use for him. Dan knows all about beagles, but 

 don't care to teach any one else. Crowner must 

 be out of it now, as he was w^helped, June, 1887. 

 The dog Chimer I never saw, nor any of his get. I 

 have had grandsons and granddaughters, all fairly 

 good, but hard to say where their good or bad 

 points came from. 



"I hear a good bit of the Hempstead Beagles 

 (J. L. Kernochan, master), but have never seen 

 any of them. I don't like the foxhound type of 

 head; a beagle should have a head of his own. How- 

 ever, new blood is needed, and we will find out in 

 time. I would not breed from a beagle that mopes ; 

 a beagle should always be jolly and merry. I was 

 holding a brother to Flash, an excellent hunter, but 

 he got kicked by a horse and rendered useless, and 

 Old Drum is laid out with paralysis, so I am 

 through selling until I see how my young stock 

 turns out. I am not trying to breed the field trial 



