Field Trial Beagle Type 185 



terriers. Their descendants will do it yet, if bred 

 right. 



"The trouble with the full eye is that it has been 

 exaggerated. Breeders who thought they couldn't 

 get too much of a good thing, bulged out the eyes, 

 until skull and jaw both got out of shape. If a 

 beagle refuses to face briars when he carries eyes 

 that you could hang your hat on, or tackle a bull 

 terrier, when he has a jaw too short to eat his 

 dinner, I commend his discretion. The trouble 

 with my beagles has always been a lack of discre- 

 tion, not the other part of valor. However, I am 

 not trying to set up a standard of my own. Let the 

 matter be discussed till the Beagle Club settles it 

 in some shape. We want only one type of head and 

 we want it good. 



"I see Mr. Kreuder states that I said field trials 

 are not improving the beagle because they are not 

 promoting quality. He must have read my letter 

 carelessly as he is too old a hand to call long legs 

 and body quality. I also note a few other mistakes 

 which it might be as well to correct. Major was 

 not one of the Bowett dogs; he was first used by 

 Mr. Dorsey; Countess, Venus and Diana were also 

 some of Mr. Dorsey's original stock. Champion 

 Lee being the first Bowett used by that gentleman. 

 "Captain Assheton imported several beagles that 



