Type 209 



the hound family, with voices as clear and as sweet 

 as a chime of bells." 



In the following June (1900), "Comedy" starts 

 another interesting discussion by bringing out the 

 comparison of "Speed vs. Shoulder." He says: 

 "We have certainly reached a place where I think 

 we have speed enough, and those that hunt the 

 cottontail by daylight complain all the time that 

 they do 'not' want a dog or dogs that will push a 

 rabbit hard, as he will run to burrow with a moder- 

 ately slow beagle quite quick enough for the best 

 results, and unless one is looking for the rabbit 

 more than the sport, he will get more or less dis- 

 gusted either with the breed of rabbits or beagles. 



"In connection with speed, I think it time to 

 notice the performances of certain men who want 

 to breed our beagles on the line of a pointer or 

 setter, with the points for speed developed to such 

 an extent that everything else is of a secondary con- 

 sideration. This is particularly true of shoulder 

 formation — 'a beautiful, clean shoulder' seeming 

 to some to be the sum and substance of the whole 

 beagle formation. Personally, I do not want a 

 setter formation of shoulder, and if it is accompa- 

 nied by only a fair nose and more or less moderate 

 ears, there will be little use for the specimen, unless 

 under exceptional scenting conditions. 



