214 Forty Years Beagling 



gladly make him welcome, and if he is a quiet, un- 

 assmiiing chap, anxious for mformation, will be 

 only too happy to impaii: such as they themselves 

 have gathered. They are practical sportsmen, each 

 and every one. and do not confine themselves to 

 theorizing in the papers, but run their hounds, and 

 show them too, when the time comes. 



"The beginner will not have to wait for these 

 shows and by going to that at Xew York, Boston 

 or Philadelphia, ^ill see some of the best known 

 beagles in this comitry. Some of these he may 

 recognize as having been at the trials and will be 

 surprised to find, contrary to general opinion, that 

 after all there is very little difference in the type 

 of the best bench and working hounds. 



"Pay no attention to the man who has nothing 

 favorable to say about the judge or the homids 

 exhibited, and who remarks in a casual way 'that 

 if he"d taken the trouble and entered so-and-so, he 

 could have easily won first prize. If the begimier 

 has profited by his visit to the trials and has fol- 

 lowed the awards he will begin to feel confident as 

 to what he wants and will make the necessary busi- 

 ness arrangements with tlie man he knows has the 

 right kind of hounds; whether the latter cares to 

 sell or not is another tiling. Do not try to beat him 

 d^^^"!': * o much; if his hounds are good they are 



