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*'But to continue, 'C. F. H.' asks me to name a 

 few double champions. I never claimed that there 

 were such, old champion Frank Forest being, I 

 believe, the only one who has ever held the double 

 title. He was a fine type of hound and could, if 

 alive and at his best, compete today on even terms 

 with the best of our imported hounds, for the reason 

 that he would not differ from them in general ap- 

 pearance. However, among tho^e English-bred 

 hounds who, while as not yet champions, have made 

 a creditable showing on the bench and in the field 

 may be mentioned. Imp. Ch. Truman; Imp. 

 Leader 3rd; Imp. Florist; Imp. Tyrant; Prompter; 

 Bellman; Fearless; Lucy L.; Nimrod; Orator; 

 Parsons; and Wharton's Champion. 



"Further on in his article 'C. F. H.' speaks of 

 the 'long heavy-bodied dogs, with their heavy coats, 

 heavy and often crooked legs, that are winning on 

 the bench.' This is puzzling, I confess, to the 

 average beagle man. How is it that they win? 

 They do indeed win, but not at New York, Boston, 

 or Philadelphia, where generally one of the men 

 on the official list of judges and a member of the 

 National Beagle Club officiates. Does 'C. F. H.' 

 mean to say that either Mr. Purinton, Mr. Apple- 

 ton or Mr. Post favors hounds like the above? Not 

 a bit of it. 



