242 Forty Years Beagling 



After I got him to stand still I struck the same 

 trouble in another place. Standing in natural posi- 

 tion, head up, with tape strapped on his back, head 

 and muzzle, he measured nearly three feet from 

 nose to root of tail. With the tape alongside be- 

 tween the same points he didn't go much over a 

 foot, so I got help and put him in a straight line as 

 nearly as we could. In this way he gave over the 

 back, with tape, 28 inches, with lumber rule 26 

 inches. Alongside, with either tape or rule 24 

 inches. Measured in sections, muzzle, skull, neck, 

 and body he figured up 27 inches. With stern up 

 he showed an inch less than with stern down. The 

 field dog gave a similar class of results. How 

 should they be measured anyway? 



"Before comparing the measurements of the two 

 dogs, I should, perhaps, explain why I consider 

 them representative of their type. The dog has 

 been shown once, at Toronto, fall show, profes- 

 sional judge, entered in two classes; one first and 

 one second prize. Fate was winner with Talisman 

 reserve, so you can spot the type that was in it. The 

 bitch has no public record, but has been as well 

 tried as any beagle I know of. Has hunted three of 

 the species of hare that inhabit America, not to 

 mention the red fox and an odd prairie wolf. She 

 has been lost, strayed, stolen, lent, and hired and 



