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hunted with every breed known in Canada. So far 

 as I Imow she has generally been near the front of 

 the procession and never met the hound that could 

 lose her or quit her. Turned loose in the Summer 

 with a crack fox-hound, she put him out of business 

 in six weeks, and had a fresh one going, two weeks 

 after, and it never phazed her; she has stood eight 

 seasons of it and is sound today [1901]. This is 

 what I call a field beagle, though field, wood, 

 swamp or prairie are all the same to her. She has 

 never been shown. Too long-bodied, light-boned 

 and short-coated for the bench; all the judges who 

 have seen her have agreed on this. The dog never 

 had much chance to hunt and did not improve the 

 few opportunities offered him. 



"Now for comparative measurements. Both 

 dogs gave 14 inches at shoulder. In sections the 

 dog gave: muzzle 2%, skull 6^, neck 4, body 14-27 

 inches. Bitch, muzzle 1%, skull 5^, neck 4, body 

 15-26 inches. Girth of chest: dog 21, bitch 22 

 inches. Forearm : dog 4%, bitch 4^4 inches. 



*'It is said figures won't he, but looking back over 

 the note book I find different proportions recorded. 

 A year ago the dog was fat and stood close to 15 

 inches high. Last fall when he went to the show 

 he was 141/2- Today he is thin and marks but 14 

 inches. The bitch does not get so fat as some beagles 



