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we have are not, as Mr. Haven claims they should 

 be, i.e., twice the height at shoulder equals length 

 from tip of nose to root of tail. 



"The standard has been severely criticised for 

 calling for a miniature foxhound. Surely every- 

 body wants straight legs with plenty of bone, well- 

 sprung ribs and short coupled loins, stern carried 

 well up, etc., but please remember that the standard 

 calls for a mild and gentle expression. Mr. Whar- 

 ton, I notice, calls. Imp. Pilgrim one of our model 

 hounds. I wonder how many of our breeders and 

 judges would go for this type? Very few, I ven- 

 ture to think. 



"Again, the riding contingent of beagles has been 

 very severely criticised for using the drag. I won't 

 say that anise will or will not spoil a hound's nose, 

 but I think a dead rabbit or rabbit litter will not. 

 I recently visited one of our most successful beagle 

 men both on the bench and in the field, and saw 

 several hounds tried out against some field trial 

 winners, and I assure you the 'draggers' did not 

 suffer severely by comparison. 



"Mr. Wharton speaks of uniformity of type; 

 that is the one thing that counts in a pack. I should 

 place the requirements of a pack — fii'st, similarity 

 of type; second, levelness as regards size; third, 

 equality of speed. Any breeder who can show a 



