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other some other type. My idea is to compel judges 

 to judge according to the standard and not by what 

 he or she prefers. If the old standard is not satis- 

 factory, let the beagle clubs or fanciers come to- 

 gether and draw up a new standard which will suit 

 the majority of breeders. 



"This kicking about too much foxhound or some 

 other type has been going on for some time, and it 

 is about time we came to some conclusion. Per- 

 sonally I am opposed to the foxhound type and 

 prefer the beagle with a pleading expression, etc. 

 It seems to me we shall be in the same dilemma as 

 the breeders of the English setters are in at the 

 present time if this construing or misconstruing of 

 the standard (if I may so call it) keeps on. What 

 we want is a standard which represents the ideas 

 of the majority of breeders and see to it that we 

 get judges according to said standard and not what 

 they like best for type of beagle. It is in the power 

 of beagle fanciers to let the dog show representa- 

 tives know that if the judge is not acceptable they 

 will not show under such person, and if entries are 

 withheld because incompetent men were to judge, 

 bench show committees will come to their senses and 

 see to it in the future that acceptable persons are 

 appointed to act as judges thereafter." 



Mr. H. Henry Higginson, of South Lincoln, 



