260 Forty Years Beagling 



Frank Forest and Charmion Ben were the only 

 two double champions, bench and field, the latter 

 winning five of his field trial championship points 

 as a 13 inch hound. Ringleader, the Windholme, 

 Imported Stoke Place Sapper and Wheatley Tru- 

 ant were bench show champions. Uncle Sam was 

 a field trial champion as was Hemp field's Little 

 Dandy. Many of these hounds were under 13 

 inches, among them being Bannerman III/2 inches, 

 Hempfield's Little Dandy 12 inches, and Alibi 

 Billy. Reference has been made by some of the 

 authorities quoted as to early measurements, mak- 

 ing it possible that some of the earlier hounds 

 pressed the 15 inch mark. 



The dates given were taken from old stud cards 

 and are in consequence not the dates of whelping. 

 Many of the above hounds claimed different owner- 

 ship in the course of the careers, and in consequence 

 as the hound grew older his stud fee was reduced. 



As to the markings of these dogs they were of 

 many different colors, from markings in Colonel 

 Lee, that made him look almost like a coach dog, 

 to lemon and white, and finally to the black blankets 

 of the present day, which are so popular. 



