THE BEAGLE. 69 



Foot-beagles, generally hunting "drag," sometimes hare, were 

 kept by subscription throughout the country in almost every 

 populous parish for the purpose of giving exercise to the rising 

 generation, but since the coming in with a rush of lawn-tennis 

 they have gone out of fashion for this purpose, and very few 

 packs are now kept, except by those who love the chase pure 

 and simple, irrespective of the exercise it gives. Like the 

 harrier, the numerical value of the beagle's points is identical with 

 that of the foxhound, but I shall repeat the scale for the sake 

 of reference : — 





VALUE 





VALUE 



Head, 



15 



Elbows, 



5 



Neck, 



5 



Legs and feet, 



20 



Shoulders, 



10 



Colour and coat, 



5 



Chest and back ribs, 



. 10 



Stern, . 



5 



Loin, . 



. 10 



Symmetry, 



• 5 



Hind-quarters, 



. 10 









Total, 



The head is wide and rather domed. Nose short and cut off 

 square, but slightly tapering, as shown in the annexed engraving. 

 Ears of full length and never rounded ; they are thin in leather 

 and hang in folds, but not so much so as in the bloodhound. In 

 length across the head when spread out they should be from one- 

 quarter to one-third more than the height at the shoulder. The 

 eye is remarkably soft, rather full, and never weeping, which 

 shows, when present, a spaniel cross. 



The neck is rather short and chumpy, with a tendency tf ruff 

 in the old strains, but no absolute throatiness. There is also in 

 them a suspicion of dewlap, but in the modern strains these points 

 are altogether absent. 



Shoulders rather wide apart, and not very sloping, but strong 

 and muscular. 



Chest girthing nearly double the height at the shoulder, that is 



