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Beagles and Beagling 
think that it was a general lack of an abiding love 
for the breed on the part of the fanciers that is 
the real cause. 
Beginning with the Hempstead Beagles, which 
were owned by J. L. Kernochan, one well known 
pack after the other passed out of existence, and 
among these are the Round Plain, the Thornfield, 
the Rockridge, Dungannon, Somerset, Wolver, 
Piedmont, Sir Sister, Belray, Old Westbury, Rag- 
dale, Fairfield, Mt. Brilliant and Windholme. Those 
that are still active in the East are the Waldingfield, 
Vernon Place, White Oak, Reynal, Awixa and 
Fanall Beagles, and it is a pleasure to note that all 
of these take an interest in field trials as well as 
bench shows, which indicates that the beagle, like 
the bird dog is no longer considered only a toy, 
but a real sportsman’s dog. 
This fact comes in evidence also, by reason of the 
many field trial clubs that are being formed and 
the number of sportsmen who are taking up the 
merry little hound; hence, while the loss in one 
direction is a large one, in the other it is a gain 
in still greater proportions. The middle and western 
states are in reality the ones showing the most rapid 
growth. The old Central Beagle club, with head¬ 
quarters at Pittsburgh, has been one of steady 
growth; and then over in Ohio the Buckeye, the 
Northern Ohio, and the Highland Beagle clubs, 
together with several smaller ones, keep the many 
new fanciers of the beagle well occupied. To enu¬ 
merate all the clubs that have sprung up every¬ 
where would require a long list, suffice it to say 
that beagle fanciers need not feel alarmed that 
