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their education nothing need be taken out of them. 
Mary Montrose, the triple National field trial cham¬ 
pion, was so well broken that her handler needed 
no lead on her to hold her in check before starting- 
in a heat. The same may be said of Comanche Rap 
and Becky Broomhill, the latter at less than five 
years old, a two time winner of the National 
Championship. 
When Jos. Crane starts Comanche Rap he takes 
him out of the vehicle, drops him to the ground, 
mounts his horse and goes to the front, with the 
dog at his heels. Reaching his place of starting, 
Crane sends the dog out in front and stops him. 
When the other dog is ready, Crane simply says 
“allright,” and away the dog goes. Cheslev Harris 
handles Becky Broomhill in like manner. Often I 
have seen him come out in front of the crowd of 
horsemen, Becky remaining at his side until told 
to get out in front; and I have seen her stand out 
before that crowd of riders sometimes five or ten 
minutes, waiting for the other handler to get ready, 
without even making a slight attempt to move, but 
as soon as Harris gave the command, “Get away, 
girl!" she was oft. Ten years ago they called these 
accomplishments overbreaking, and some shook 
their heads dolefully, hinting that it takes something- 
out of the dogs. If it makes triple and double cham¬ 
pionship winners, then it might be well to take 
“something out” of a few more. 
It is the same with a beagle; break him to under¬ 
stand and obey commands and you will have the 
greatest satisfaction out of him. By this, it is not 
meant that he should be broken to leave a hot trail 
