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second; and Banner Queen, by Bannerman, out of 
Queen, third. It is not my intention to give a 
full list of field trial winners as this would simply 
be a record of dry facts, but simply to note the 
progress of field trials and the corresponding in¬ 
crease in interest in the working beagle, for while 
perhaps not even a moiety of beagle fanciers are 
interested directly in either field trials and bench 
shows, most of them look to these events for the 
various blood lines to which they breed and regu¬ 
late their own breeding operations along the lines 
that produce the winning dogs. Thus, field trials 
and also bench shows, in a lesser degree, have been 
essential toward the improvement of the breed. 
The National Beagle Club was the only one which 
held field trials during these early years, or until 
1893, when other clubs began to spring into exist¬ 
ence. The trials of the National Club, of 1891, 
brought out more starters, indicating the increased 
interest. Frank Forest was again well represented 
among the sires of winners, but other dogs were 
also in evidence, as for instance, Iveno, Victor G, 
Lee II, Rip Van Winkle, Rattler, Ross W, Royal 
Krueger, Tony and Mac. In 1892, Frank Forest, Lee, 
Storm, Stormy, Rattler, Jr., Keno, Burke, and Tony 
were the sires of the winners. It was at these trials 
that Clyde, the good son of Frank Forest and Sue 
Forest, came before the public. In 1893, on Octo¬ 
ber 30, the National Club opened its fourth trials 
at Nanuet, N. Y., with Jos. Lewis as the only 
judge. Practically the same sires were represented, 
with the addition of Chapman’s Sam and Tecumseh. 
That same year the Northwestern Beagle Club 
