Early History 
of pedigree and for this reason, Sue Forest goes 
down in history as unpedigreed. Despite all this 
however, all of her progeny proved to be field 
workers beyond the average and so also, the progeny 
by Frank Forest proved to be. It is said that Sue’s 
mother was an imported bitch, but be this as it 
may. Sue Forest had the qualities, although she 
was on the large order and would likely be measured 
out of even the large class at the present time. 
From the mating of Sue Forest with Frank 
Forest came Champion Clyde, Sunday and Gypsy 
Forest, and each in turn produced winners. Clyde 
was under thirteen inches, despite the maternal side 
of his breeding, and he seemed to produce his own 
kind down through the generations. Clyde, mated 
with Ida Novice, proved to be a particularly happy 
nick, for all of the progeny proved to be hunters 
of exceptional merit. Clyde’s son. Champion Trick, 
was a remarkably handy little hound in the field 
and gained his championship through sheer merit. 
Thus we find three field champions in a direct line, 
namely Frank Forest, Clyde and Trick, which 
seemed to be evidence enough that the Forest blood 
bred on, when mated with the right kind of bitches. 
A field strain of beagles that had a great vogue 
in the eighties and nineties was known as the Blue 
Caps. As a matter of fact, dogs of this strain are 
winning regularly today and I know for a certainty, 
if I were looking for a dog to use as a gun com¬ 
panion I would not hesitate on the Blue Caps, were 
I able to get one. Many claims that the true color 
of the beagle is black, white and tan, which no 
doubt is correct and probably the desire for these 
