CHAPTER VIII 
Type and Standard of the Beagle 
r I WPE in the beagle has been a subject for clis- 
cussion ever since the days of the early impor¬ 
tations and in all probability it will continue to be 
so. That, however, is a perennial subject with most 
all breeds. With the beagle the difference between 
the bench and the field trial types is not so pro¬ 
nounced, as is the case with the English setter, 
nevertheless there is a difference. As has been stated 
in one of the earlier chapters, only two beagles in 
the history of the breed have become champions in 
the field and on the bench, which is some indication 
of the diversity; but still this does not prove every¬ 
thing, for as with the setter fanciers, there are 
certain classes who devote their time to field trials 
while others prefer the emoluments of the show ring. 
Whether or not the two will ever actuallv come 
together in the evolution of the happy medium is 
about the same question that has been agitating 
setter breeders for so many years. 
Regarding type in the beagle, the discussions 
have been interesting and as they give the novice 
a fairly good idea as to what breeders were striving 
for, I shall quote some of the writings of early 
breeders which Eugene Lentilhon has gathered to¬ 
gether in his excellent book, “Forty Years' P»eagling 
in the United States.” 
Under the title “Standard and Judge,” J. M. 
Pulley, using the nom de plume, “Comedy,” had the 
