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as beagles in body, measure about 28 inches to a 
15-inch dog and some less. I know of one 13-inch 
bitch that measures but 24 inches, and to bear out 
the staying qualities statement, she has run a fox 
track over 24 hours right away. I think most of 
the measurements quoted here for a 15-inch dog 
would be about in line with the standard as laid 
down by the Beagle Club, and it is by such a 
standard that all beagle men should insist on having 
their hounds judged, and if as ‘Debonair’ (Mr. 
Zimmer) says, such standard does not meet with 
the views of the representative beagle men, but I, 
for one, am not in favor of any change, for I con¬ 
sider it has been the aim of most breeders to breed 
to that standard and any radical change therein 
would be an injustice to them. 
“If it is- to please the views of those who have 
a dog or two that does not conform pretty nearly 
to the standard, it would be a still greater injustice 
to those who have spent both time and money to 
produce a typical beagle. No, let us breed to the 
standard as laid down and insist on having judges 
go by the standard, and if we see that they do not, 
why 1 am sure our friends will gladly welcome any 
honest criticism that is made in good faith, such 
as I have intended this to be. 
“There is one thing more I want to refer to, 
and that is exhibitors who try to catch the eye or 
ear of a judge, either before the class goes into the 
ring, or at the time they go in, sometimes by posting 
the judge by saying, ‘this is my dog Charter, by 
Scavenger Columbine, he took first and special at 
P. last year. Or when the class is called there is 
