. The beagle in America and England. Beagles (Dogs). The Beagle in England before the Mayflower carried John Hampden's friend across the herring pond. I think by then nearly every country gentleman, or at least one in each district, kept a pack of hounds of some sort and hunted the animal of his choice—at that period the fox was not an honored beast of the chase. The large sort were (ailed buck hounds, and the smaller variety were called beagles, from the French "; The buck hounds were chiefly in the hands of the crown and principal nobles, the chase of the deer being then a ro
. The beagle in America and England. Beagles (Dogs). The Beagle in England before the Mayflower carried John Hampden's friend across the herring pond. I think by then nearly every country gentleman, or at least one in each district, kept a pack of hounds of some sort and hunted the animal of his choice—at that period the fox was not an honored beast of the chase. The large sort were (ailed buck hounds, and the smaller variety were called beagles, from the French "; The buck hounds were chiefly in the hands of the crown and principal nobles, the chase of the deer being then a royal STOKE PLACE "ARCHIE," 1903 Champion Stallion Hound (Bea*jlesJ t'eterborough, 1904, The hare was generally the most popular quarry, and a breed of hounds most suitable for hunting that animal was eventually produced. With no railway facilities to get an interchange of blood, and with each owner of hounds having different ideas as to what he wanted, it can easily be seen that in course of time, packs would show various marked differences in type and size. We may, however, be fairly certain that the majority of sportsmen would select and breed from those hounds which had the best noses and were good in their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Prentice, Henry Wilson, 1872-. De Kalb, Ill. , Chronicle publishing co. ]
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