Vintage Beagles IX

~ YesBiscuit

The beagles were judged by Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., and Mr. E. H. Humphreys, but the entry was a small one, and there was a perceptible disposition on the part of most of the competitors to approach the hound type and character. The most conspicuous entries were the Hulton GAMESTER, who won the dog hound championship, he being a nice-footed, good-shouldered one, standing well[.]

Anon. (1900, July 7). Peterborough horse and hound show. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 29-30
Above: Beginning of an article about hunting badgers with beagles and a photo of one of the two dogs used in the hunt. Below: portion of a photo including some of the men in the hunt and both dogs.
Source: Anon. (1901, December 14). Beagling for badgers in Norway. Country Life, pp. 773-775

Some excerpts from an article on the pack of beagles kept at Eton College in England:

Source: Anon. (1902, April 12). Eton College hunt. Country Life, pp. 453-455
Image and text from Country Life, May 17, 1902
The Dog Fancier, May 1903
Source: Erb, F. H. (1904). How to train dogs and cats. Chicago: Press of Jennings & Graham
The Country-Side, January 30, 1909
Two photos from the Bryn Mawr hound show appearing in the November 1938 issue of Country Life and the Sportsman

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