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BEAGLE HISTORY
Stone-age people in Europe, some 20,000 years ago, tamed dogs to help them track game.
700s: St. Hubert, the Patron
Saint of the huntsmen, kept a pack of pure hounds in the Ardennes,
Belgium, during the early 700s.
1066: William the Conqueror introduced the Talbot Hound when he invaded England from France in 1066. The Talbot hound became the old Southern Hound and had a strong influence on the breed’s development. 1695: King William III, William of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, kept a pack of Beagles. William organized the great hunt at Welbeck in 1695 that was followed by 400 horsemen. Later hunts were enjoyed on foot.
1735: William Somerville wrote the classic poem, “The Chase,” in 1735. He kept twelve couple of Beagles.
1845: Royal Rock Beagles, the oldest active pack in the world, was established. 1857: The Cockermouth Beagles were established in 1857 at Cockermouth, England. Dr. John Henry “Stonehenge” Walsh, first all-breed judge in England, referred to the Cockermouth Beagles to compile the “points and description,” the first Beagle standard.
1876: Beagles were exhibited, for the first time, in all breed shows in the US in the three cities of Chicago, New York (not Westminster) and Kansas City. Lee (Turner’s Warrior x Rowett’s Rosie) placed first at Kansas City.
1877: Three of the seven Beagles exhibited at the first annual Westminster show were bred by General Richard Rowett.
1884: Dr. L.H. Twaddell, General Richard Rowett and Norman Elmore authored the first American Beagle standard at the request of the American English Beagle Club. The standard was based on the Stonehenge standard.
1890: The National Beagle Club “merged into” the American English Beagle Club. A field trial was held during the first year.
13" Dual Ch Frank Forest was named the winner of the first event.
1901: Ch Windholme’s Bangle, a bitch, was the first Beagle to received a best in show. Windholme was the leading kennel and pack in the early twentieth century. 1921: F. Banting and H. Best injected the first dog, a 15" tri-colored Beagle named Marjorie, with the new insulin extract that has saved the lives of numerous human and animal diabetics.
1925: The Wisconsin Snow-Shoe Beagle Club was formed. Four years later the first licensed Beagle specialty was held. Imp Thorpe Satchville Bellman was named the first Best in Show. The Wisconsin Beagle Club is the oldest Beagle specialty in the world. 1930: “Snow-Shoe” was dropped when cottontails were hunted. Also, the 13" gold and white Ch Saddlerock Sandman was named number one sire and proved that “any hound color” was permissible. 1937-38: Mrs. W. “Sadie” Edmiston received three bests in show with her 14" bitch, Ch Merry Hicks. Sadie was the first AKC female all-breed judge. Also, Fd Ch Sammy R was said to be “one of the very best 13" dog hounds in America today.” 1945: A picture of Ch Duke Sinatra was published. A painting of Duke Sinatra is permanently displayed at the AKC offices in Raleigh, NC. The picture is often mentioned as the epitome of the Beagle standard. 1949: Life Magazine featured 15" Am Can Ch Thornridge Wrinkles in its publication. Wrinkles was the number one conformation sire of all time.
1954: Fd Ch Gray’s Linesman remained number one field trial sire of all time. Lineman was known as the “sire of sires.” Owned by Elmer Gray, Indianapolis. 1970: Eight time best in show winner 15" King’s Creek Triple Threat, was named Best of Breed at the first national specialty held at Aldie, Virginia. Bred by all-breed judge Michelle Leathers Billings.
1976: Seven-time Best in Show winner 15" Ch Navan’s Triple Trouble Rick was the first Beagle to win successive breeds
By Dr. Charles Kitchell
at the national specialty. Bred by Nancy Vanstrum, Florida.
1980: 15" Am Can Ch Starbuck’s Hang ’Em High was named number one Beagle of all time. “Pru” amassed 21 all-breed Bests in Show and 8 specialty Bests of Breed. Bred by David and Linda Hiltz, Michigan.
1985: 13" Am Can Ch Teloca Patches Littl’ Dickens was named number one sire and 13" Beagle of all time with 12 Best in Show wins, 1 national specialty win and 3 Westminster varieties. Bred by Marie Shuart, Florida. 1993: Twenty-four time best in show winner 13" Ch Lanbur Miss Fleetwood was named number one Beagle of all time. “Judy” also received two national specialty bests of breed. Bred and co-owned by Wade Burns and Jon Woodring, North Carolina. Co-owned by Eddie Dziuk.
BIO
As a first grader, Chuck
Kitchell purchased his first
Beagle in 1940 for three
dollars. The mother was a
pretty tri-colored Beagle;
the father came from a
good neighborhood. Ten years later, unpre- pared Chuck entered Com Belt Kennel Club’s first sanctioned show in Illinois and placed third in a class of three with ungroomed and untrained 13" field bred Smokey.
During the late seventies, three unrelated Chardon (Charles/Donna) bred bitches were bred to 15" Am Can Ch Starbuck’s Hang ’Em High, the number one Beagle of all time. A series of linebreedings and inbreed- ings followed with several of the offspring. Chardon then outcrossed with two matings of Am Can Ch Teloca Patches Littl’ Dick- ens, the number one 13" Beagle of all time.
During the following years Chuck and Donna produced five number one Beagles in the nation, the all-time top winning Wiscon- sin Specialty entry with 5 bests of breed wins, a Westminster best of breed winner, 15 con- secutive never-less-than Best of Opposite sex Wisconsin specialty entries and over 227 known group placers in twenty countries.
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