(i) That the Master of beagles should summon a meeting of present Etonians and any Old Etonians interested in the subject to decide now and for ever on the standard of height of the Eton beagles.
(ii) That this standard should be fixed with a view to showing as much sport to their followers as is possible in the limited number of hours at their disposal.
(iii) That the matter should be thoroughly thrashed out, and that it should not be in the power of succeeding Masters to change either the standard of height or type fixed for their benefit by their predecessors on due consideration.
(iv) That some ‘standard of type’ of hound should be decided upon; whether it be the true beagle type, the harrier type with a dash of southern blood, or the small harrier type (Lilliputian foxhound).
“I think this should induce succeeding Masters to adhere to some particular type, without which no pack can hope to become uniform, much less when a different Master is at their head almost every three years.
“Let us then draw up a standard of both height and type and depict on paper an Eton beagle. The rest lies with the Master and his kennelman. Let him
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