204 SOUTHDOWN SCALE OF POINTS. 



Ears. Rather small, tolerably wide apart, covered with 

 fine hair and carried with a lively back and forth move- 

 ment 2 



Eyes. Full and bright 3 



Face. A uniform tint of brown, or gray, or mouse color. . . 3 



Neck. Short, fine at the head, but nicely tapering, and 

 broad and straight on top at the shoulders 4 



Shoulders. Broad and full, smoothly joining the neck with 

 the back 5 



Breast. Wide, deep and projecting well forward, the fore- 

 legs standing well apart 5 



Back and Loin. Broad and straight from shoulders to 

 rump 7 



Ribs. Well arched, extending far backward, the last pro- 

 jecting more than the others 6 



Rump. Broad, square and full, with tail well set up 6 



Hips. Wide, with little space between them and the last 

 ribs 6 



Thighs. Full and well let down in twist, the legs stand- 

 ing well apart 6 



Limbs. Short and fine in bone, and in color to agree with 

 face 3 



Fore Legs. Well wooled and carrying mutton to the knees, 

 but free from meat below 2 



Hind Legs. Well filled with mutton and wooled to the 

 hocks, neat and clean below 2 



Belly. Straight and well covered with wool, the flank ex- 

 tending so as to form a line parallel with the back or 

 top line 5 



Fleece. Compact, the whole body well covered with mod- 

 erately long and close wool, white in color, carrying 

 some yolk / 12 



Form. Throughout smooth and symmetrical, with no 

 coarseness in any part 9 



General Appearance. Spirited and attractive, with a deter- 

 mined look, a proud and firm step, indicating constitu- 

 tional vigor and thorough breeding 8 



Total ..100 



