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The tail is bushy, with much but moderately long hair. 

 Wavy or locky hair on the tail is not desirable. A 

 feathered tail, or one with a parting, is faulty. 



Face and ears covered with soft hair. At the basis of 

 the ears, longer silky hair is permissible; in fact, this 

 occurs nearly always, and must be considered normal. The 

 feather on the fore legs is only slight, but on the thighs it 

 appears bushy. 



Faults are all formations which indicate a Newfound- 

 land cross, such as a saddle-back and a disproportionately 

 long back, hocks too much bent, and spaces between the 

 toes with upward-growing hair. 



There % has been considerable controversy regarding the 

 exact number on the scale of 100 that each point should 

 count. There has never been adopted a scale of this kind, 

 as "point judging," as it is termed, is but seldom resorted 

 to. However, the following scale is popular with many of 

 the English judges of the St. Bernard, and as a matter of 

 information we give it space: 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Value. Value. 



Head 20 Coat 10 



Neck and shoulders 5 Color and markings. 10 



Chest and loin 5 Size 15 



Body 10 Character and symmetry 10 



Tail 5 



Legs and feet 10 Total 100 



Regarding the question of coat, there is great diversity 

 of taste and opinion among American fanciers; but many 

 prominent breeders are endeavoring to accomplish greater 

 uniformity in this matter, and it is to be hoped that in 

 future the St. Bernard exhibits at our shows may not pre- 

 sent such bewildering and unintelligible displays of coat, 

 in both rough and smooth variety, as we now often see. 

 Mr. K. E. Hopf, one of our most prominent breeders, 

 recently discussed this subject in a most interesting letter 

 to one of the sportsmen's journals. He says: 



Many people believe that the short-haired and long-haired St. Bernard are 

 two distinct breeds, and that the latter is not so pure as the former. This is 



