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broad, the ears set on low, being close and fine in texture ; the 

 "large and bagging lippes " of the days of Caius, with the attendant 

 abundance of dewlap, have been bred out ; the neck long and airy, 

 rising with a gradual swell from the shoulders, which must be well 

 placed, sloping back, and clothed with muscle ; the forearms strong, 

 elbows well let down and in a straight line with the body ; the fore legs 

 perfectly straight, large of bone, neat strong ankles, and a foot round, 

 firm and close, the knuckles arched, but not immoderately so, the claws 

 strong, and the sole firm and hard ; the chest must be capacious ; the 

 back broad and strong, lined with hard muscle, the ribs, especially the 

 back ones, well let down ; the loin deep, and, like the hind quarters, very 

 strong, the thighs very muscular, clean hocks, without a suspicion of 

 "cromping" (that is, cow hocked, leaning in towards each other), and 

 the leg from the hock down should be short and strong, the stern must 

 be thick at the setting, and gradually tapering to the point ; well 

 covered with hair without being bushy, and carried gaily and almost 

 straight. The whole build of the Harrier is most symmetrical there 

 should be literally no waste about him. The coat should in texture be 

 moderately fine, very dense, and the colour various, black, white and tan, 

 blue mottles, badger pied, hare pied, and a variety of combinations, in 

 which the colours are often very beautifully blended. 



Delicacy of scent and perseverance are essential qualities in the Harrier, 

 and the tongue should be rich and melodious. 



Through the courtesy of the master of the Holcombe Hunt, Alfred 

 Ashworth, Esq., of Egerton Hall, Bolton-le-Moors, I am enabled to give 

 the measurements of one and a half couples of the Holcombe harriers 

 one couple of dogs and a single bitch. I have also been favoured with 

 measurements of two of Mr. C. D. Everett's harriers, which I give 

 below. 



Sergeant: Age, 3 years; weight, 631b. ; height at shoulder, 22in.; 

 length from nose to set on of tail, 37in. ; length of tail, 12Jin. ; girth 

 of chest, 29in. ; girth of loin, 21in. ; girth of head IG^in. ; girth of 

 forearm, 7|in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 10in. ; 

 girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, llin. 



Swinger : Age, 3 years ; weight, 62lb. ; height at shoulder, 22in. J 

 length from nose to set on of tail, 36|in. ; length of tail, 13in. ; girth 

 of chest, 29Jin. ; girth of loin, 21in. ; girth of head, 16iin. ; girth of 



