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back ; it should not be so strong or so bushy as that of the Newfound- 

 land, but plentifully furnished with feather. 



The subject of our illustration is S. E. Shirley (M.P.), Esq.'s, Thorn. 

 Mr. S. E. Shirley's Thorn has not only proved successful in the show 

 ring, but is good in the field, and has proved eminently successful at 

 stud, his stock including Loyal, first at Birmingham and Alexandra 

 Palace ; Wave, winner of first and also champion retriever prize at 

 Birmingham ; Transit, first at Crystal Palace and Oxford ; Trace, first 

 at Alexandra Palace ; Eaven, first and cup at Warrington ; and many 

 others. Mr. Shirley informs me, whilst Thorn's stock are, as a rule, good 

 workers, he has found the cross with the Paris blood and Thorn better 

 for work than the Thorn and Lady Evelyn blood. 



The following particulars of weights and measurements of wavy-coated 

 retrievers have been furnished by the owners : 



Mr. S. E. Shirley's (M.P.) Thorn : Age, 5 years ; height at shoulder, 

 22|in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 37in. ; length of tail, 15in. ; 

 girth of chest, 29|in. ; girth of head, 16|in. ; girth of forearm, 9in. ; 

 length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 10|in. ; girth of muzzle 

 midway between eyes and tip of nose, lOin. 



Mr. G. Thorpe-Bartram's Bonnie Lassie : Age, 3| years ; weight, 

 541b. ; height at shoulder, 21in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 36in. ; 

 length of tail, 13in. ; girth of chest, 28in. ; girth of loin, 22in. ; girth of 

 head, IT^in. ; girth of forearm, 7zin. ; length of head from occiput to 

 tip of nose, 9iin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, lOin. ; girth of neck midway between head and shoulders, 16|in. ; 

 length of nose from eye to tip, 4in. ; length from elbow to top of 

 shoulder, llin. ; length of ear from tip to set on at skull, 5Jin. 



Mr. G. Thorpe-Bartram's Bogle : Weight, 731b. ; height at shoulder, 

 25iin. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 41iin. ; length of tail, IS^in. ; 

 girth of chest, 32in. ; girth of loin, 24|in. ; girth of head, 20in. ; girth of 

 forearm, 9in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, llin. ; girth of 

 muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, lO^in. ; girth of neck 

 midway between head and shoulders, 19in. ; length of nose from eye to 

 tip, 4f in. ; length from elbow to top of shoulder, 12|in. ; length of ear 

 from tip to set on at skull, 6iin. 



