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of undercoat, although the whole presents a level and flat appearance at 

 a little distance. The hair on the hams and tail is very abundant, quite 

 a contrast to the fine thin fringe that adorns these parts of the setter. 



I believe black and white, with more or less of tan, to be the pre- 

 dominating colour, and not black and tan, as has been so often 

 insisted on in recent years. All black, black and tan, black and white 

 without tan, red and white, red tawny grizzled, and beautiful blue-grey 

 and white mottle or mirled, I have seen, and it must always be a matter 

 of taste which is preferred. I like the tricoloured best, and do not object 

 to a good dash of white. If there is much white it is sure to appear on 

 the collar, the feet, and lower legs and the tip of the tail. 



The tail should not be set on too high ; it should be of fair length, 

 not quite equal to the dog's height at shoulder, and be ornamented 

 with abundance of feathering, thick, and of good length. When the dog 

 stands quiet, it " hangs ower his hindies wi' a swirl ;" when galloping it 

 is carried nearly straight out ; and when he greets his fellows and takes 

 the measure of a stranger his flag is up, his colours are displayed, for no 

 recreant coward is he, but as fond of a free fight as an Irishman. Has 

 he not made the expressive word " Collieshangie," my masters ? Although 

 carried well up and curved, not stuck up like a mop handle, it is never 

 curled over the back a la Pomeranian. 



Among the best rough-coated colleys I have seen shown are, Mr. 

 Skinner's Vero, Mr. W. W. Thomson's Moss, Mr. S. E. Shirley's 

 Tricolour, Mr. Ashwin's Cocksie, Mr. Cope's Time, Mr. Wildman's 

 Marcus, Lad o' Kyle, and old Hero, whose present owner I do not know. 

 There are, of course, many others well worth mention, for the classes 

 are rapidly rising in quality at our best shows. In bitches I have seen 

 nothing I liked so well as Hornpipe and Bess. 



The following are measurements of celebrated Colleys : 



Mr. W. A. Walker's (Warwick) Scott (5424) : Age, 3 years and 10 

 months ; height at shoulder, 24in. ; length of nose to set on of tail, 

 42in. ; length of tail, 20in. ; girth of chest, 28in. ; girth of loin, 22in. ; 

 girth of head, IT^in. ; girth of forearm, 7|in. ; length of head from 

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

 tip of nose, 9in. 



Mr. W. A. Walker's (Warwick) Colley bitch : Age, 2 years 1 month ; 

 height at shoulder, 21in.; length of nose to set on of tail, 37in.; length 



