282 British Dogs. 



It has been publicly stated that specimens of this dog have grown to 

 the extraordinary height of over 40in. It is said a dog of this breed, 

 that won at the International Show at Hamburgh, measured 3ft. 4^in. at 

 the shoulder. Such statements are so absurd that they scarcely require 

 contradiction, and are best met by giving actual measurements of 

 acknowledged good specimens, and this, by the courtesy of H.S.H. 

 Prince Albert Solms, Braunfels, Prussia, I am enabled to do, and here 

 append measurements of German boarhounds. 



Prince Albert Solm's Cora : Age, 4 years ; weight, 121|lb. ; height at 

 shoulder, 28in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 51|in. ; length of 

 tail, 22in. ; girth of chest, 33in. ; girth of loin, 26in. ; girth of head, 

 19|in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, llin. ; girth of 

 muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12in. 



Prince Albert Solm's Nero : Age, 3 years ; weight, 1321bs. ; height at 

 shoulder, 29in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 48in. ; length of tail, 

 22in. ; girth of chest, 36in. ; girth of loin, 31in. ; girth of head, 22in. ; 

 length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12in. ; girth of muzzle 

 midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12in. 



Prince Albert Solm's Sultan : Age, 3 years ; weight, HOlbs. ; height at 

 shoulder, 28|in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 49in. ; length of 

 tail, 19in. ; girth of chest, 33iin. ; girth of loin, 28in. ; girth of head, 

 21iin. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, llin. ; girth of 

 muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, lliin. 



Measurements of celebrated Ulmer Dogs (Bavarian Boarhounds) : 



Eudolf M. Leo's Sultan I. : Age, 3 years ; weight, 1801b. ; height at 

 shoulder, 34in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 58in. ; length of 

 tail, 22in. ; girth of chest, 38fin. ; girth of loin, 30iin. ; girth of head, 

 24f in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 5^in. ; 

 colour, yellow with black spots. 



Eudolf M. Leo's Xantipphe I. : Age, 2 years ; weight, 1261b. ; height 

 at shoulder, 32in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 54in. ; length of 

 tail, 20fin. ; girth of chest, 36in. ; girth of loin, 26|in. ; girth of head, 

 21in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 5in. ; 

 colour, black, with yellow spots. 



Mr. H. M. Savage's Blitz : Age, 7 months and 20 days ; height at 

 at shoulder, 25in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 42in. ; length of 

 tail, 17|in. ; girth of chest, 28in. ; girth of loin, 22in. ; girth of head, 



