TOT SPANIELS. 



157 



not stand out from tlaem ; the body is covered with wavy hair 

 of a silky texture, without curl; and the legs should be feathered 

 to the toes, the length and silkiness of this being a great point; 

 tail well feathered, but not bushy; it is usually cropped; the 

 color should be a rich black and tan, without a white hair ; but 

 those marked with an unusual amount of white are not to 

 be despised. They sometimes make their appearance in a litter of 

 which both sire and dam have scarcely a white hair ; the weight 



Fisr. 35.— BLENHEIM SPANIEL. 



should never exceed 6, or at the utmost 7 lbs. ; and they are valued 

 the more if they are as low as 4^ or 5 lbs. (See portrait.) 



The points of the Blenheim vary very little from those of the 

 King Charles, except in color, which is always a white ground 

 with red or yellow spots or patches, with well-marked blaze 

 of white between the eyes. The ears should be colored, and also 

 the whole of the head, with the exception of the nose and a white 

 mark up the forehead, as is shown in the cut, which represents the 

 Blenheim pretty accurately. The palate is black, like that of the 

 King Charles ; and there is little difference in shape, though an 

 experienced eye could detect the one from the other even irre 



