THE GREYHOUND. 



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where he won the stake in which he was 

 entered. A brace of very beautiful bitches 

 are Mr. F. Eyer's Dorset Girl and Miss W. 

 Eaton's Okeford Queen. 



Although, as a rule, the most consistent 

 winners in the leash have not been noted 

 for their good looks, there have been ex- 

 ceptions in which the opposite has been 

 the case. Fullerton was a good-looking 

 dog, if not quite up to the form required in 

 the show ring. Mr. Harding Cox has had 

 several specimens that could run well and 

 win prizes as show dogs, and the same may 

 be said of Miss Maud May's fine kennel of 

 Greyhounds in the North of England. In 

 the South of England Mrs. A. Dewe keeps 

 a number of longtails that when not winning 

 prizes at the Crystal Palace and elsewhere 

 are running at Plumpton and other meetings 

 in Sussex. 



The following is the standard by which 

 Greyhounds should be judged. 



1. Head. — Long and narrow, slightly wider 

 in skull, allowing for plenty of brain room ; lips 

 tight, without any flew, and eyes bright and in- 

 telligent and dark in colour. 



2. Ears. — Small and fine in texture, and semi- 

 pricked. 



3. Teeth. — Very strong and level, and not 

 decayed or cankered. 



4. Neck. — Lengthy, without any throatiness, 

 but muscular. 



5. Shoulders. — Placed well back in the body, 

 and fairly muscular, without being loaded. 



6. Forelegs. — Perfectly straight, set well into 

 the shoulders, with strong pasterns and toes set 

 well up and close together. 



7. Body. — Chest very deep, with fairly well- 

 sprung ribs ; muscular back and loins, and well cut 

 up in the flanks. 



8. Hindquarters. — Wide and well let down, 

 with hocks well bent and close to the ground, with 

 very muscular haunches, showing great propelling 

 power, and tail long and fine and tapering with a 

 slight upward curve. 



9. Coat. — Fairly fine in texture. 



10. Weight. — The ideal weight of a dog is from 

 60 pounds to 65 pounds, of a bitch from 55 pounds 

 to 60 pounds. 



FULLERTON, 



AS HE NOW IS IN THE NATURAL 

 HISTORY MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. 



