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proportioned to it. Let his legs be straight as 

 arrows, his feet round and not too large, his 

 breast rather wide than narrow, his chest deep, 

 his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, his 

 tail thick and bushy, and if he carry it well, so 

 much the better. Such hounds as are out at the 

 elbows and such as are weak from the knee to 

 the foot, should never be taken into the pack. The 

 color I think of little moment." 



Tw^o very important things overlooked, how- 

 ever, by Beckford, are the length of the thigh 

 and the depth of the back ribs, both of vital im- 

 portance. 



The American foxhound, wdiile differing in 

 some respects from the English, should be judged 

 upon the same value of points. 



The American hound should be smaller and 

 lighter in muscle and bone. Dogs should not be 

 under 2 1 nor over 24 inches, nor weigh more than 

 60 ponds. Bitches should not be under 20 nor 

 over 22) inches, nor weigh more than 53 pounds. 



The head (value 15) should be of medium 

 size with muzzle in harmonious proportions. The 

 skull should be rounded crosswise with slight 

 peak — line of profile nearly straight — with sufifi- 

 cient stop to give symmetry to head. Ears me- 

 dium, not long, thin, soft in coat, low set and 

 closely pendant. Eyes soft, medium size, and 

 varying shades of brown. Nostrils slightly ex- 



