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sufficient flew to give a certain squareness to the muzzle and avoid snipiness 

 or wedginess of face; teeth sound and regular; eyes intelligent in expression 

 and dark, not showing the haw, nor so large as to be prominent or goggle 

 eyed. 



Ears (value lo). — Should be long and hung low on the skull, lobe 

 shaped and covered with straight or slightly wavy silky feather. 



Neck (value 5). — Long, graceful and free from throatiness, tapering 

 toward the head, not too thick but strongly set into shoulders and brisket. 



Shoulders and Arms (value 10). — ^The shoulder blades should lie 

 obliquely and with sufficient looseness of attachment to give freedom to 

 the forearms, which should be well let down. 



Legs and Feet (value 15). — The fore legs should be straight, very 

 strong and short; hind legs should be well bent at the stifle joint with plenty 

 of muscular power. Feet should be of good size, with thick, well-developed 

 pads, not flat or spreading. 



Body and Quarters (value 20). — Long with well-sprung ribs; strong, 

 slightly arching loins, well coupled to the quarters, which may droop slightly 

 toward the stern. 



Coat and Feather (value 15). — The coat should be as straight and 

 flat as possible, silky in texture, of sufficient denseness to affx)rd good pro- 

 tection to the skin in thorny coverts, and moderately long. The feather 

 should be long and ample, straight or very slightly wavy, heavily fringing 

 the ears, back of fore legs, between the toes, and on back quarters. 



Tail (value 10). — Should be strong and carried not higher than the 

 level of the back. 



Scale of Points 



Head 15 Body and Quarters 20 



Ears 10 Coat and Feather 15 



Neck 5 Tail 10 



Shoulders and Arms .... 10 



Legs and Feet 15 Total 100 



