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represent that district of Canada, while Mr. Ciark seems to have quite taken 

 the lead among the Toronto fanciers. Mr. W. T. Payne is Hkely to hold his 

 own in particolours, as he is both a breeder and, when necessary, a purchaser. 

 Other staunch supporters and good fanciers are the Annandale Kennels, Mr. 

 C. H. Mason, Rhinebeck Kennels, Mr. O. B. Hark, Mr. A. Clinton Wilmerd- 

 ing, whose fancy is more for the worker than the show dog, Mrs. G. A. 

 Freeman, and the Sharanock Farm Kennels. A rather smaller list than in 

 the old days, but those named have been standbys for some years now, and 

 are of the kind that last even if first prizes are rather few and far between. 

 The amended description and scale of points of the cocker spaniel, 

 adopted by the Spaniel Club, is as follows: 



Descriptive Particulars 



Skull. — ^Not so heavy as in other sporting spaniels, with smooth fore- 

 head and clearly defined eyebrows and stop, the median line distinctly 

 marked and gradually disappearing until lost rather more than half way 

 up; a well-developed, rounded and comparatively wide skull, showing 

 no prominence in the cheeks, which, like the sides of the muzzle, should 

 present a smooth, clean-cut appearance. 



Muzzle. — Proportionately shorter and lighter than in the field spaniel, 

 showing no fulness under the eyes, the jaws even and approaching square- 

 ness. Teeth sound and regular, the front ones meeting. Lips cut off 

 square, preventing any appearance of snipiness. Nose well developed 

 in all directions and black in colour, excepting in the reds, livers, parti- 

 colours of these shades, and in the roans of the lighter lines, when it may 

 be brown or black. 



Eyes. — Comparatively large, round, rather full, yet never goggled nor 

 weak as in the toy-spaniel kinds. They should be dark in the blacks, 

 black and tans, the darker shades of particolours and roans. In the reds 

 and livers, and in the particolours and roans of these colours, they should 

 be brown, but of a shade not lighter than hazel. 



Ears. — Lobular, set low, leather fine and not extending beyond the 

 nose, well clothed with long, silky hair which should be straight or wavy. 



Neck and Shoulders. — Neck sufficiently long to allow the nose to reach 

 the ground easily, muscular, free from throatiness and running into clean- 

 cut, sloping shoulders, which should not be wide at the points. 



