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be black, the deeper and richer the black the better; in the liver-spotted 

 variety they should be brown. The spots should not intermingle but be 

 as round and v^ell defined as possible, the more distinct the better; in size 

 they should be from that of a sixpence to a florin [a cent to a little larger 

 than a quarter-dollar]. The spots on head, face, ears, legs, tail and ex- 

 tremities to be smaller than those on the body. 



Weight. — Dogs, 55 pounds; bitches, 50 pounds. 



Scale of Points 



Head and eyes 10 Coat 5 



Ears 5 Colour and markings ... 30 



Neck and shoulders 10 Tail 5 



Body, back, chest and loins . 10 Size, symmetry, etc 10 



Legs and feet 15 



Total icx) 



