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4. The neck (value 5) is long, so as to enable 

 this hound to drop his nose to the ground without 

 altering his pace. In front of the throat there is a 

 considerable dewlap. 



5. Chest and shoulders (value 10). The chest 

 wide and deep, forming a sort of keel between the 

 fore legs ; shoulders sloping and muscular. 



6. The back and back ribs (value 10) should be 

 wide and deep, the size of the dog necessitating 

 great power in this department. The hips, or 

 11 couples," should be specially attended to, and they 

 should be wide, or almost ragged. 



7. Legs &h&feet (value 15). Many bloodhounds 

 are deficient in these important parts, owing to 

 breeding from bad-constitutioned and sickly hounds, 

 and, no doubt, from lack of exercise. The legs must 

 be straight and muscular, and the ankles of full size. 

 The feet also are often flat, but they should be, if 

 possible, round and catlike. 



8. Colour and coat (value 7-5-). The colour most 

 general is black and tan, the legs, feet, and all or 

 part of the face being a tan colour, and the back 

 and sides and the upper part of neck and stern 

 black. There is sometimes a white star on the 

 chest, and a little white on the feet is admissible. 

 Some fifteen years since it was not at all uncommon 

 to see white flecks on the black and a white tip to 



