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stern. The former peculiarity seems unfortunately 

 to be quite lost, but the white tip to stern is still 

 sometimes met with. A brown red with tan 

 markings is common now, much more so than it 

 was once. The most beautiful colour of all is a 

 tawny shade more or less mixed with black on the 

 back. This is, however, rare. 



9. The stern (value 5) carried less gaily than in 

 most hounds ; it should not be raised beyond a right 

 angle with the back, and usually w r hen the hound is 

 not working, it is carried rather low in a somewhat 

 slovenly fashion. The lower side is fringed with hair 

 about two inches long, ending in a point. 



10. The symmetry (value 7^-) of the bloodhound 

 as regarded from an artistic point of view should be 

 examined carefully, and valued in proportion to the 

 degree in which it is developed. 



The average height of a bloodhound is about 

 26 inches at the shoulders for a dog, and from one to 

 two inches less for a bitch, and 85lb. to 9olb. is a 

 fair weight for a well grown specimen in good con- 

 dition, though some few hounds have been bigger. 

 Mr. Brough's Bono, one of the best all round 

 hounds I ever saw, is 881b. ; he stands 25^- inches 

 at the shoulders, and girths round the chest 32^ 

 inches. Bono on several occasions, after winning 

 premier honours in his own division, has been 



