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required to be very strong, and, as endurance Is of 

 even more consequence than speed, straight stifles 

 are preferred to those much bent, as In the grey- 

 hound. 



7. Elbows (value 5) set quite straight, and neither 

 turned In nor out, are a sine qua non. They must be 

 well let down by means of the long true arm above 

 mentioned. 



8. Legs and feet (value 20). — Every master of 

 foxhounds Insists on legs as straight as a post, and 

 as strong; size of bone at the ankles and stifles 

 being specially regarded as all important. The feet 

 in all cases should be round and cat-like, with well 

 developed knuckles, and strong pads and nails are 

 of the utmost importance. 



9. The colour and coat (value 5) are not regarded 

 as very Important, so long as the former is a 

 '' hound " colour, and the latter Is short, dense, hard, 

 and glossy. Hound colours are black tan and white 

 — black and white, and the various " pies " com- 

 pounded of white and the colour of the hare and 

 badger, or yellow, or tan. In some old strains 

 the blue mottle of the southern hound is still 

 preserved. 



10. The stern (value 5) is gently arched, carried 

 gaily over the back, and slightly fringed with hair 

 below. The end should taper to a point. 



