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other breed, and the same remarks apply to the 

 pasterns. Hock joints broad and clean, and the 

 points of the hocks must look directly backward. 

 When hocks turn inwards or outwards the conforma- 

 tion is decidedly faulty. The tail should be long 

 and tapering, with a slight curve towards the tip. 

 With reference to colour not much need be said, 

 as a good Greyhound may be any colour. Black 

 and white, fawn, sandy and white, red and white, 

 blue, brindle, light or dark, are amongst the principa 

 colours. The famous Greyhound, Fullerton, was a 

 brindle with a patch of white upon the breast. 

 White points are very common, especially in front, 

 and on the feet; likewise as a " ratch " on the face. 

 The great length of the body, the long neck, the long 

 forearm, deep chest, long and powerful first and 

 second thigh, long pasterns, together with the deep 

 chest and comparatively small head, are individually 

 and collectively distinguishing features of these 

 hounds, and the better such points are developed 

 the nearer the approach to perfection. The low 

 position of the body during coursing necessitates 

 an extraordinary degree of muscular action, so much 

 so that a Greyhound will occasionally fracture a 

 limb through excessive muscular contraction. 



General Management of Greyhounds. — Speaking in 

 an Irish kind of manner, a Greyhound is no Grey- 

 hound if it is not kept in constant training; 



