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his owner, Captain Holdsworth, in 1876; and is by Sir Anthony out of Polly, by Vero Shaw's 

 Sixpence out of Whiskey by Fulton's Falstaff out of Nosegay ; Sir Anthony by Sheffield 

 Crib out of Meg, by Old King Dick out of Old Nell, by Old Dan. Crib's pedigree is disputed, 

 and therefore we do not give it. He has won first Bristol, first Crystal Palace, and first 

 Alexandra Palace, 1878 ; and first Alexandra Palace, 1879. The measurements of Doon Brae 

 are: Tip of nose to stop, I inch; stop to occiput, 5 inches; length of back, 15^ inches; girth 

 of muzzle, 12 inches; girth of skull, 19! inches ; girth of neck, 17^ inches; girth of brisket, 32^ 

 inches; girth of chest, 28 inches; girth of loins, 2o| inches; girth of hind-leg at stifle-joint, \\\ 

 inches ; girth of fore-arm, "j\ inches ; girth of knee, 5 inches ; girth of pastern, 4j inches ; height 

 at shoulders, I7| inches ; height at elbows, 8 inches; height at top of loins, 18 inches ; heigh*, 

 hock to ground, 5 inches ; length of stern, "]\ inches. 



Mr. T. Meager's Bismarck, of whom we give a woodcut, is a very typical specimen 

 of the breed. He won first in the small-weight class at the Bull-dog Club's show in 1876, 

 at the Alexandra Palace, and, like Doon Brae, is under 40 Ibs. 



Subjoined is the scale of points as drawn up by the New Bull-dog Club in 1875. They 

 are based on the well-known Philo-kuon scale, and received the support of the leading breeders 

 and exhibitors at the time when they were first published : 



Points. 



Details for consideration of Judge. 



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,enera Symmetrical formation ; shape, make, style, action, and finish j 10 



appearance ) 



Skull .. Size, height, breadth, and squareness of skull ; shape, flatness, and wrinkles of forehead ... 15 



Stop ... Depth, breadth, and extent 5 



Eyes ... Position, shape, size, and colour 5 



Ears ... Position, size, shape, carriage, thinness 5 



i Shortness, breadth, and wrinkles of face ; breadth, bluntness, squareness, and upward j 

 Face ... \ turn of muzzle; position, breadth, size, and backward inclination of top of nose; V 5 



( size, width, blackness of, and cleft between, nostrils 



Chop ... Size and complete covering of front teeth ... 5 



Mouth / Width and squareness of jaws, projection and upward turn of lower jaw ; size and I 



I condition of teeth, and if the six lower front teeth are in an even row ... 



Chest & neck Length, thickness, arching, and dewlap of neck ; width, depth, and roundness of chest ...| 3 

 Shoulders ... Size, breadth, and muscle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Body ... Capacity, depth, and thickness of brisket ; roundness of ribs 5 



Back roach Shortness, width at shoulders ; and height, strength and arch at loins 5 



Tail Fineness, shortness, shape, position, and carriage 5 



F 1 s and (Stoutness, shortness, and straightness of legs, development of calves and outward turn-\ 

 ,. of elbows ; straightness and strength of ankles, roundness, size, and position of feet, > $ 



( compactness of toes, height and prominence of knuckles J\ 



Hindlegsand ( Stoutness, length, and size of legs, development of muscles, strength, shape, and position^ 



feet ... ( of hocks and stifles, formation of feet and toes as in fore legs and feet j 



Size ... ... Approaching 5olb. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Q (Fineness, shortness, evenness, and closeness of coat ; uniformity, purity, and brilliancy \ 



( of colour ) 



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Total for perfection in all points | 100 



JUDGE'S NET TOTALS j 



