POLVTS OF DEERHOUNDS. 



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girth of thigh, i6i inches ; girth of forearm, 7 inches ; height at shoulders, 26 inches ; height 

 at elbows, 14! inches; height at loins, 26 inches; height at hock, fl inches; length of tail, 

 22 inches. The above must be considered exceptionally good measurements when the advanced 

 age of the dog comes to be considered. 



An extremely good bitch, too, which came before the public in 1879, is Heather, the 

 property of the Rev. Grenville F. Hodson, of North Petherton, Bridgwater, which gentleman 

 is one of our oldest Deerhound breeders, and a recognised judge of the variety. Mr. Graham 

 has, we believe, not seen Heather, and has therefore omitted her from the list he gives above. 



As in the case of the Irish Wolfhound, Mr. Graham in his article did not append a 

 scale of points. We therefore give the following on our own responsibility. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING DEERHOUNDS. 



Skull 



Neck 



Body 



Legs and feet 



Coat 



General appearance 



Total 



Value. 

 10 



5 



10 

 10 

 IO 



2 



50 



