242 THE BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Most of the principal exhibitors and Greyhounds having thus been alluded to, a description of 

 the points of the Greyhound must be given, as in the cases of other breeds. We will proceed 

 by describing 



The Head. Should be wide between the ears and flat at the top, with powerful jaws. The 

 latter should not, however, be thick or coarse, but should, as regards appearance, seem light in 

 substance, their strength depending on the muscles at the sides of the head. 



Eyes. Dark and bright. 



Ears. Small and fine. 



Neck. Long and muscular, but not coarse, thick, or clumsy. 



Shoulders. Sloping, and very muscular ; loosely set on, so as to allow free play of the 

 fore-legs. 



Cliest. Deep, and rather wide. 



Back. Square and "beam-like," and rather long. 



Loins. Very powerful, with considerable muscular development. 



Fore-legs. Set well under the dog, and possessing plenty of bone. 



Feet. Round, well split up, and with strong soles. 



Hind-legs. Well bent at the hocks, and very muscular. 



Stern. Fine, long, and curved. 



Colour. Almost any colour is admissible in a Greyhound, but the most usual are black, 

 red, white, brindle, fallow, fawn, blue, and the various mixtures of each. 



The subject of our coloured plate is Mr. Tom Sharpies' Lauderdale, whose measurements 

 are as follows: Nose, to the joining on of neck, n| inches; girth of skull, 15 inches; girth 

 of snout 8 inches; length of neck, from joint to shoulders, ii inches; girth round neck, 

 15! inches; length of back, 2$J inches; girth of foreleg, 6| inches; girth of thigh, icj inches; 

 girth of chest, 30 J inches; girth of loins, 21 inches; length of tail, 21 J inches; weight 

 67 Ibs. Lauderdale was whelped 1869, and was bred by Mr. W. Lowry, by Ewesdale, out of 

 Spendthrift ; Ewesdale, by Larriston, out of Meg ; Spendthrift, by Canaradzo, out of 

 Speculation. Canaradzo, who won the Waterloo Cup in 1860, was by Beacon, out of 

 Scotland Yet. Lauderdale died March 29, 1880, his death being a severe loss to Greyhound 

 breeders throughout the country. 



The following is the 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING GREYHOUNDS. 



Value, 



Head skull ... ... 5 



Jaws and eyes and ears ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Neck 5 



Chest depth and width ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



Body ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



Legs and feet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



General appearance ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 



