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and was preserved many years ago most strictly. The Duke of Newcastle's name has always 

 been associated with the Clumber, as it was from this nobleman's estate the breed took the 

 name. Through in-breeding a few years back they almost looked like disappearing, but now, 

 I am glad to say, that in the Duke of Portland's, Lord Arthur Cecil's, Earl Spencer's, and 

 many other sportsmen's kennels, may be found specimens as good as, if not better than, ever 

 were. They are often used for covert shooting in teams of nine, and being naturally mute 

 when at work are of great value, as they can work up close enough to a pheasant to almost 

 clutch him. 



'As regards the various points, of course the head comes foremost; this should be decidedly 

 heavy and at least seventeen or eighteen inches round, with a deep stop and a flesh-coloured 

 nose, a freckled jaw and lemon markings of such an even nature that you could not at first 

 sight tell the off from the near side of the head. The lower jaw recedes, as in most Spaniels, 

 so as to give the appearance of being anything but square. His fore-legs should be short, 

 strong, and so put on that when, as is often the case, they descend or jump down steep banks 

 or walls, they stand the shock it must give them from their weight ; the feet must be large, but 

 put together closer than those of his water brother. Length of body is a great point, but not less 

 is the depth of his girlh before and aft, so many specimens does one see nowadays with 

 good fore-legs set on nice and low and the hind ones decidedly lofty. The ears should be 

 squarer than those of the Sussex, and should not be feathered below the leather ; the stern, 

 when at. work, is carried about level with the back, but when going to covert or at exercise 

 you cannot see a prettier sight than their flags carried at about the same angle as a lancer's 

 pennon on the slope. The coat should be thick and smooth curl is decidedly objectionable 

 and, lastly, the colour should be white with lemon or very pale orange markings; the fewer 

 of these about the body the better. Weight for dogs varies from 57 to 65 Ibs., but the 

 bitches run much lighter, the heaviest I ever saw scaled being my own Libnah, and she 

 pulled down 50 Ibs." 



The Head should be large, long, and massive, flat at the top, and with a decided occipital 

 protuberance. 



The Muzzle wide and powerful looking. In this respect we differ from the views expressed 

 above by Mr. A. W. Langdale. 



The Nose large and flesh-coloured. 



The Eye moderately large, light hazel coloured, and rather deeply set. 



The Neck long though very powerful, and free from all throatiness. 



The Slioulders very strong, which gives a Clumber a heavy appearance in front. 



The Ears should be large in size, and rather long, lying close to the head, wide at the 

 top, but not lobe-shaped like in the Sussex. They should be feathered slightly. 



The Body should be very long and well ribbed up, with a deep chest. 



The Fore-legs should be short, straight, well feathered, and immensely heavy in bone. 

 In fact it is one of the chief characteristics of a Clumber to be exceptionally powerful in his 

 fore-legs. 



The Fore-feet should be large, moderately round, and well feathered like the fore-legs. 



The Loins should be thick and powerful looking. 



The Hind-legs short, not much bent, and heavy in bone. 



The Stern set on low and carried downwards, and should be docked. 



The Colour lemin-and-white throughout, the latter colour, of course, predominating. If a 

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