50 LEWISES AMERICAN SPORTSMAN. 



the stifles, and on the under side of the flag, but not running into 

 its long hair." 



THE POINTER. 



The pointer family has no divisions like those in setters, but is 

 divided according to weight into large and small classes, those over 

 fifty pounds composing the former, and those under the latter. 



The points of form are, 



" The skutt (value 10) should be of good size, but not as heavy 

 as in the old Spanish pointer, and in a lesser degree his half-bred 

 descendants. It should be wider across the ears than that of the 

 setter, with a forehead rising well at the brows. A full develop- 

 ment of the occipital protuberance is indispensable, and the upper 

 surface should be in two slightly rounded flats, with a furrow 

 between. 



" The nose (value 10) should be long (four inches to four and 

 three-quarters inches) and broad, with widely-open nostrils. The 

 end must be moist, and in health cold to the touch. It should be 

 black or very dark brown, in all but the lemon and whites, but in 

 them it may be a deep flesh-color. It should be cut off square 

 and not pointed, known as the ' snipe nose' or ' pig jaw.' Teeth 

 meeting evenly. 



" The neck (value 6) should be arched towards the head, long 

 and round, without any approach to dewlap or throatiness. It 

 should come out with a graceful sweep from between the shoulder- 

 blades. 



" The shoulders and chest (value 15) are dependent upon each other 

 for their formation. Thus a wide and hooped chest cannot have 

 the blades lying flat against its sides; and, consequently, instead of 

 this and their sloping backwards, as they ought to do in order to give 

 free action, they are upright, short, and fixed. Of course a certain 

 width is required to give room for the lungs ; but the volume re- 

 quired should be obtained by depth rather than width. Behind 

 the blades the ribs should, however, be well arched, but still deep; 

 this depth of back rib is specially important. 



" The back, quarters, and stifles (value 15) constitute the main pro- 



