APPENDIX 



BENCH-SHOW STANDARDS AND FIELD- 

 TRIAL RULES 



POINTER 



Head large, flat, stop well defined, and with a depression running 

 from stop to occiput ; full development of occipital bone imperative. 

 Nose large, long, deep, and broad (black in all except lemon-and- 

 white, when it should be deep flesh color). Nostrils large and 

 open. Ears moderately long, filbert shaped and lying flat ; set low, 

 thin leather. Eyes medium size, not set wide apart, and of various 

 shades of brown, varying with color of coat. Lips full, not thick nor 

 pendulous. 



Neck arched, firm, round, not too short ; no tendency to throati- 

 ness, no dewlap. Shoulders long and sloping. Chest deep, with 

 narrow sternum. Ribs moderately sprung, not flat. Loins broad 

 and slightly arched. Hips thick, strong, and muscular. Stifles well 

 bent. Front legs should be straight and strong. Hind legs well 

 crooked and well muscled. Feet of good size, but not too large ; 

 round and catlike. Pads full and tough. Nails short and thick, 

 with plenty of hair between toes. Tail set on well up, and taper to 

 a decided point, the straighter the better ; carried low, and action 

 free. Coat fairly dense, and not too soft. Color, liver-and-white, 

 black-and-white, orange-and-white, whole black, or whole liver. 



Scale of Points. — Skull and nose (lo), 20; eyes, ears, lips, 4; 

 neck, 6; shoulders and chest, 15 ; hindquarters and stifles, 15 ; legs, 

 elbows, and hocks, 12; feet (8), tail (5), coat (3), 16; color (5), 

 symmetry and quality (7), 12. 



STANDARD OF ENGLISH SETTER CLUB 



(England, followed by Laverack men in America) 



Scale. — Head, 20 ; neck, 5 ; body, 30 ; legs and feet, 20 ; tail, 5 ; 

 symmetry, coat, and feathering, 15 ; color and markings, 5 ; total, 100. 



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