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for that balance and harmony of proportion, and style of natural 

 movement, which suggest the rapidity, ease, and endurance needed 

 in a high and maintained rate of speed, rather than for the excellence 

 of any particular part ; to disapprove of undue massiveness, coarse- 

 ness, and clumsiness, lack of size and absence of setter character, no 

 matter what the outline may be. Experience indicates that the best 

 size for dogs is from forty to fifty-five pounds, for bitches thirty-five 

 to fifty pounds. Taste and the particular kind of work required may 

 govern to some extent, but it may be said that the most useful set- 

 ters, as a rule, are in weight midway between the extremes men- 

 tioned. The height should be about twenty-two to twenty-three 

 inches at the shoulder in dogs, and twenty-one to twenty-two in 

 bitches. 



IRISH SETTER 



The head of this setter is long and lean, skull oval, well-defined 

 occipital protuberance ; brows raised, muzzle moderately deep, fairly 

 square at end. Nostrils wide, jaws of nearly equal length ; flews not 

 pendulous ; nose dark mahogany or chocolate ; eyes rich hazel or 

 brown. Ears of moderate size, fine in texture, set on low, and well 

 back. 



Neck moderately long, very muscular. Shoulders deep and slop- 

 ing ; chest rather narrow but deep ; ribs well sprung ; loins muscular 

 and slightly arched ; hindquarters powerful. Hindlegs to hocks 

 strong and muscular ; hocks to heel short and strong. Stifles well 

 bent. Forelegs with plenty of bone ; elbows well let down, inclined 

 neither in nor out. Feet rather small, very firm ; toes strong, arched, 

 and close together. 



Tail moderate length, set on low, tapering to a point, carried 

 scimitar-like or straight. Coat on head, front of legs, and tips of 

 ears, short and fine ; on other parts, of moderate length, flat, free 

 from curl or wave. Feather on upper part of ears, back of fore and 

 hind legs long and fine ; hair on tail of moderate length. All feath- 

 ering as straight and flat as possible. 



Color, golden chestnut or mahogany red, with no trace of black. 

 White on chest, throat, toes ; streak on nose or face ; small star on 

 forehead not to disqualify. 



Scale of Points. — Head, lo; eyes, ears, neck (5), 15 ; body, 15 ; 

 shoulders, forelegs, and feet, 12 ; hindlegs, 10; tail, coat, and feather 

 (8), 16; color, 8; size and style, 14. 



