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THE DOGS OF THE BEITISH ISLANDS. 



The most celebrated breeders of the liver and white strain in modern times 

 have been Sir R. Garth, facile princeps with Drake, besides a number of lesser 

 stars Lord H. Bentinck, Mr. Statter, Lord Lichfield, the Duke of Westminster, 

 Mr. Francis (of Exeter), Mr. S. Price (also of Devon), the late Mr. G. Moore, 

 Viscount Downe, and Mr. R. J. Lloyd Price (of Bala). Sir Dudley Coutts 

 Marjoribanks has a breed of high private reputation, as has also Sir R. Musgrave 

 of Edenhall ; but, as far as I know, none have appeared in public. The old, heavy 

 sort of the Edge, Antrobus, and Sefton strains are now quite out of fashion, 

 except when combined with faster blood. 



The best strain of the lemon and whites has been almost entirely in Mr. 

 Whitehouse's hands, he having had a succession of winners from the time of 

 Hamlet to the present day, and his sideboard groaning with silver cups. Beginning 

 with little Hamlet, he has gradually increased their size and substance, and got rid 

 of the delicacy of constitution which was at first a defect in the strain. Priam and 

 Rap are both big enough for any work, and, though not over 601b., very nearly 

 approaching that standard. Rap is one of the most perfect dogs in symmetry that 

 I ever saw, and is a model of the true type. Mr. Whitehouse's Pearl and Nina are 

 also full of quality, and symmetrical, as well as all over useful iu shape. There is, 

 however, so little difference between their appearance and that of Major, whose 

 portrait I gave in the last series, that I have not thought it necessary to super- 

 sede it. 



The points are nearly the same in numerical value as those of the setter, the 

 only difference made being in the texture of coat, which is not so great a sign of 

 breeding in the pointer as the setter. 



POINTS OF THE POINTER. 



Value. 



Skull 10 



Nose 10 



Ears, Eyes, and 



Lips 4 



Neck 6 



30 



Value. 

 Shoulders and 



chest 15 



Back, quarters, 



and stifles... 15 



Value. 

 Legs, elbows, 



and hocks ... 12 

 Feet .. 8 



30 

 Grand Total 100. 



20 



Value. 



Stern 5 



Symmetry and 



quality 7 



Texture of coat 3 

 Colour 5 



20 



Describing them in detail, they are as follows : 



1. The skull (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 development of the occipital protuberance is indispensable, 

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

 between. 



2. The nose (value 10) should be long (4in. to 4|in.) and broad, with widely- 

 open nostrils. The end must be moist, and in health is cold to the touch. It should 

 be black, or very dark brown, in all but the lemon and whites ; but in them it 



