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the prizes altogether. In the following year, at Leeds, a fairly good class appeared, 

 and for some time after this the "breed seemed to be rising in public estimation 

 and in appearance ; but latterly the colley has superseded it as a carriage dog, and, 

 though some very fine specimens are occasionally exhibited, the classes, on the 

 average, are badly filled. Mr. Harrison's Carlo was the chief prize winner until 

 his son, Mr. E. J. LI. Price's Crib, appeared at Birmingham in 1866, since which 

 time the latter maintained his supremacy xuitil 1874, when age had begun to tell 

 upon him. In that year his younger brother of the same name, belonging to Mr. 

 Hall, of Burton-on-Trent, beat him at Birmingham, and he retired from competition. 

 Since then Mr. Fawdry's Captain has been the chief prize winner, his colour and 

 markings being specially good. He was bred by Mr. Burgess, by Captain out of 

 Countess ; and, commencing at Nottingham in 1875, monopolised all the first prizes 

 at the London, Birmingham, and other important shows for several years. 



THE FOLLOWING is THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF THE POINTS OF THE 



DALMATIAN. 



Yalue. I Yalue. 



Head . 10 Leers and feet ... .10 



Neck 5 



Body 5 



Tail 5 



Symmetry 10 



20 | 25 



Grand Total 100. 



Value. 



Coat 5 



Colour 10 



Markings 40 



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1. The head (value 10) exactly resembles that of the pointer, but so long as the 

 nose is cleanly cut under the eyes, and square at the point, great breadth is not 

 insisted on, and there should be no flews. The ears should not be long and hound- 

 like, but flat, thin, and vine-shaped, lying close to the cheeks, and rather smaller 

 than those of the pointer. Eyes small, dark, and brilliant. 



2. The neck (value 5) should be arched like that of the pointer, without any 

 throatiness or approach to dewlap. 



3. The body (value 5) must be moderately strong, but not heavy and lumbering; 

 sloping shoulders and a muscular loin are imperative. 



4. In legs and feet (value 10) the Dalmatian ought to be perfect, as his sole 

 employment is on the road ; very strong bone is, however, not demanded, as he has 

 no shocks to withstand, and useless lumber of any kind is to be deprecated. 

 However, straight limbs, united with elbows well let down, and clean hocks, form 

 the desideratum in this breed. The feet must be strong and close, whether hare 

 or cat-like; and the homy sole should specially be regarded as of necessity thick 

 and tough. 



5. The tail (value 5) should be small in bone after it leaves the root, and 

 should be gently curved in one direction only, not with any approach to a corkscrew 

 twist. 



6. The symmetry (value 10) should be examined closely, and, if deficient, 

 penalised accordingly. 



