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6. Chest. Deep and somewhat narrow. It 

 must be capacious, but the capacity must be 

 got from depth, and not from " barrel " ribs a bad 

 fault in a running hound. 



7. Back. Rather bony, and free from any 

 cavity in the spinal column, the arch in the back 

 being more marked in the dog than in the bitch. 



8. Loins. Broad and very powerful, showing 

 plenty of muscular development. 



9. Thighs. Long and well developed, with 

 good second thigh. The muscle in the Borzoi is 

 longer than in the Greyhound. 



10. Ribs. Slightly sprung, very deep, reaching 

 to the elbow. 



11. Fore-legs. Lean and straight. Seen from 

 the front they should be narrow and from the 

 side broad at the shoulder and narrowing gradu- 

 ally down to the foot, the bone appearing flat 

 and not round as in the Foxhound. 



14. Coat. Long, silky, not woolly ; either flat, 

 wavy, or curly. On the head, ears, and front 

 legs it should be short and smooth ; on the neck 

 the frill should be profuse and rather curly ; 

 on the chest and the rest of the body, the tail and 

 hind quarters-, it should be long ; the fore-legs being 

 well feathered. 



15. Tail. Long, well feathered, and not gaily 

 carried. It should be carried well down, almost 

 touching the ground. 



16. Height. Dogs from 29 inches upwards at 

 shoulder, bitches from 27 inches upwards. 

 (Originally 27 inches and 26 inches. Altered at 

 a general meeting of the Borzoi Club, held 

 February, 1906.) 



17. Faults. Head short and thick ; too much 

 stop ; parti-coloured nose ; eyes too wide apart ; 

 heavy ears ; heavy shoulders ; wide chest ; 

 " barrel " ribbed ; dew-claws ; elbows turned out ; 



MRS. AiTCHESON'S CH. STRAWBERRY KING. 



BY CH. KIEFF MAID OF HONOUR. 



12. Hind Legs. The least thing under the 

 body when standing still, not straight, and the 

 stifle slightly bent. They should, of course, 

 be straight as regards each other, and not " cow- 

 hocked," but straight hind legs imply a want of 

 speed. 



13. Feet. Like those of the Deerhound, rather 

 long. The toes close together and well arched. 



wide behind. Also light eyes and over or under- 

 shot jaws. 



1 8. Colour. The Club standard makes no men- 

 tion of colour. White, of course, should pre- 

 dominate ; fawn, lemon, orange, brindle, blue, 

 slate and black markings are met with. Too 

 much of the latter, or black and tan markings, are 

 disliked. Whole coloured dogs are also seen. 



