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to be seen quite often, if so, then the cry for clean 

 shoulders has done much harm, not so much in using 

 the blood as in awarding prizes to dogs that have 

 been aggravated cases of long barrels. Of course, 

 if the standard should be materially altered to suit 

 such cases, which I sincerely hope it will not, then 

 I should be reluctantly compelled to bow to de- 

 cisions, but as long as it stands as at present, long 

 bodies must continue to receive my disapproval." 



