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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 

 ca\dt>' 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 thev should be narrow and from the 

 side broad at the shoulder and narrow-ing 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. AiTCHESONS OH. 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. .\lso light eyes and over or under- 

 shot jaws. 



18. Colour. — The Club standard makes no men- 

 tion of colour. \\'hite, 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. 



