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Yorkshire must never be big or coarse. From the breast 

 to the tail the bird must be sHm and tapering. A long 

 slim waist adds much to the appearance. The legs must 

 be long, straight, and well set, not showing too much 

 thigh. The position of the bird should be graceful and 

 dignified. It should be as nearly erect as possible, A 

 Yorkshire should never stand over the perch ; a bird that 

 shows the slightest incUnation to crouch should at all 

 times be discarded. The carriage of a high-class 

 Yorkshire is bold, free and jaunty, showing nerve and vim. 

 Quality of feather in the Yorkshire is of much import- 

 ance, and the breeder who neglects feather will never 

 attain any degree of prominence in connection with 

 this variety. A high-class Yorkshire should bear the 

 appearance of having been moulded in wax, or chiselled 

 out of a block of marble. Every feather should lie close 

 and tight to the body, and in texture resemble the softest 

 silk. The evenly marked birds of this variety are par- 

 ticularly handsome. Given a rich-coloured, well-frosted 

 buff Yorkshire possessing a long, slim, delicately pro- 

 portioned body, with a pair of well-marked eyes and 

 wings, where is the bird that can beat it ? 



Great Range of Classification, 



No breed known to the English show bench has such a 

 wide range of classification — 1 Clear, 2 Ticked, 3 Lightly 

 Variegated, 4 Heavily Variegated, 5 Unevenly marked, 

 6 Evenly marked. Double these in Yellows and Buffs 

 and you have twelve classes ; again double for the sexes 

 and you have twenty-four classes. Then there is the 

 Cinnamon-marked which classified in the same manner, 

 excluding Clears, and it gives you another twenty classes. 

 Then there are the Greens with another twelve classes, 

 add to these stock bird and selling classes, and you have a 

 show schedule of over sixty classes, and all of the one 

 breed. 



One of the greatest benefits the Yorkshire Union 

 conferred on the fancy was when it issued the decree 

 that in all classes type should have the preference over 

 marking. Its greatest effect has been seen in the quality 

 of the birds competing in the Green-marked and Cinna- 

 mon-marked classes. Thirty years ago these were fax 



