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inclined to be long, but not much so, thickening from the head to 

 the set in of the shoulders ; no looseness of the throat skin ; shoul- 

 ders narrow at the meeting of the blade bones, with a great amount 

 of muscle, long in the blades, set slanting, with arm of the leg 

 strong and coming away stra,ight, and elbow neither out nor in ; 

 the legs not great heavy boned, but with a great amount of mus- 

 cle ; leg pressed straight to the foot, well rounded. and symmet- 

 rical, with foot well rounded, this is the fore legs and feet ; chest 

 moderately deep, not over wide, but sufficiently wide and deep to 

 give plenty of breathing room ; back level, wide in loins, deeply 

 ribbed, and with ribs carried well back ; hips wide and full of 

 muscle, not straight in the hock, but moderately bent ; stifles full 

 and well developed ; the stern nearly straight, going off tapering to 

 the point, set in level with the back, carried. straight, not above the 

 level of back ; symmetry and general appearance racy, and much 

 beauty of form appears to the eye of a real pointer breeder and 

 fancier. The weights we consider best for different purposes are 

 from fifty pounds to about sixty-five pounds. Coat short and 

 glossy, but a deal here depends on condition. 



POINTS IN JUDGING AS GIVEN BY STONEHENGE, " 



• Value. Value. 



Skull 10 Feet 8 



Nose 10 Stern 5 



Ears, eyes, and lips 4 Symmetry and quality 7 



Neck 6 Texture ofcoat 3 



Shoulders and chest 15 Color S 



Back, quarters, and stifles 15 



Legs, elbows, and hocks 12 Total xoo 



Color and Coat. — The coat ought to be very short and soft, and fine, and tha 

 skin thin and flexible. Most people in England prefer the lemon-and-white tc 

 liver and white, orblack-and-white. 



[CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG. 



These dogs are not only of a type peculiarly American, but 

 they may truly be said to be local to the district from which 

 they are named. In old times they were known as the "otter 

 water-dog," from their resemblance to the 'otter in their form, 

 color and habits. Indeed some aver that they have descended 

 from the offspring of the old Labrador dogs crossed with the otter; 

 which, to say the least, is not probable on physical grounds. 

 Whatever his origin, the Chesapeake Bay dog certainly has an 

 ancient and respectable lineage, running back a century at 

 least. With the excejition of color, there is found no trace of 



