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5. Back.—Rather long than short. Some arched. 
6. Tatl.—Long and slightly curved, of moderate thickness, and 
well covered with hair. 
7. Belly well drawn up. 
8. Forequarters—Shoulders muscular, giving breadth of chest, 
set sloping. Elbows well under, neither turned inwards nor out- 
wards. Leg forearm muscular, and the whole leg strong and 
quite straight. 
9. Hindquarters—Muscular thighs, and second thigh long and 
strong as in the greyhound, and hocks well let down and turning 
neither in nor out. 
10. Feet.—Moderately large and round, neither turned in nor 
out. Toes well arched and closed. Nails very strong and 
curved. : 
11. Hair.—Rough and hard on body, legs, and head, especially 
wiry and long over eyes and under jaw. 
12. Colour and Markings——The recognised colours are grey, 
brindle, red, black, pure white, fawn, or any colour that approaches 
the deerhound. 
13. Faults—Too light or heavy a head, too highly arched 
frontal bone ; large ears, and hanging flat to the face; short neck ; 
fall dewlap ; too narrow or too broad a chest; sunken or hollow 
or quite straight back; bent forelegs, overbent fetlocks, twisted 
feet, spreading toes; too curly a tail, weak hindquarters, and 
general want of muscle; too short in body. 
IV._THE GAZEHOUND. 
The gazehound of old writers is now-extinct, and most probably 
has merged in the greyhound, if it ever differed from that breed of 
dogs. At all events, the accounts, both ancient and modern, of 
the gazehound are so indefinite as to be of little interest to any 
one. For myself, I confess that I am wholly ignorant of the 
subject. 
V.—THE FRENCH MATIN. 
In France, as well as in the neighbouring countries, a great 
variety of more or less greyhound-like dogs is kept for killing 
