THE MODERN ENGLISH POINTER, 133 
banks, Sir R. Garth, Mr. R. J. Ll. Price of Bala, and Mr. S. Price 
of Devonshire, have been the most prominent breeders of the liver 
and whites, and until about twenty years ago that colour was the 
favourite one; but in 1865 Mr. Whitehouse exhibited a beautiful 
lemon and white at the first field trial, which did his work so well 
as to command the admiration of the judges and spectators; and 
the late Mr. Lang of Cockspur Street, well known as a thorough 
sportsman, also extolling the breed, the fashion changed, and 
“ Hamlet,” “ Bob,” “Major,” and others “of that ilk,” had a good 
time of it. Sir R. Garth, however, stuck to his colours, and pro- 
ducing his wonderful dog “Drake” year after year at the field 
trials, where he was able to beat all comers, a return has recently 
been effected towards the old direction, partly caused by this 
marvellous and exceptional animal, but aided greatly by Mr. R. J. 
Li. Price’s “ Belle” and by Mr. 8. Price’s “ Bang,” who, though not 
so fast as those two flyers, is fast enough for real work. With the 
exception of Mr. Whitehouse, no other breeder has of late shown 
any prominent lemon and whites, and he has not produced anything 
approaching to either of the above three dogs. ‘“ Hamlet” was in 
his day a very good performer, but not quite first class; and the 
same may be said of his descendants, a good many of whom have 
at various times appeared in public. Hence it is not wonderful 
that the fashion should have again changed, and that the liver and 
white strains should now be regarded as the best, and especially 
as Mr. Whitehouse himself has crossed his bitches with it, and 
produced his very useful dog “Macgregor,” from which he has 
himself bred. 
The points of the pointer are as follows :— 
VALUE VALUE 
Skull, . 5 3 5 . 10 Legs, elbows, and hocks, re 
Nose, . : . 10 Feet, . ; ; : 8 
Ears, eyes, anil lips, . 2 4 Stern, . . F a 6 
Neck, . : . 6 Texture of coat, ‘ : 3 
Shoulders nd chest: : . 15 Colour, . : io 5 
Back, quarters, and stifles, . 15 Symmetry and quatity, ye, 
Total, ‘ . 100 
The skuil, as containing that organ in which resides the pecu- 
