THE LARGE YORKSHIRE BREED 95 



acter and color iipoii their progeny to a remarkable degree, 

 no matter with what they are crossed. 



The Large Yorkshire Score Card — Standard of excellence 

 and scale of points for Large Yorkshires adopted by the 

 American Yorkshire Club: 



Counts. 

 General Outline — ^Long and deep in proportion to width, but not 



massive; slightly arched in the back, symmetrical and smooth, 



with body firmly supported by well-placed legs of medium length. 5 

 Outline of Head — Moderate in length and size, with lower jaw well 



sprung, and considerable dish toward snout, increasing with 



advanced maturity 4 



Forehead and Poll — Wide 1 



Eye — Medium size, clear and bright 1 



Jowl — -Medium, not carried too far back toward neck, and not flabby. 1 



Snout — Turning upward with a short curve, increasing with age 1 



Ear — ^Medium in size, standing well out from head, or medium erection 



and inclining slightly forward 1 



ZVecfc — Of medium length, fair width and depth, rising gradually from 



poll to withers, muscular, but not gross, evenly connecting head 



and body 3 



Outline of Body — Ijong, deep, and of medium breadth; equally wide 



at shoulder, side, and hams; top line slightly arched, under line 



straight 7 



Back — ^Moderately broad, even in width from end to end; strong in 



loin, short ribs of good length 10 



Shoulder — Large but not massive, not open above 6 



Arm and Thigh — Broad and of medium length and development 2 



Brisket — Wide and on a level with under line 3 



Side — Long, deep, straight and even from shoulder to hip 8 



Riis — Well arched and deep 5 



Heart Oirth and Flank Girth — Good, and about equal 8 



Hind Quarters — ^Long, to correspond with shoulder and side, deep, 



with moderate and gradual droop to tail 5 



Ham — ^Large, well let down on thigh and twist and rear outline 



somewhat rounded 10 



Twist — ^Well down and meaty 1 



Tail ^Medium, not much inclined to curl 1 



Legs — Medium in length, strong, not coarse, but standing straight and 



firm 5 



Hair — Abundant, long, of medium fineness, without any bristles 4 



