Varieties of the Dog. 9 
chest is.rarely so wide or barrelled as is allowable in that 
dog. ‘The hipsare also more ragged and the loin slightly 
more arched. These foznts are: shoulders and chest, 15 ; 
back and hind quarters, 15—-total, 30 points. ; 
In the feet and legs also the remarks on the pointer are 
equally applicable, but there is some difference of opinion. 
as to the hare-foot, which by many is considered to be 
necessary to the thorough-bred setter. In this shape the 
toes are longer than in the cat-foot, more split up, and 
thickly clothed with strong hair between the toes. No 
doubt this last feature is of great service in keeping the 
skin free from inflammation when at work over marshy 
grotind, but the long toes which usually attend this de- 
velopment do not stand so well as the stout cat-like forma- 
tion of the other foot. It is somewhat difficult to strike 
the balance between these feet, as one form is best suited 
to wet ground and the other to hard. If it is possible to 
get the cat-like foot with sufficient hair upon it, I should 
no doubt prefer that form, and though I have never seen 
the two fully united, I do not despair of getting them by 
careful breeding. Legs and feet, 12; elbows, hocks, and 
stifles, 8. 
In the general quality or character there is not much 
to alter from the remarks given under the pointer, but the 
stern ox flag varies a good deal. It should be set on weil 
up the back, but not carried with the slightest curl over 
it, though there may be a gentle and regular sweep in its 
upper outline. The feather should be flat, long, and 
silky, deep in the centre, and tapering to each end. This 
should be as pointed as in the pointer, and should be 
carried in the same perpendicular plane as the rest of the 
flag, without the slightest approach to the corkscrew form. 
Total value, ro. 
The coat must be fine and silky, but still somewhat 
hard to the touch, a combination that can only be felt, 
and not imagined. There must be little or no curl, while 
the shortet it is on the body, and the longer in the feather, 
the better for the value of the dog, Value in conjunction 
with symmetry, 70. The order of merit of the various 
colours’ met with is as follows, viz, :—1. Crange and 
