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set. Ears, very small and Greyhound-like in carriage when un- 
cropped. (15.) 
Neck.—Rather long, very strong and muscular, well arched, 
without dewlap or loose skin about the throat. The junction of 
head and neck strongly pronounced. (5.) 
Chest.—Not too broad, and very deep in brisket. (8.) 
Back.—Not too long or short; loins arched and falling in a 
beautiful line to the insertion of the tail. (8.)- , 
Tail._-Reaching to the hock, strong at the root and ending 
fine with a slight curve. When excited it becomes more curved, 
but in no case should it curve over the back. (4.) 
Belly—Well drawn up. (4). 
Fore-quarters.—Shoulders set sloping; elbows well under, 
neither turned inwards nor outwards. Leg: Fore arm muscular 
and with great development of bone, the whole leg strong and 
quite straight. (10). 
fTind-quarters—Muscular shih, and second thigh long and 
strong as in the Greyhound, and hocks well let down and turning 
neither in nor out. (ro.) 
feet.—Large and round, neither turned inwards nor out- 
wards. ‘Toes, well arched and closed. Nails, very strong and 
curved. (8.) 
Hair.—Very short, hard and dense, and not — longer on 
the underpart of the tail. (4.) 
Colour and Markings —The recognised colours are : The various 
shades of grey (commonly termed “blue,”) red, black, or pure 
white, or white with patches of the before-mentioned colours. 
These colours are sometimes accompanied with markings of a 
darker tint about the eyes and muzzle, and with a line of the 
same tint (called a ‘‘ trace ’’) along the course of the spine. The 
above ground colours also appear in the brindles, and are also 
the ground colours of the mottled specimens. In the whole- 
coloured specimens, the china or wall eye but rarely appears, 
and the nose more or less approaches black, according to the 
prevailing tint of the dog, and the eyes vary in colour also. The 
mottled specimens have irregular patches or “clouds” upon the 
above-named ground colours, in some instances the clouds or 
markings being of two or more tints. With the mottled specimens 
