DESCRIPTION AND POINTS OF GREYHOUND 177 



Colour. —There is really no rule in this respect, and no 

 allowance should be made in a scale of points. ' A good 

 horse cannot be a bad colour,' is a saying as true when applied 

 to a greyhound. A long chapter — ;and interesting to boot — 

 could be written on the cause and effect of colour-production ; 

 for a good deal remains to be learnt by breeders in this direc- 

 tion. One fact is worth mentioning, however, which may only 



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The right sort and the wrong 



be due to the accident of chance. It is that, until Fullerton 

 appeared, no brindled dog had ever gained any marked distinc- 

 tion, though numerous brindled bitches had had their names 

 enrolled as classic winners. 



SCALE OF POINTS OF THE GREYHOUND 



General symmetry and quality . 



Head and neck . . ... 



Chest and shoulders . 



Back .... . . 



Quarters . . ... 



Legs and feet 



Total . 



10 , 



20 



20 



10 



20 



20 



100 



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