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"Neck. — Should be moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, 

 slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness. 



"Body. — Should be proportionately long, shoulders fine at the points, 

 deep and sloping well back. The chest deep, rather narrow in front. The 

 ribs well sprung, leaving plenty of lung room. The loins muscular and 

 slightly arched. The hind quarter wide and powerful. 



"Legs and Feet. — ^The hind legs from hip to hock should be long and 

 muscular, from hock to heel [The heel is the hock, and this should be hock 

 to foot, or 'short below the hock.' — Ed.] short and strong. The stifle and 

 hock joints well bent, and not inclined either in or out. The forelegs should 

 be strong and sinewy, having plenty of bone, with elbows free, well let 

 down and, like the hock, not inclined either out or in. The feet rather small, 

 very firm, toes strong, close together and arched. 



"Tail. — Should be of moderate length, set on rather low, strong at 

 root and tapering to a fine point; to be carried in a slight scimitar-like curve 

 or straight, nearly level with the back. 



" Coat. — On the head, front of legs and tips of ears should be short and 

 fine, but on all other parts of the body it should be of moderate length, flat, 

 and as free as possible from curl or wave. 



" Feathering. — ^The feather on the upper portion of the ears should be 

 long and silky, on the back of fore and hind legs long and fine, a fair amount 

 of hair on belly, forming a nice fringe, which may extend on chest and throat. 

 Feet to be well feathered between the toes. Tail to have a nice fringe of 

 moderately long hair, decreasing in length as it approaches the point. All 

 feathering to be as straight and as flat as possible. 



" Colour and Markings. — The colour should be a rich golden chestnut 

 or mahogany red, with no trace whatever of black; white on chest, throat 

 or toes, or a small star on the forehead, or a narrow streak, or blaze on the 

 nose or face not to disqualify." 



Scale of Points 



Head lo Hind legs lo 



Eyes 5 Tail 8 



Ears 5 Coat and feather 8 



Neck 5 Colour 8 



Body 15 Size, style and general ap- 



Shoulders, fore legs and feet. 12 pearance 14 



Total 100 



