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deep, ribs well sprung, no slackness in loin and hind quarters showing great 

 strength. 



"Legs and Feet. — Legs should be rather heavy in bone, straight in 

 front and with well let-down elbows. Hind legs well bent, with strong, 

 firm action in moving. Feet absolutely sound and well feathered between 

 the toes. 



" Tail. — Set on low, rather short and tapering. Should not be carried 

 above the horizontal and only slightly curved at any time. 



" Coat and Colour. — The coat is usually shorter and stronger in texture 

 than in the English setter, flat and quite devoid of curl. A slight wave is 

 permissible, but not desirable. Heaviness of feather is pretty certain to be 

 accompanied by heavy curly ears, and inclination to curl between the ears, 

 and is therefore not altogether desirable, but if obtained without those 

 objections it adds to the finished appearance of the dog. Colour should be 

 pure black and rich mahogany tan. The black should on no account show 

 brown or rusty, but be dense, jet black. The markings should be a counter- 

 part of the tan on the black-and-tan terrier. Black pencillings on the 

 knuckles, tan carried to a little above the knee of foreleg, with a sharply 

 defined edge where it meets the black. A thumb mark is often seen as in 

 the terrier. On the head the tan should not extend too far up the lips 

 toward the top of the muzzle, but about half way. Under jaw and throat 

 tanned, a spot on each cheek and above each eye, and tan on the inside of 

 the ears. There should be no running of the colours, but the edges should 

 be clear and well defined. On the hind legs the insides of the legs should 

 be tanned, also the inner portion of the breeching, and the tan shows slightly 

 down the front of the stifle, on the hind pasterns and hind feet, which 

 should be pencilled like the forefeet. 



"General Appearance. — ^The Gordon setter difi^ers from the English 

 setter in being heavier, and shows strength in his make-up more than speed. 

 More bulk of body, rather larger every way, with more bone and substance. 

 Strength without coarseness is more particularly the feature which distin- 

 guishes the Gordon from other setters." 



Scale of Points 



Head and neck 25 Legs and feet 15 



Neck 5 Stern or tail 5 



Shoulders and body. .. 25 Colour and markings.... 25 



Total 100 



