GAMES. 
The Game has a style or carriage peculiar to itself, which is generally 
described by the word "Station." A high-stationed bird is most desirable. 
Shortness and closeness of feathering are of great importance, as loose- 
feathered birds invariably fail in shape of neck. If the neck feathers are 
too long and soft, the slimness and length of the neck are destroyed. The 
comb and wattles of the cock should be dubbed, in order to have the head 
and lower jaw smooth and free from ridges. Exceptionally large birds 
are undesirable, as overgrowth tends to coarseness at the expense of form 
and style of carriage, which are essential to superior quality in Games. 
Disqualifications. 
Cocks not dubbed; artificial coloring, trimming or plucking of foul 
feathers. Games are not to be disqualified for side sprigs. (See general 
disqualifications.) 
SHAPE OF MALE. 
Head: Long, lean and bony. 
Beak: Long, tapering, slightly curved. 
Eyes: Large, full, with keen expression. 
Comb: Cock, neatly and smoothly dubbed; cockerel, if undubbed, 
single, small, straight, thin, erect, evenly serrated. 
Face: Lean, thin, with fine skin. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Cock, neatly and smoothly dubbed; 
cockerel, if undubbed, small, thin, round, smooth. 
Neck: Long, very slightly arched, carried erect, tapering neatly and 
gradually from body to head, thin and clean-cut at throat, giving a distinct 
outline to head; hackle, short, close. 
Wings: Large, powerful, the fronts standing out from body at 
shoulders, the feathers folded closely together, the points not extending 
beyond body; carried without drooping, but not carried over the back. 
Back: Flat, rather short, straight on top from hackle to tail, broad at 
shoulders, narrowing and sloping to stern. 
Tail: Rather short, compact, closely folded, carried at slight eleva- 
tion; sickle feathers, narrow, short, tapering; tail-coverts, narrow, fine, 
short. 
Breast: Broad, rounded at sides. 
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