. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^^Wmj Standards. uOING-S IN DOGDOM. ENGLISH FOXHOUNDS—The head is large, but not heavy, brow pronounced, but not high, of good length, mak- ing girth about 16 inches. Nose: long and wide. Ears: set low and close to cheek. Neck: long and clean; without throatiness. Shoulders: long, well muscled, sloping and the true arm long and muscular. Back and loins very muscular; ! couplings wide, even to laggedness, with slight arch of loins. I Back ribs very deep. Girth of chest 30 inches in a 24-inch j tall dog. Hindquarters yery strocg, elbows e>et straight; j neithe
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^^Wmj Standards. uOING-S IN DOGDOM. ENGLISH FOXHOUNDS—The head is large, but not heavy, brow pronounced, but not high, of good length, mak- ing girth about 16 inches. Nose: long and wide. Ears: set low and close to cheek. Neck: long and clean; without throatiness. Shoulders: long, well muscled, sloping and the true arm long and muscular. Back and loins very muscular; ! couplings wide, even to laggedness, with slight arch of loins. I Back ribs very deep. Girth of chest 30 inches in a 24-inch j tall dog. Hindquarters yery strocg, elbows e>et straight; j neither in nor out. L?gs: perfectly straight and strong; large ] size of bone at ankle, all imp?rtant. Feet: round, cat-like and strong. Stern: gradually arched, carried gaily over the back, fringed with hair and tapering to a point. Color: black, tan and white, black and while, and various pies of white and the color of the hare and badger. Coat: dense, short, hard and glossy. SCALE OF POINTS. Coming Events. BENCH SHOWS. May IS—2L San Francisco Kennel Clnb's bench show, San Fran- cisco. H. H. Carlton, Sec'v. April SO-May 1-Union Coursing Park. Regular meetings every Satur- day Sunday and holidays. Drawings every Wednesday evening 909 Market street. Head _ 15 Neck 5 Snouldere „10 Chest and back ribs 10 Back and loins , 10 Hindquarters —.10 Total 100 Elbows 5 Legs and feet „ 20 Color and coat & Stern „ „ S Symmetry. 5 AMERICAN FOXHOUND-The American Foxhound, while differing in many respects from the English, should be judged from the same value of points. Tbe American hound should be smaller and lighter in hone and muscle- Dogs Bhould not be under 21 nor over 2Zh inches, nor weigh over 57 pounds. Bitches should nn: be uodar 20 nor over 22A inches, nor weigh over 50 pounds. Head : medium size with ths muzz'e in harmonious pro. portions. Skull : rouoded crosswise with a slight peak—line of pro6le nearly Btraight—with sufficient stop to give sym- metry to the bead.
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