Part 20

FLAG.—Sweeps gently downward; feather plenty, straight and silky.

COAT.—Soft, silky, without curl.

COLOR.—Black and white, ticked with large splashes and more or less marked with black; orange and white, liver and white, ticked as above; black and white, ticked with tan markings; orange or lemon and white; black and white; liver and white.

THE SETTER (GORDON).

HEATHER LAD.]

ORIGIN.—The Duke of Gordon claims to be the originator of this breed (1820), being the outcome of a cross with a breed of setters he then owned, and one of his very keen-nosed collies.

USES.—Hunting all kinds of game-birds.

* SCALE OF POINTS, ETC.

Value. Head and neck 35 Shoulders and chest 12 Loins and quarters 12 Feet and legs 16 Color 10 Coat and feather 10 Tail 5 --- Total 100

HEAD.—Heavier than the English setter’s, broad at top between ears; skull slightly rounded; occiput well developed. Nose moderately long and broad across top; nostrils well distended. Some good ones show slight dewlap and haw.

BODY.—Heavier than the English setter’s, but may be judged on same lines.

COLOR.—This is of great importance. The colors are black and tan. The black should be jet black (not brown nor rusty); the tan, a rich dark mahogany, grown on inside of thighs, down front of stifles, and on front legs to knees; muzzle also tan; spots over eyes well defined, also those on the points of shoulders.

THE SETTER (IRISH).

SHAMROCK O’MORE.]

ORIGIN.—Probably the same as that of the English setter, the color now making it a distinct breed. It was originally red and white.

USES.—Hunting all kinds of game-birds.

* SCALE OF POINTS, ETC.

Value. Head 10 Eyes 5 Ears 5 Neck 5 Body 15 Shoulders, fore legs, and feet 12 Hind legs 10 Tail 8 Coat and feather 8 Color 8 Size, style, and general appearance 14 --- Total 100

HEAD.—Long and lean; skull oval (from ear to ear), with well-defined occipital protuberance; brows raised, showing stop; muzzle moderately deep, fairly square at end; from stop to point of nose should be long; nostrils wide, and jaws of nearly equal length; flews not pendulous. Color of nose dark mahogany or dark chocolate, that of eyes (which ought not to be too large) rich hazel or brown. Ears of moderate size, fine in texture, set on low, well back, and hanging in a neat fold close to head.

NECK.—Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from throatiness.

BODY.—Proportionately long; shoulders fine at the points, deep, and sloping well back; chest deep, rather narrow in front; ribs well sprung; loins muscular and slightly arched; hind quarters wide and powerful.

LEGS AND FEET.—Hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular, from hock to heel short and strong; stifles and hock-joints well bent, and not inclined either in or out. Fore legs strong, sinewy, having plenty of bone, with elbows free, well let down, and not inclined either out or in. Feet rather small, very firm; toes strong, close together, and arched.

TAIL.—Moderate length, set on rather low, strong at root, and tapering to a fine point; carried in a slight, simitar-like curve, or straight, nearly level with back.

COAT.—On head, front of legs, and tips of ears short and fine, but on all other parts of body of moderate length, flat, and as free as possible from curl or wave.

FEATHERING.—The feather on upper portion of ears long and silky, on 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 well feathered between toes; tail to have a nice fringe of moderately long hair, decreasing in length as it approaches the point. All feathering as straight and flat as possible.

COLOR AND MARKINGS.—Color a rich golden chestnut or mahogany red, with no trace whatever of black; white on chest, throat, or toes, or a small star on forehead, or a narrow streak or blaze on nose or face, not to disqualify.

THE SHEEP-DOG (OLD ENGLISH OR BOBTAIL).

BOXER III.]