For the photograph of the beautiful quartet, the author is indebted to Mrs Chapman of Thrapston, and to this lady, and Mr Fall for the lovely picture of the head of Champion Sultan.
The points of the Bloodhound are as follows:—
1. Head.—This is characteristic.
The skin covering the forehead and cheeks is heavily wrinkled, the more so the better. Reference to the picture showing the head of Sultan shows the remarkable expression in this region.
A Quartet of Typical Bloodhounds (the Property of Mrs Chapman, Thrapston).
The occipital dome is high but not wide, and very round. At the top it forms a peak.
The nasal surface, i.e., from eyes to nose, is very long, so that from peak to nose it may measure as much as a foot. The brows are prominent; the flews very long—sometimes a couple of inches—and the nostrils large and well dilated.