| 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.