This section is from the book "British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management, And Exhibition", by Hugh Dalziel. Also available from Amazon: British Dogs.
Rev. F. De Castro's Buffer (sire of champions Buffet, Nimrod, etc.): Age, 8 years and 6 months; weight, 17½lb.; height at shoulder, 14in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 26½in.; length of tail, 4½in.; girth of chest, 20Jin.; girth of loin, l7Jin.; girth of head, 13in.; girth of forearm, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7½ in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.
Mr. J. T. Carver's Brokenhurst Bob: Weight, 17¾lb.; height at shoulder, 14in.; girth of chest, 18in.; girth of loin, 16in.; girth of head, 12¼in.; girth of forearm, 4⅞in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7¾in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 9in.
Mr. J. C. Tinne's Brokenhurst Frolic: Weight, 17Jlb.; height at shoulder, 13½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 25½in.; girth of chest, 18iin.; girth of loin, 18in.; girth of head, 11¾in.; girth of arm, 4¾in.; girth of forearm, 4in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 6¾in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7¼in.
Mr. G. Heritage's Nell: Weight, 161b.; height at shoulder, 13in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 27in; length of tail, 4¼in.; girth of of chest, 16in.; girth of loin, 12in.; girth of head, 10¼in.; girth of arm, 5¼in.; girth of forearm, 3¼in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6in.
Mr. J. T. Carver's Sirius: Weight, 17½lb.; height at shoulder, 14in.; girth of chest, 19Jin.; girth of loin, 17in.; girth of head, 13iin.; girth of arm, 7¼in.; girth of forearm, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8in.
Mr. A. Hardy's Spot: Weight, l7Jin.; height at shoulder, 13Jin.; length from nose to set on of tail, 25in.; length of tail, 4¼in.; girth of chest, 20in,; girth of loin, l7in.; girth of head, 12Jin.; girth of arm, 7iin.; girth of forearm, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.
Mr. W. J. Haughton's Tyrant: Weight, 181b.; height at shoulder, 13in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 27in.; length of tail, 5in.; girth of chest, 4Jin.; girth of loin, 14iin.; girth of head, 11½in.; girth of forearm lin. above elbow, 4¾in.; girth of forearm lin. below elbow, 4½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 6¾in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6in.
Mr. J. C. Tinne's Vixen i Weight, 171b.; height at shoulder, 14in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 28in.; girth of chest, l9¼in.; girth of loin, 14¾in.; girth of head, 11¾in.; girth of arm, 5¾in.; girth of forearm, 4¼in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 7½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.
 
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