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last lot had not done very well for him, and gave 

 one or two particulars. Paddy's reply was 

 characteristic. He said, '' Shure, Mr. Darll, 

 oime ashamed of yez intoirely, did yez want thim 

 all to be Snapdragons now ? " 



Songstress was also a famous show mare of 

 Mr. Darrell's, and won prizes for him at the 

 Yorkshire, the Cleveland, and in those days 

 when shows were fewer in number than they now 

 are, the Cleveland was one of the most important 

 shows in the north of Yorkshire for hunters f and 

 other places. But, perhaps, his best show horse 

 was Gadfly, a brown horse by King Caradoc. 

 He was a winner at most of the important shows 

 in the north, amongst other places taking the 

 first prizes at the Cleveland, Darlington, and 

 Northallerton shows. He twice defeated the 

 famous Joe Bennett, viz., at Easingwold, in 

 the Hunt Cup, and at Knayton, where he 

 was ridden by George Appleyard, and these 

 performances alone stamp him as a high class 

 show horse. 



There are generally a few useful thoroughbred 

 stallions at West Ayton, and Mr. Darrell has 

 some thoroughbred mares at his low farm, but 

 we did not have an opportunity of looking them 

 over. 



''= Maltou Show was not iu existence then, or it was only in a 

 very small way, and several big shows have since sprung into 

 existence, or small ones have grown into big ones. 



