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on 9th May, 1892, when it fell to the bid of Mr. E. 

 R. B. Hall Watt, and is now at Bishop Burton. 

 Blacklock was foaled in 181 5, ran until the York 

 August Meeting of 1819, and died in 1831. 



Two years before he painted the portrait of 

 Blacklock, in 182 1, Dalby executed for Mr. T. O. 

 Powlett a picture of Jack Spigot, winner of the 

 Doncaster St. Leger of that year, with his 

 jockey up. This picture was engraved in small 

 size by T. Sutherland, and published in colours by 

 T. Sotheran, of York, whose business as a book- 

 seller, by the way, did not prevent his holding the 

 office of Clerk of the Course. 



In 1823, Dalby painted a small hunting picture 

 called " Down Hill," which serves to display the 

 artist's knowledge of both the horse and horse- 

 manship. It represents a man in the fashionable 

 hunting dress of the period — scarlet double-breasted 

 tail coat, closely buttoned, tall beaver hat, and blue 

 choker tie with white spots — on a black hunter 

 which he is handing down a high and steep bank. 

 The rider's pose, as he sits well back to relieve his 

 mount's forehand, is cleverly treated. Size of 

 canvas, 1 1|- inches by 9 inches. 



In 1826, for INIr. Consett Dryden, he did 

 the portrait of White Legs, a celebrated hunter. 

 This painting which has considerable merit, is now 

 in the possession of Thomas Parrington, Esq., of 



