1753] THE HOUNDS. 249 



respectively out of Mr. Nowell's Tawdry and Barberry, 

 by Conqueror out of Mr. Nowell's Venus, and by Bluecap 

 out of Sir R. Wynn's Blossom. 



Bluecap's brother Billy sired most of the youngsters 

 in 1753, Drunkard, Dabster, Drayman, Lifter, and Con- 

 queror also being represented. 



In 1754 one finds the names of the puppy- walkers 

 opposite the names of the hounds, and among them are 

 such well-known Brocklesby names as Hill, Sutton, 

 Walker, "widow" Brooks, Empson, Grabourn, Atkinson, 

 Hare, John Brooks, Nicholson, Tomlinson, Chambers, 

 Holgate, and Byron. 



Royal and Drunkard were the principal sires that year, 

 but Britain, Trickster, and Mr. Nowell's Tippler were also 

 represented. 



Frater, Pompey, and Sir Robert AVynn's Merryman 

 were responsible for a small entry in 1755, and the first 

 mention of Belvoir blood comes the following year, when, 

 on March 27th, Lovely whelped a litter of four couples to 

 Lord Granby's Dexter, and the same number of Racket's 

 puppies were by that sire also. Smith also got puppies 

 by Drunkard out of Mr. Chaworth's Jewel, and Bluecap 

 out of Lord Downe's daughter of Chanter in 1755 ; and 

 the following year he got a couple of puppies respectively 

 by Furrier out of Mr. Chaworth's Countess, and by Bumper 

 out of Mr. Chaworth's Jillion. Driver, Furrier, Jumper, 

 Bumper, and Major also had puppies in the 1756 entry. 



The 1757 hound-list is in a different handwriting, 

 probably that of young Tom Smith, though he did not 

 succeed his father till 1761, and it remains the same for 

 many years. Lord Granby's Sportsman sired four and a 

 half couples of puppies in the entry this year, the others 

 being by Frater and Jumper. 



Frater, Phaeton, Furrier, Jerker, and Pompey were the 

 principal sires in 1758, and there was also a litter by 

 Jerker out of Mr. Chaworth's Tibby, while Lord Granby's 

 Danger sired the greatest number the following year, 

 though Frater, Jerker, and Bumper also contributed. 



