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Barmaid (1869) was a hound that was especially service- 

 able in the field. She was by Lord Portsmouth's Barnabas — 

 Wishful, by Lord Poltimore's Warrior, her dam, Vestal, by 

 Belvoir Alfred. Vestal traces her descent from Mr. Drake's 

 Bachelor, and she also strains back to Sir Tatton Sykes' 

 Warrior and Mr. Hill's Pliant. Barmaid was a lioht coloured 

 hare-pied hound, a wonderfully clever worker, and full of 

 drive. ^ She was not much bred from, but the blood of her 

 sire was a good deal used in the kennel, and a daughter of 

 hers, Frantic (1874), was a useful bitch and a famous worker. 



When Colonel Fairfax assumed the mastership, one of 

 the best hounds in the pack was Duchess (1869) by Archer 

 (1865) — Dexterous (1861), by Cardinal (1855), a son of 

 Mr. Foljambe's Clasher (1847) and his Bravery (1849). She 

 was black and white in colour, with great ribs, and she had 

 wonderful drive and resolution. It is said of her that when 

 casting to recover the line, she would have her hackles up 

 as if going to fight, and Colonel Fairfax said that he had 

 never seen a better hound. The name of Duchess appears 

 on the mask of a fox at Bilbrough Hall, with the name of 

 several other bitches that distinguished themselves in a 

 famous run on the north side of the country, one of the 

 best that took place during Colonel Fairfax's mastership. 

 Another bitch that was a very brilliant performer was Lottery 

 (1873) by Brocklesby Bachelor (1S63) — Lovely (1863), by 

 Lord Portsmouth's Lincoln (1859). 



Though the Belvoir blood had occasionally been used in 

 the kennel, Colonel Fairfax was the first to use it largely or 

 systematically, and he was a great believer in Fallible by 

 Milton Furrier — Prophetess, by Rally wood — Prodigy, by 

 Stormer — Precious, by Pilot, and used him largely. The 

 cross was a judicious one, and the descendants of Colonel 



(i) For a performance of Barmaid's see page 141. 



