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nor Merrylass could get into a place in the cLiss fur un- 

 entered bitches, and Racer was not good enough for the 

 stallion class, whilst Dahlia was ' out of it ' in the class for 

 brood-bitches. But in the class for unentered dog-hounds 

 they were to the fore, winning with Conqueror by Belvoir 

 Contest — Columbine by Racer — Comedy, second to whom 

 was placed that good hound the Bramham Moor Diver. 

 Conqueror, however, did not do much good in the pack, and 

 his name does not ^ippear in the hound-list for 1873, but his 

 litter-sisters Crafty and Countess both did well and were 

 bred from. 



At the Malton show in 1S72 the York and Ainsty did not 

 score, though they showed in three classes. In the class for 

 stallion hounds, Dorimont, a very well-bred hound by the 

 Grove Druid — Comedy by Comus, her dam. Vengeance, by 

 Bramham Moor Ring-wood, whose maternal trrandsire was a 

 son of Lord Henry Bentinck's Champion, encountered very 

 strong opposition, the Bramham Moor Statesman and Gainer 

 taking both prizes. In the class for entered bitches, Famous, 

 Stately, Milliner and Dowager were shown, but it was a case 

 of Brocklesby first and Bramham second ; and in the class 

 tor brood-bitches the Brocklesby Gaiety won, Damsel, a 

 litter-sister to Dorimont, failing to get a place. 



In 1873 the show was held at Harrogate, and the York 

 and Ainsty entered largely, but they did not show for some 

 reason ; and they had not an entry at Sheffield, Driffield, or 

 Skipton. In 1877, when the last Yorkshire Hound Show 

 was held in York, they showed largely again, but did not 

 succeed in winning any prizes. Lictor and Listener, two of 

 the Belvoir Fallible hounds, were unplaced in the class for 

 unentered doo-hounds. Lictor was afterwards used as a 



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stud-hound, but not so much as his litter-brother Layman. 

 They showed a very level lot of working dog-hounds in 

 Bluecap and Boniface by Damper, a litter-brother of Dori- 



