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then, speechless witli indignaiion, he glared \vilheiiiitj;ly at the offender for a 

 moment or two, and quietly resumed his course, muttering smothered 

 blessings on his head. 



Dixon's knowledge of sport in all its branches is so marked, and his 

 opinion on all matters connected therewith carries so much weight with the 

 sportsmen of his district, that a few facts of his early life will be of great 

 interest to his many \\'irral friends. He comes from a sporting family of 

 Yorkshire, where they have been well known for a long period. Several of 

 his relations were noted foxhunters. His cousin, Mr. Tom Hodgson, was at 

 one time master of the Quorn, then of the Badsworth, and finally hunted the 

 Holderness hounds. Another cousin, Mr. John Dixon, of Astle in Cheshire, 

 was joint Master of the Cheshire Hounds, along with Mr. Smith-Barry. 



Tempest Dixon was born near York, 5th March, 1848, and when a boy, 

 used to spend his holidays with his uncle, Mr. John Swan, of Askham Hall, 

 near York, wiiere sport of all kinds was rife. Here Tempest Dixon, along 

 with his younger brother Frank, who is well known to us all as a brother 

 beaglcr, used to go out in the dead of night, previous to a hunting day, with 

 the earth stoppers. l''ioni these men he gained large funds of animal lore 

 about bird and beast, game and vermin. 



In shooting, Dixon was accustomed to the gun from his early youth. 

 He inherits his skill from his fi\ther (who was a noted game shot), and can 

 do his share with most sportsmen, being a welcome guest in good shooting 

 l)arties. In fishing, he has had a varied experience, but does not take to it 

 as a speciality. Most other sports he knows, but does not pursue. Dixon's 

 father lived in the Highlands, at Grantown on the Si)ey, and there Tempest 

 Dixon iiad much experience in shooting and fishing. 



Banicl C. Scott. 



" O, vou shall see him laugh, till his face 

 Be liice a wet cloak ill laid up." 



A'i>i«- Henry IV., Part II, act -', scene i. 



This very popular member of the RT\..B. is well known to us all as 

 our indefatigable secretary. He has been connected with the Hunt for 

 thirteen years, and a slight sketch of his career as a sportsman will be 

 interesting to his numerous sporting friends. 



Dan Scott was bom in Dondon, 12th March, 1848. His family came 

 to Liverpool in 1850, and to Birkenhead in 1853. His uncles Charles and 

 Alfred Cowie were members of the R.R.]]., and with them he had several 

 chance days with the hounds during h.is boyiiood. About 18O8 the 

 Birkenhead Drag Hunt was started by George Bold, William Cowie, and 

 others, some score of young men having a good run every Saturday after- 

 noon during the winter over the Bidston and Leasowe marshes. In the 

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