The late Bobbie Dawson. 



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gave five couples of the Bedale hounds to the Bilsdale men to 

 begin regular operations again. Bobbie Dawson was one of 

 the quaintest hunting characters we ever met, albeit one of the 

 keenest. He really loved and lived for the chase, and was 

 tremendously jealous of the reputation of the Bilsdale. He 

 died a nonagenarian on June i8th, 1902, and having seen a 

 series of pictures of Tom Moody's funeral at Mr. F. Wilson 

 Horsfall's place. Potto Grange (the present joint-master of the 

 Bilsdale), he always expressed a wish to have similar funeral 

 honours. These Mr. Horsfall, and Mr. "Nimrod" Pearson 

 (now and for 35 years Secretary of the Sinnington Hunt) 

 arranged for him. A photograph of the " gone away " being 

 sounded at the grave side, and another of Bobbie in the flesh, 

 is reproduced opposite this page. 



Bobbie Dawson's house, at Breckon Hill, 

 Bilsdale. 



