The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 145 



ridden by Captain Oliver ; and in 1844, his 

 Ranger was beaten half a length for the Gold 

 Cup by Mr. B. B. Thompson's The Hawk. 

 Mr. Henry S. Thompson, the father of Mr. 

 George S. Thompson (of Moorlands, and 

 latterly of Newbuilding, Thirsk), was the 

 prime mover in all the affairs of the Club, 

 sporting and festive, and the Thompson 

 family generally carried off a good many of the 

 racing trophies. When the Club race meeting 

 was abandoned in 1856, it gave £100 to be 

 run for at the York Spring Meeting, for 

 hunters ; and Mr. George S. Thompson 

 rode the winner of the last race held under 

 these conditions. So it seems quite appro- 

 priate that a Thompson should figure strong, 

 at the start and finish of this Club's racing 

 affairs. 



The Club had a button with a very pretty 

 cypher monogram of Y.U.H.C. upon it. 



