 Dawson Jowett and Tom Clark with the pack, 1891 | |
| Hunt type | Beagling |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| History | |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Parent pack | Bradford Harriers |
| Historical quarry | Hare |
| Hunt information | |
| Hound breed | Beagle |
| Hunt country | West Yorkshire &North Yorkshire, bordering Lancashire |
| Master(s) | M Spilsbury & P A Osbaldiston |
| Quarry | Rabbit |
| Kennelled | Silsden |
| Website | www.airedalebeagles.com |
The Airedale Beagles was a beagle pack founded in 1891.
History
The pack was founded in 1891 following a chance meeting between Dawson Jowett and Tom Clark, the former becoming the huntsman and the latter the kennelman. The pair are believed to have made use of hounds from the Bradford Harriers which was disbanded several years earlier.
The pack was trencher fed until 1922 when kennels and a huntsman’s house was built in Eldwick, the pack is now kennelled in Silsden.
Since the passing of the Hunting Act of 2004, the pack hunts scent trails and rabbits and is very occasionally called to locate hares that have been injured following a shoot, all of which is permitted under the legislation.
The hunt folded in 2023.
Hunt country
The country hunted is in West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, bordering Lancashire, from Trawden in the south-west, to Horton in Ribblesdale in the north and Otley in the east, including Rombalds Moor, the terrain is fell and rough pasture with high stone walls.
See also
References
- ^ "Beagle 'hunts' flourishing in spite of national ban". Keighley News. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Lomax, Claire (27 December 2016). "Crowds turn out for Boxing Day meet of Airedale Beagles". Ilkey Gazette. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Lowerson, John (1993). Sport and the English Middle Classes, 1870-1914. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 34. ISBN 0719046513.
- ^ Page, William. The Victoria History of the County of York. A. Constable Ltd. p. 501.
- "History of the Airedale Beagles". Airedale Beagles. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Hare hunt has run its course". Telegraph & Argus. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Colville, Robert (2016). The Famous Beagling Packs of Great Britain. Warwickshire: Read Country Books. ISBN 9781473356511.
External links
- Baily’s hunting directory, "Airedale Beagles", bailyshuntingdirectory.com, retrieved 25 August 2017.
- https://protectthewild.org.uk/news/airedale-beagle-pack-folds/
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