Hunt type Fox hunting Founded 1840s Hunt country South Australia | Country Australia Hound breed Foxhound | |
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Historical quarry Dingo, Kangaroo and Emu | ||
The Adelaide Hunt Club is an Australian fox hunting club founded in the 1840s.
History
The pack of hounds were introduced to Adelaide in the 1840s, originally it was called The Adelaide Hounds. As early as 3 July 1841, the Governor of South Australia Sir George Grey KCB along with about 25 horsemen, hounds and ladies in carriages met for a day’s hunting, on this day a wild dog was the quarry. Without foxes to hunt, wild dogs, kangaroos and emus were the early quarry.
Due to lack of support, hunting declined in Adelaide and the pack was dispersed in the 1850s but was revived in 1869 by the Messrs Blackler. The first hunt with the revived pack was held on 24 May of that year and attracted many interested huntsmen and spectators. In 1901 Simpson Newland was president of the club, which at that time held regular meets in the Erindale area.
The club is very closely linked with the city’s history with events such as the annual ball and steeplechase being social highlights of the new colony. The pack was originally kennelled at various locations on the Adelaide Plains although urban expansion meant they had to move in the mid-1900s. The club's current kennels are located at Woodside in the Adelaide Hills.