Ootacamund Hunt Club (Ooty Hunt)

Contact Details

Primary Contact	Lt Col Vn Gowda
Prefered Contact	Tel: 0423 282515 (office), 0423 282715 (residence)
Website	TBC

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Hunt Details

Hunt Type:	Foxhounds
Hound Breed:	TBC
Hunt Quarry:	TBC
Areas:	Tamil Nadu
Kennel Address:	16 Ooty Hunt Club, Finger Post, Ooty Tel: 0423 442252
Counties:	Tamil Nadu
Primary Country:	India
Secondary Country:	TBC

Master(s)

Name:	(2002) Capt Samir Advani (IN)
Start Year:	N/A
Address:	Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiris), 643231, Tamil Nadu, India
Notes:

Former Master(s)

Name:	Lt Thomas Peyton, 1845-46 Lt Mostyn Owen, 38th MNI, 1847 Mr R A Dalyell, ICS, 1853 74th HLI, 1854 Capts Macfarlane and Lawson, HLI, 1855-56 The Mutiny, 1857-58 Capt Hon J Colborne, 60th KRR, 1859 60th KRR, 1860-61 Capt Hon J Colborne, 1862-63 Col J M Primrose, 43rd OLI, 1864-65 No hounds in 1866 Col Bradley, 1867 Capt Fitzgerald, 16th Lancers, 1867 Mr J W Minchin, 1868 Mr J W Breeks, 1869-70 Col Christie (a bobbery pack), 1871 Major K Barton, 18th Hussars, 1872 Mr W E Schmidt, 1873 Capt R Jago, 39th MI, 1874 Col E C P Pigott, 44th Essex Regt, and Major Beresford, MI, 1875 Capt Pennell Elmhirst, 9th Regt, 1876-77 Mr J W Ouchterlony and Major E C P Pigott, 1878 Capt Robt Jago, 1879 Col Geo Beresford, MI, 1880 Major Robt Jago and Pigott, 1881 Capt J Gordon, 89th Regt, 1882 Mr A W Turner and Capt W Penn Symons, 24th SWB, 1883 Col R Jago, 1884 Col W Penn Symons, 24th SWB, 1885 Col R Jago, 1886-87 Col A M Rawlins, RHA, 1888 Surg Col A C Gaye, 1889 Capt R Preston, BI, 1890 Major the Hon R T Lawley, 7th Hussars, 1891-95 Capt Hon R F Bingham, RHA, 1896-97 Capt B R Portal, 17th Lancers, 1898 Capt C T Swan, 4th M Pioneers, 1899 Capt C T Swan and Hon G E Mills, 1900 Col J Reilly, AVD, 1901 Capt R D?A Fife, 19th Yorks, 1902-05 Capt Godfrey Heseltine (Carabiniers), 1906-09 Capt Allen Palmer, 1910 Major Arthur Duff, 1911 Capt George Meyrick, 7th Hussars, 1912-13 Capt T Bailward, 26th Lt Cav, 1914 Capt T A Thornton, 7th Hussars, 1915 Mr Kenneth J Harper, 1916 Capt Godfrey Heseltine and Mr R D Richmond, 1917 Mr R D Richmond, 1918 Capt Godfrey Heseltine, 1919 Lt Col J G Dennistoun, DSO, 1920 Lord Willingdon, 1921-22 Mrs Currie and Capt E Fanshaw, 1922-23 Capt H A Jaffray, 11th Hussars, 1923-24 Mr R D Richmond, 1924-25 Major M H Jackson, 1925-26 Mr C L Greig, MC, 1927-35 Mr C L Greig (Huntsman) and Mr C R T Congreve, 1936-38 Mrs L B Gasson (Huntsman Mr J F Smail), 1939-43 Mr J F Smail, 1944-45 Lady Gasson, 1946 Sir Lionel Gasson, 1947 Mr E Hayward, 1947-49 HE The Governor of Madras, HH The Maharaja of Bhavnagar, 1949-50 Mr A J Craig Harvey, 1950-52 Major D J St M Tabor, MC, Royal Horse Guards, 1952-53 Major Bagnal, MC, RA, 1953-54 Mr G R Simpson, 1954-62 Lt Col A M Vohra, 1962 Lt Col S P Malhotra, 1962-63 Major K Raghuviv Singh, 1963-65 Maj Gen Har Prasad and Lt Col S K Mathr, 1966-67 Mrs H S Jackson, 1967-68 Capt M P Awati, 1968-70 Mr A P Kothavala, 1971-72 Lt Col K S Gill, 1973-74 Col R Prakesh VSM, 1974-75 Col R K Nanda Arty, 1975-77 Comm V L Koppikar IN, 1978 Col J Singh Arty, 1979-80 Col S Manekar Arty, 1980-81 Col S Manekar and Vice Admiral E C Kuruvila PVSM, AVSM (Ret?d), 1981-82 Commodore I Bedi IN (non-riding MFH) and Vice Admiral E C Kuruvila, 1982-83 Vice Admiral E C Kuruvila, 1983-85 Brig N S Bhatnagar, 1985-86 Vice Admiral E C Kuruvila, 1986-88 Mrs Priya Kuruvila and Col T S Shergill, 1988-89 Vice Admiral E C Kuruvila and Mrs Priya Kuruvila, 1989-90 Rear Admiral K R Menon, IN and Mrs Priya Kuruvila, 1990-91 Brig G D Sharma, 1992-93 Rear Admiral S K Das, AVSM, 1994-95 Brigadier Rajendra Kumar, 1995-96 Cmde B Swarup, 1996-97 Col P V Reddy, 1996-97 Maj Gen Kapil Vij, 1997-99 Col Rajan Bakhshi, 2000-01 Col A S Nandal, 2001 (Jul-Sep)
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Notes:

Huntsman

Name:	(1995) Mr M Davin
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:
Notes:

Former Huntsmen

Name:

TBC

Kennel Huntsmen

Name:	(2000) Mr P Sebastian; (2000) Mr E Leo Anand.
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:
Notes:

Whippers-in

Name:

TBC

Secretary

Name:	(2000) Lt Col Vn Gowda
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiris), 643231, Tamil Nadu, India Tel: 0423 282515 (office), 0423 282715 (residence).
Notes:

Chairman

Name:	(2001) Lt Gen P P S Bindra, AVSM, VSM
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiris), 643231, Tamil Nadu, India Tel: 0423 282500 (office), 0423 282700 (residence)
Notes:

President

Name:

TBC

Other Roles

Role:

No Additonal Roles

Other Previous Roles

Role:

No Additonal Roles

Other Information

Affiliations:	Indian Defence Services Staff College
Subscription:	Service Officer Rs 400/-. Civilian Rs 1500/-. Cap Rs 30/-.
Meet:	July to March, once a month, Saturdays 0700h to 1100h.
Season:	July to March
Uniform:	Red coat, green collar. Evening dress: scarlet, green collar, Hunt buttons.
Other Notes:	The Ooty Hunt is almost exclusively supported and patronised by members of the three armed forces and, at the moment, all its Hunters are the property of the Defence Services Staff College.

History of the Hunt

Start Year:	1835
End Year:	N/A
History:	The Hunt was established in 1835 to hunt sambhur, but has hunted only jackal since 1845. The country consists of the old Ooty Downs, an area of about 50 square miles at an elevation of between 7,000 to 7,500 feet. It comprises rolling grass lands divided by deep bogs and streams. There are many man-made crossings to make the country rideable, and to ride it well full use must be made of contours. Hasten slowly is a good motto. Unfortunately, afforestation with eucalyptus and pine is going on, with barbed wire fencing making it difficult to follow hounds. The Ooty Hunt is almost exclusively supported and patronised by members of the three armed forces and, at the moment, all its Hunters are the property of the Defence Services Staff College.

Hunt Country

Hunt Country:

The country consists of the old Ooty Downs, an area of about 50 square miles at an elevation of between 7,000 to 7,500 feet. It comprises rolling grass lands divided by deep bogs and streams. There are many man-made crossings to make the country rideable, and to ride it well full use must be made of contours. Hasten slowly is a good motto. Unfortunately, afforestation with eucalyptus and pine is going on, with barbed wire fencing making it difficult to follow hounds. The Ooty Hunt is almost exclusively supported and patronised by members of the three armed forces and, at the moment, all its Hunters are the property of the Defence Services Staff College.

Updated

Last Updated:	2020-10-29 15:44:09
Reason for update:	N/A

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