Middleton Hunt

About This Hunt

Hunt Country The country, which lies in North Yorkshire, is about 40 miles across. Best Centres: Malton, whence meets of the Derwent and Sinning; and York, whence meets Bramham Moor, Holderness and York and Ainsty South can be reached.

Hunt History The Middleton Hunt dates from the year 1764, from which year until 1773 the country, or part of it, was hunted by Sir Thomas Gascoigne. In 1815 country was given up to enable the Holderness Hunt to be established. In 1812, Mr. Corbet sold his pack to Lord Middleton, who at different times gave portions of it to Sir Tatton Sykes, who in 1853 re-sold his hounds to Lord Middleton, who moved the kennels from Eddlethorpe to Birdsall. The 8th Lord Middleton, from 1853 until 1860 hunted the country at his own cost. In 1860 he accepted a subscription. At a later date country was lent to the York and Ainsty. When the 9th Lord Middleton retired from the Mastership at the end of the 1920-21 season, the east country began to be hunted separately; the first season, 1921-22, by one of the two Joint Masters, Colonel N. Borwick, and then, until 1927, by the other Joint Master, Lord Grimthrope.

Secretary: Mr. B. Tarver and Mrs. J. Newitt.