Tanheath Hunt
309 East Putnam Rd.,
Putnam, Connecticut 06260.
Established 1958.
Recognized 1984.
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Hunt Attire: Scarlet, tan collar with green binding. Evening–scarlet, with green facings. MFHs: (1991) Susan Boone, 309 E. Putnam Rd., Putnam, CT 06260, Tel: 860-963-9429; (2002) Melanie Chace, 192 Bolton St. Apt 4, Marlboro, MA 01752-3919, Tel: 508-481-8321. Hon. Sec.: Gary Hawkins, 19 Kendall Ave., Sherborn, MA 01770, Tel: 508-651-1681. Huntsman: Susan Boone, jt.-MFH. Whippers-In: (hon) Mary Marks, Donald Folkes, Karen Fleming-Brooks. Kennels: Putnam, Conn. Foxhounds: 17 couples Penn-Marydel. Hunting: Fox, coyote. Season: Mid-August–March. Meet: Wednesdays and Sundays. Visitors permitted to hunt–for details contact the Hon. Sec. Hounds went out 36 times last season.
The country is in south central Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and northern Connecticut. The country is mainly wooded with some fields. The obstacles are timber, stone walls and coops. A steady, sure-footed horse is most suited to our hunting.