Association Trails Uldale Common
Seniors 1 Tommy’s Legacy 2 Jazz Singer 3 Lady Bethan 4 Huntsman’s Jenny 5 Washington 6 Ladybird. 28 Ran. Time 34.07.
Also Ran 7 Sambuka 8 Overwater Arnie 9 Silver Spangle 10 Another Bay .Celtic Malone -Jenny’s Rascal -Jenny’s Choice- Capetown -Night Vision -Marli -Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose -Aspire -Meadow Dixie – Langdale ranger -Rumours -Where’s Wallie -Canny Girl -Tan Ted -Endure -Endeavour -Black Eyed Pea.
Senior Maidens .Void
Juniors ;
1 Persian Sky 2 Persian Gold 3 Marlou 4 Billy Bowe 5 Thorn Dancer 6 Jenny’s Delight 12 Ran Time 26.55
. Also Ran -7 Silver Charm -8 Lone Rebel 9 Ben 10 -Huntsman’s Kraka. Santino -Delta Dawn .
Junior Maidens : 1 Chinook 2 Eden Rossi 3 Lady Anne 4 Artist 5 Foxparke Yankee Doodle.6 Venus 25 Ran. Time 28 01
. Also Ran -7 Eden Rocco 8 Dairy Thunder 9 Blue bond 10 Paloma Faith – Cool Miracle -Jazz Band -Oban Express -Superstition – Cracking On – Silver LIning – Mystery Girl -Stroll On – Chaos -Hunter;s Dale -The Script – F.P Love bug -Tootie Fruity -Peggy Sue
Open Restricted ; 1 Simply Rascal 2 Mrs McGregor 3 Celtic Ty 4 Razzle Dazzle 5 Howgill Blondie 6 Huntsman’s Jewel. 36 Ran. Time 27.04
. Also Ran . 7 Cherish 8 Mickledore -9 Starlight -10 Cracking Thorpe. Willow Bay -Celtic Ty -Freya -Great Gable –Miterdale Princess -Miterdale -_Proper _Mr Dec -Cartier -Irish Pride – Overwater Bessy -Quiet Linnet – Kerrymore -Black eyed boy –Glenwood Mist _Silver Bell -Howgill Blondie =Foxparke Bash On Thorn Dolly -Bedazzled -Two Tone -Maybe . Issabella – Littman. Cartier – Thorn Dolly
Veterans 1 Da Look 2 Thorn Girl 3 Freebie 4 Colleen 5 Tagget 6 Foxparke Blackbird 10 Ran Time 28.48. 7 Foxparke Homeward Bound 8 Cinnabar 9 Tiagress 10 Valhalla.
Report: And on Association day the new rule allowing an extra five minutes on a new trail was implemented therefore you could say that this was the first meeting in the history of hound trailing that all trails were of senior length.
That doesn’t diminish from the work the area Committee put in, which hasn’t been all plain sailing, even Dickie Smithson came out of retirement. Thanks to them all and a special thanks to the two trail layers -Rikki and Phil. Also thanks to the Uldale Commoners for permission to run.
The Senior trail got under way and immediately some hounds went ‘right hand down’ which alerted the spectators to ‘ open ground trails’ and early reports indicated that a few of the fancied runners were ‘out of the race’
Onto the long downhill stretch before the finish and ,the perils of long distance identification , as a white hound showed with a lead and which one of seven was it?
All of them were mentioned but in hindsight it was probably Huntsman’s Jenny as she made up one of the four hounds that were well clear.
Onto the final straight and in front were Tommy’s Legacy and Jazz singer . These two had a neck and neck race to the tape where ‘Tommy’s won by a dog length with Lady Bethan and ‘Jenny’ in third and fourth the rest were well behind .
The Senior maidens and’ although a tidier start’ it wasn’t long before things went wrong and for no apparent reason seven hounds struck the finish and went the other way, one hound came up the finish and a number returned on the outgoing trail. One theory ,apart from blaming the hounds, was that the trails could have been joined by the numerous ramblers . This was unfortunate and the ‘area’ had no option but to declare the event void.
The junior trail, and after a lengthy delay, only twelve hounds got under way, and the talking point was ‘how long’ and which will handle the length. Well the answer was a Michael Watson one / two when the two Persians together with Marlou came with a clear lead. ‘Sky’ winning from ‘Gold’ and with Marlou they were a ‘countrymile in front of the rest ,led in by Billy Bowe.
The pup maidens and we had a race when about ten hounds were in with a ‘shout’ but on the downhill stretch to the tape and finishing like the wind was Chinook, owned by the HTA secretary Margaret Baxter and trained by Malcolm and Ann Holmes and the apple of grand daughter’s Hannah’s eye.
The Open Restricted and a wide open event, the eventual winner Simply Rascal ,fourth down the fell , showed in front and fairly scooted away from Mrs McGregor and Celtic Ty ,for ‘ Lou’ Pounder and the ever watchful ‘Lloyd’.
The concluding race was for the old un’s and Da Look aka ‘Trent’ won in the style of a younger hound putting yards between himself and Thorn Girl. I quote – someone who shall remain nameless . ‘ He has no chance the trail is too long’ Obviously never heard of the saying ‘ an old dog for a long trail’
