Baz’s Blog end of July.

A quiet week for trails with Monday and Wednesday missing but all roads led to the traditional Ambleside sports on Thursday and the first disappointment was no egg and spoon race ,got the egg ,chewing gum ,left hand only and —– nothing doing!

What was the crack— ‘ Rascal’ took her pads off on Saturday ,couldn’t walk on Sunday – Wins.———- Bedazzled never run here! —– Artist — get in ,ticket hound only ,’ Whas’ is Superstition ‘ Money for it , it would have more chance on Friday the 13th.

There is always one hound that gives the spectators a laugh and yesterday a hound stopped at the road and was rather bemused by the number of people near the trail so it turned around and jumped up giving a complete stranger a lick.

Saying of the week . ‘My hounds are not lame they just have sore feet ‘ Stephanie Steele, much to Tony’s Amusement.

Well done to Nicola and Co for five out of six at Lorton. The travelling head lad wasn’t too pleased as the one he had backed and was catching ran wide to give his mates more chance.

Just a tip – If you want your hound to run well then – go to Helton – run in the non -winners -struggle to catch it then watch it go around again– rest – and turn out at the sports -back it without three and ‘Bobs your Uncle’.

There is no foundation in the rumour that wool used in the making of Carlisle and Penriths rags  came from the Egremont woollen Mill and not from the Edinburgh woollen mill ( explanation see Ken Routledge)