Cunswick Fell Kendal :Sunday 31st May.

Seniors 1 Another Bay 2 Jazz Singer 3 Overwater Arnie 4 Capetown 5 Endure 6 Fireman Sam. 37 Ran Time 28.23.

Runners :Razzle Dazzle-Celtic Malone -Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose – Lady Helen -Black- Eyed Pea -Kerrymore -Explore -Langdale Ranger -Aspire -Marli -Skiddadle -Dawn -Tommy’s Legacy -Huntsman’s Jenny -Ladybird -Titanium -Debra -Thorn Fire -Silver Spangle -Trooper Thorn -Full House -Casanova -Tan Ted -My Way -Meadow Dixie -Lady Bethan -Chavanel -Blue Boy -Great Gable -Try Again

Pups:   1 Persian Bay 2 Jazz Band 3 Arizona 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Daisy Dream 6 Huntsman’s Kooga. 41 Ran Time 18.21.

Runners : Venus -Cracking On -Cracking Gold -Lady Anne -Artist -Huntsman’s Kraka Superstition -Tia Maria -Thorn Dancer -Silver Charm -Silver Lightning -Delta Dawn -Persian Prince -Billy Bowe -Bant’s Mist -Bewitched -Meadow Josie -Jades Jem -Bluebond -Try time -Persian Gold -Persian Sky -Sparrowmire Angel -Lone rebel -Menorah -Marlou -McCoy -Dairy Thunder -Dairy Lightning -Kinniside Joe -Chaos -Chinook -Stroll On -Eden Rossi –

OM        1 Lakeland Jan 2 Howgill Benella 3 Jimmy Nik 4 Yogi Bear 5 Barton 6 Huntsman’s Jewel. 47 Ran Time 16.18.

Runners; Willow Bay -Black-Eyed Boy -Cracking Mover -Black Mist -Valhalla -Rooster -Barmaid -Ben 10 – Thorn Girl -Tinkerbelle -Glenwood Mist -Dark Mist -Foxglove -Bedazzled -Colleen -Miss Ellie -Mr Dec -Taggert -Mickledore -Out Of The Blue -Rickman -Persian Sun -Bonny -Sparrowmire Lil -Layla -Jacob Mclink -Skyfall -Doll -Dairy Diamond -Come Home Alfie -Billy Whizz -Night Shadow -The Script

OR:       1 Cartier 2 Highness 3 Thorn Dolly 4 Quiet Linnet 5 Starlight 6 Mrs McGregor. 28 Ran Time 16.19.

Runners : Grange Music -Celtic Ty -Rumours -Isabella -The Last Man -Issabella -Cherish -Simply Rascal -Border River -Pips Lad -Cancellara -Keystone -Acacia – Levitate -Sental -Da Look – Night Vision-Miterdale One -Freebie -Glenwood MIst-Where’s  Wallie

The preview fixture for the Bitch Produce in a fortnights time and as expected a fantastic turn out of both hounds and followers. The Cunswick trail provides a natural grand stand for spectators and the views of the hounds during the last couple of minutes as they show coming round the wood and up the last few fields are second to none. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and should make for another successful one when it is the big occasion. Well done to Russ & Wendy, the trailers, the scouts and all other helpers not forgetting Danny the gateman.

First up the senior trail and having put Another Bay in for a good look round for the senior maidens – Norman & Lynn came away with the winning ticket. The Brown’s have always had a good record at Kendal venues and having matched strides with Overwater Arnie and Endure all the way up the fields approaching the finish, the three year old made experience count as the other two missed jumping the last wall by going to the gate in the corner and Another Bay finished well to beat the fast closing Jazz Singer by a few yards. Arnie was also coming again and recovered to take third place with Capetown who had led at half way taking fourth, Endure fifth and the Fireman sixth in a good race for all the tickets. That’s the maiden status gone for two seasons – back for the red rosette in the senior trail? Perhaps the open restricted!!

In the puppy trail they went round en-masse and coming onto the finish there was a swarm of hounds. Huntsman’s Kooga led coming round the wood but was headed by Thorn Dancer and the Kentmere bitch looked all over the winner given her finishing speed but she got stuck at the gate jumping into the second last field and dropped back to about tenth place. This left the way open for Norman & Lynn’s other charge Persian Bay who took the last wall just behind Patrick & Jane Laidler’s Jazz Band and then finished strongly to score her sixth success in good style and complete a memorable double for the kennel. Arizona made up a lot of late ground to come through and take third with Jenny’s Delight fourth, Daisy Dream fifth and Huntsman’s Kooga sixth. The other red ‘un Bewitched was also unlucky as she got baulked by the cows. It will be a good race for the Produce Stakes although only two of the six ticketing hounds today are eligible – what would be your choice?

Next the open maidens and Mick & Cyn Moorhead’s Jimmy Nik set a good pace and strung out the field. Coming into sight round the wood and Jimmy had Howgill Benella and Lakeland Jan for company and it was the latter that produced a very good turn of foot and came strongly in the last few strides to record her first win in the HTA for Jim Little of Carlisle. Benella was second and Jimmy hung on for third with Yogi Bear running a good race in fourth for Martin & Alison Langhorn. Barton was fifth and Huntsman’s Jewel sixth.

Last but not least the open restricted and another good race developed. Gordon Tinnion’s Quiet Linnet led into sight round the wood and had Cartier, Highness and Thorn Dolly in hot pursuit. Cartier looked to have scuppered his chances when running on and he joined back in a bad fourth and it was Highness took up the initiative. However, Cartier gradually made up the deficit and was just in behind jumping the last wall and from here Claire & John Crone’s charge stormed home and won with a couple of lengths in hand. Highness took second and Thorn Dolly third with Quiet Linnet finishing fourth. Starlight and Mrs McGregor filled the other places.

PS; The trails realised a profit of over £ 300 for the Kendal HTC .