International Tallentire hill nr Cockermouth Sat 25th june

Seniors  1 Overwater Arnie 2 Tommy’s Legacy 3 Try Again 4 Arizona 5 Washington 6 Dawn 7 Lady Bethan.  16 Ran Time 28.28.

Also Ran. Bracelet -Debra – Denton Eclipse – Explore- ladybird- Langdale Ranger – Persian Sky -Tate – Test –

Senior Maidens  1 Lady Anne 2 Trooper Thorn 3 Meadow Josie 4 Westgate Belle 5  Sambuca 6  Hi Jack . 7 Capetown .37 Ran Time 28.32

Also Ran . Aspire – Black Mist – Blueboy – Casanova – Cool Return – Cracking Gold – Cracking Mover – Delta Shimmer – Eagle Chic – Eagle Priya – Flash Dance – Foxparke Hallelujah – So Be It – Turbo – Yabadabadoo –  Havana – Kinniside Joe – Maybe  – Mr Houdini – Miterdale Prim – Princess – Proper – My Way – Ozzie The Lad – Persian Prince – Skiddadle – Sugar Ray – Water Spirit – Willow Bay – Yogi Bear .

Pups 1 Silver Dusk 2 General James 3 Liz 4 Silver Dawn  5 Margaret Rose 6 Overwater Roger 7 Huntsman’s Loyal .15 Ran Time 18.30.

Also Ran Canny Mover – Jenny’s Aura – Larty Carty- Miterdale Rusty – Phoenix – Queen – Red Hot Bob – Showtime –

Pup Maidens 1 Just Mick 2 Telstar 3 Meadow Elsa 4 Adventure 5 Foxparke Homeward Dude 6 Accolade 7 Jazz Lyric                             32 Ran Time 20 .04. Also Ran . Apollo- Buble – Captain Jack – Cool Enough – Dan;’s Lad – Delta Secret – Delta Surprise – Donna’s Diamond –  Foxparke Babooshka – Fandando – Honky Tonk – Mamma Mary – Rosie Lee – Hunter’s Sparkle – Kenmore – KInniside Bess – Mylana – Popeye – Speed On – Spring Drifter – Spring Rose – Stand By – Step Up – Sultan – Summer Rose – Sweet Harmony – Thorn Dollar .

Open Restricted. 1 Dairy Lightning 2 Issabella 3 Santino 4 Meadow Dixie 5 Eden Rossi 6 Carrick 38 Ran Time 17.20 . Also Ran.

Veterans 1 Artisan 2 Silver Spangle 3 Kerry more 4 Miss Ellie 5 Class Mackintosh 6 Jimmy Choo 7 Simply Rascal 18 Ran Time.17.35

Also Ran . Cancellara – Cinnabar – Cleveland – Eagle Heart – Gambler – Olivia – PIp’s Lad – Text – Valhalla – Spring Rhythm.

Report.

First our thoughts are with Graham Birkinshaw and George Birkett, who are both in ‘dock’- get better soon .

The International trail at Tallentire and thanks to the Cockermouth and Workington Committee for all the hard work they put in to make it a really exceptional days trailing. Thanks to all the farmers and sponsors .

We welcomed our Irish and Yorkshire friends as well as the Border members.

Thanks go to the ladies who provided official refreshments apparently a certain family will be on pies and sandwiches for the rest of the week.

Just to single out a few – Margaret + Tuts , gatekeepers, Christine raffle guru ,Darren  Phil and Neil, trailers plus the two Irish lads who walked with them, all the scouts and officials.

Just a note on the PA system, apparently it fought a losing battle with the background chatter and is now mothballed. It is on E-Bay and is on offer at a reasonable price especially if you make a book.

The trails and in the seniors the cows and sheep on the finish didn’t help – but nevertheless the favourite Overwater Arnie ( I’m Back) overhauled Tommy’s legacy on the uphill finish , in front of Try Again and Arizona

It might be worth pointing out that the maidens running on the dead rag were only four seconds slower than the seniors, interesting!

And the first five shouted out were the first five home, similarly in all other trails .only to be vilified and ‘bollocked’, obviously a job for somebody more qualified!

Back to the trails and Les Tyson’s Lady Anne responding to Louise’s encouragement got up to deny Trooper Thorn in a closely run race.

In the pups table leader Jenny’s Aura was well supported but finished unplaced as Silver Dusk and the ‘ General’ fought out the finish victory going to ‘Dusk’ as the ‘General faded in the final strides , the water in the penultimate field played a role in the result as more than one stopped for a ‘lap’.

The pup Maidens after scaling at halfway were considerable slower than the open pups but nevertheless plaudits to Just Graham and Just Les with Just Mick

He won comfortably from the consistent Telstar with Meadow Elsa in third and a Foxparke .

The restricted trail and the well supported Dairy Lightning won well for Steven Riley and turning up for the trail non other than Arthur Temple ( A tip in its self)

Lightning responded well to the call of Nicola  46 years young,, who allegedly ,with her big sis Tanya had told their husbands that they were going shopping in Penrith as they were on holiday at Center Parcs only to divert to the trails., don’t believe their hubbies are that gullible!

In the veterans ( 6+) It was a two hound race on paper and so it proved as once more Artisan got the better of Silver Spangle to win by a length.

A generally enjoyable day , the lone bookie for the last three trails must have known what  General Custer felt like in his last stand.

Our Yorkshire friends were happy with the way their hounds ran but were unimpressed by the Signs.

And plaudits to two kennels , ‘ silver kennel ‘ from Dearham with a first, two seconds, a third and two fourths and the ‘Meadow ‘ kennel with two thirds and a fourth. The Border association, although only getting two tickets, performed with dignity and thanks for running on which could be considered alien territory.

And a final thought all the trails were sponsored and therefore the International coffers will prosper and survive into the future.

Ps. The best turned out of the day including clipped , washed and looking a picture- Mark Bryden!