May Day Trails Helton Fell Askam nr Penrith/

Seniors 1 Canny Mover 2 Tommy’s legacy 3 Washington 4 Arizona 5 Miterdale Steel 6 Buble . 17 Ran Time 31.24

. Also ran. Cracking on – Wild Gypsy –  Queen – Liz – Overwater Arnie – Crazy – Red Will – Miterdale Shadow – Eclipse- Foxparke Golden Balls – Miterdale Copper.

Senior Maidens 1 Lone Rebel 2 Thorn Diamond 3 Frankel 4 Sultan 5 Stand By 6 Raven Crag .22 Ran Time 32.18.

Also ran .Broncho – Meadow Josie – Escape – Galemire Grace – Miterdale Rusty – Foxparke Wansfell – Foxparke Homeward pride- Foxparke Trump – Foxparke Hooligan. Chavenel – Kaiser Sosa – Cuchulainn –  Silverbelle –  Yogi Bear – Sparrowmire lily – Lady Anne –

Pups 1 Best Mate 2 Ranger 3 Miterdale Spirit 4 Rhythm 5 Blondie 6 Some Lad . 27 Ran Time 18.49

.Also Ran – Red Mist – One Day – Bizzie Lizzie – Cuckoo Lane – Mr Blue Sky – Persian pride – Tom Thumb – Babylon – Forlorn spring – Zara –  Valentino – Braveheart – Black Eyed mist – Solitaire – Howgill Merry Dance – Howgill Hopeful – lets Get It On – Lets have it –  Barncroft Boy – .Huntsman’s Nimrod –

Puppy Maidens 1 Rover 3 Rhyme 3 Rita 4 Encourage 5 Galway Lass 6 Awesome. 46 Ran Time 18.36

. Also Ran. Cracking Spirit – Palm Bay – Grange Lyric – Superstar – Red Dragon – Ol Blue Eyes – Copperfield – Dickie Mint – Miterdale Special – Foxparke Gypsy Rose – Foxparke Rambling Rose – Foxparke Shakalaka boom boom – Foxparke Zip It – Foxparke Jiggly Puff. Foxparke Slo Bro – Voodoo – Time Bandit – It Is what It Is – Baba O’ Riley – Tuam Lass – Twilight – Persian Jewel – Simply Red – Prospect Spot – Eden Raine = Just Got It – Zulu – Demelza – Showbiz – Bluebolt –  In The Red – Trev – Huntsman’s Noel – Huntsman’s Novice – Jenny’s Gift – Lakeland Jenny – Border Lad – Denton Bilbao – Release The Beast.- babycham.

Open Restricted 1 Silver Dusk 2 Jenny’s Breeze 3 Bewitched 4 Huntsman’s Magician 5 Breeze 6 Eden Rossi. 33 Ran Time 18.44

Also ran – Cracking Gold – Paloma Faith- Overwater Hally – Hunters’s Dale – Try Time – steel End – Dawn – Foxparke Billy Elliot – Black Mist – Nikita – Westgate Luther – Barncroft Gold – West Tip – Casanova – Persian Sky – Spring Rose – Eden Rocco – Hawkswood – Mr Ant – Manna – J L S _ McCoy – Bizzie Lizzie – Explore – Trev – Howgill Annabella – Persian Prince.

Vets 1 Aspire 2 Denton eclipse 3 Jazz Singer 4 Meadow Dixie 5 Levitate 6 Quiet Linnet. 21 Ran Time 19.11

Also Ran – Jimmy Choo – Willow Bay – Grange Music – Debra – Try Again – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper – Isabella – Cherish – Capetown –  Highness – Flawless – Jenny’s Choice – Night vision – Kerrymore .

Report. A warm day greeted the hounds and spectators to the tail end of High Street , the old Roman road that runs from Ravenglass to Penrith. The backdrop to the east , Lowther Castle and from the senior start you can see the summit of the Skiddaw range including Saddleback.

That’s the geography lesson , the trails and the weather would have the last say as it took its toll of tired hounds, in the seniors four hounds pulled well clear , table topper Canny Mover ,after a string of seconds , got her head in front and fended off the determined challenge of Tommy’s Legacy, a hot day specialist ,looking for his first win of the season, Denzil aka Washington was third and the favourite Arizona was fourth.

The senior maidens, and due to a rule change only bona – fide hounds were eligible;

whether this benefits trailing – we will wait and see!

The maidens was a runaway victory for the Loan’s Lone Rebel ( International winner at Spadeadam  last season)  Thorn Diamond won the race for second over the Milburn’s Frankel.

The puppy trail and my partners Best Mate (not me) came from fifth place to win going away from Ranger ,thwarting the Dearham gang of a unique treble as both Silver Dusk and Rover won their respective trails, Silver Dusk beating Jenny’s Breeze and Rover in front of kennelmates Rhyme and Rita.

The final event and former Border hound Denton Eclipse lead to the last foot of the trail only to be pounced on by Aspire with Jazz Singer in third

That was three wins for the Westmorland Area , Two for Cockermouth and Workington and one for Carlisle/ Penrith.

And all hounds were accounted for including the hooligan , the easy rider sped off into the sunset, John was in his counting house, counting out a profit of over £500 and thanks to The Carlisle and Penrith Area under the guidance of Paul Airey, to his wife and gateperson Kate, to entry takers Margaret and Amy, the trailers Duncan and Craig, Judge Wak , Starter John, Marker Willy, the scouts Dickie, Gordon and Mary and they weren’t standing on the trail , any hounds that went near them were wrong. Oh!, the raffle ticket sellers was it Pat? never bought any!.  the catchers and most of all the general public including two from Durham and a party from Denmark, who after listening to an explanation of what was happening from James Irving, were no wiser!!!! “Double Dutch” LOL.

And a proper thank you to  all farmers and landowners.