Millstone Moor Monday 31st Oct.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 General James 3 Washington 4 Isabella 5 Cracking On 6 Meadow Josie. 13 Ran Time 26.01.

Also Ran Meadow Dixie – Carrick – Marlou – Menorah – Quiet Linnet – Kaiser Sosa – Dawn.

Senior Maidens 1 Jazz Band 2 Maybe 3 Sugar Ray 4 Skiddadle 5 Bant’s Mist 6 Foxparke So Be It . 7 Ran Time 26.40. Also Ran Full House.

Pups 1 Liz 2 Silver Dusk 3 Manna 4 Silver Dawn 5 Cool Enough 6 Wanted . 9 Ran Time 16.12. Also ran Accolade – Quiet Otter – Stand By .

Puppy Maidens 1 Speed On 2 Captain Jack 3 Spring Rose 4 Foxparke Babushka 5 Adventure 6 Summer Rose. 7 Ran Time 16.55 Also Ran Popeye .

Veterans 1 Artisan 2 Silver Spangle 3 Tagget 4 Jimmy Choo.  4 Ran Time17.07.

Report. On a spring day in October the 2016 season came to an end. Well!  the day started spring like but by the end it was autumnal , colder and hazy. And it was a day for favourites , all five , and one Champion, one runner -up and three HTA points winners.

In the seniors ,the video of the hounds crossing the last road has Meadow Josie in third place, the only one of the first six to finish ‘ out of order’ and the reason  the hound was bowled over by an exuberant collie in the penultimate field and consequently lost all chance.

Jazz Band won the maidens in a ‘hack canter’ and got a half – hearted cheer when he walked over the line, he could afford to walk as he was ‘a mile’ clear of second place Maybe. Just a mention for John (keep trying) Hoggy if it hadn’t been for the gate  ‘Skiddadle ‘ would have been second. maybe?.

The other three trails ran to form and in the words of ‘ a bookie’ -‘ Veterans , I’m tired of the name ;’ Artisan ‘ I’m not surprised that was her thirteenth veterans win.

That’s it for the trailing reports for this season but there will be a report on the annual general meetings of the seven areas and occasional notes on the close season activities.