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thurs 3  Low place  H P OM  5.30

Sat    5  Lowick     H P ONW OR V 1.00

Sun   6  Wythop    H P  OM OR       1,00

Mon  7  Lowick      H P OR               5.30

Tues  8  Cold Fell   H \P OM OR      5.00

Thurs 10 Low Place     H P OR        5.15

Oulton          H P OM         5.00

Sat   12  Lowick        H P OM OR V 1.00

sun 13   Millstone moor H P OM OR  1.00

Championship. Aug 25th

Juniors

Young Harry                  6  0   0   0  0   1

Cracking Last One Two 4  3   1  2   2   0

Silver dancer                3   3   5    5   2  0

silver mist                     3   4    1    1  4   1

Jenny’s quest               3   2    2    1  1  1

Wait And See                 2   5  3   1   1   0

foxparke bugaboo           2   3  1    0    1   0

Shiraz                              1   0   3   1   2   2

Kinniside sandy              1   0   0    1   0   1

biff                                  1    0   0    1   0   1

Grange rose                   1   0    1    1   2   1

Miss ava                          1    1   0    2   1  0

Bretton                             1   2   0  0   0    1

Championship. Sept 10th ( Subject to Confirmation )

Seniors                          1       2     3     4    5    6

Miterdale Shadow           13    1     1     1  2   1

Huntsman’s Nimrod          8    2     2   2   0     0

Acorn                                5    6   3     0   0     1

Babycham                        2    6    0    3   5      0

limber                               2     1     2   0    0    1

Best Mate                         2    2     0   1    0   1

Miterdale steel                  2     1    2    1    2    1

Crazy                                2    0      4    4    1     2

Cuckoo Lane                     1   1     1    2    1     3

Mystery Bound                  1    0     3     1      0   4

Jenny’s aura                       1    0    0    0     1    0

jenny’s delight                     1   0      0  0      0    0

Cracking last One                1   0    0    2    3    2

Dubbs Lane Windermere Tuesday 30th  6.30

Trails 15/18 mins.

Pre- Season trial trails at

DUBBS LANE WINDERMERE on Tues 30th  June at 6.30

Due to the indisposition of Margaret, who unfortunately injured her back in a fall, this website will be the temporary HTA website.

Meeting Friday June26th 2020

1 The premier trails Saturday 8th August  Tallentire Hill Cockermouth.

2 The maximum number of maiden trails to be won will be reduced in each category from  two to one .

3 Dog produce  August 22nd venue to be confirmed

4 Bitch Produce Sept 19th venue  to be confirmed.

5 The ability of some juniors, who are showing signs of ” greenness”, was a concern for some members .

6 Where are the annuals?

Promoters are reminded to get their venues onto the  website in plenty of time.

Barry  015394 45200

PS We wish Margaret ,a speedy recovery.

Dubbs Lane  Trails windermere

SATURDAY 1.30 pm

weather permitting.

After the meeting of the committee on Friday MAY 29th.

It was agreed to start the 2020 season on Saturday July 4th preceded by trial trails starting on Saturday JUNE6th.

This is subject to a favourable report on professional sport by the government..

The first meeting will be held at Kirkland and there will be a set procedure to follow and I emphasise this must be strictly adhered to.

More information will be made available next week.

Barry laidler.

I suppose it is inevitable that we go back to the last major disruption in the hound trailing calendar — the foot and mouth outbreak that closed down the 2001 season. and disrupted the 2002 season.

And we start with none other than the man himself Mr Reginald Bell..,. The puppy championship was due to start on May 1st and official trials in April. Not Reg, the pups are doing fine and we want to start the season on April 1st.

” I have to get 10 per cent of the membership to support a call for an extraordinary meeting and then we will see what can happen ” said Reg , whose two pups out of Lady Bandress had been showing promise.

The Committee decided to delay the start of the puppy championship to allow everyone a fair chance to catch up ,it isn’t everybody that can devote as much time as they wished especially through the ban which it is alleged some people broke to train their hounds.

For the record Melody won the puppy championship with 43 wins , Reggie’s won 8 and 6.

Every once in a while there’s a result,a race winner, or an event which unites this colourful sport and puts a smile on everyone’s face.

At Lazonby on Saturday Meadow rose won the pup trail for the Carlisle and Penrith area Chair, Paul Airey. This was Paul’s first Championship win in over 30 years of trailing.

In comparison Victor Brownlee turned out Melody to win at Coniston to bring up his 1,000 th Championship win, a remarkable achievement and Victor, modest and unassuming, said that the best of all his hounds was Shannon with 167 wins.

Ambleside sports and a not so happy Peter Green of Windermere, after his Super Club threw away her winning opportunity in the open graded, coming to the final gate with a massive lead, veered off to the parked cars and was looking for her own, after several attempts to attract her attention,Peter moved off the line and although Super club

righted herself she was subsequently disqualified, unfortunate but correct.

stay tuned more to follow.

To all members and hound trailing followers throughout Cumbria and further afield.

Memories of 2001 come  flooding back as once more hound trailing is in the grip of a ban.

How long for?  judging by what you read and what is said, pure guesswork is the answer!

Based on present calculations mid June is predicted, how long is a piece of string ?

If that is the case then trailing will proceed on a Championship basis on and around the beginning of July

Therefore May Day will be cancelled , the International will be postponed and the Dog produce will be run in October.

when trailing gets the go ahead there will be a trial period where the Fixture list will contain the trail meetings but the minimum time will be altered  on a similar basis to march trials.

An Attempt will be made to ensure that when trailing resumes it will be on “a level playing field ” and on that note it is legal to run a practice trail as long as there is only two of you !

I hope, like the rest of you , that this virus will run its course as quickly as possible and we can get back to normality,

Monopoly, trivial pursuits, betting shop and pub shut  are not my “cup of tea.”

CHAIR . J B. laidler.

To lighten things , a baz’s blog will follow

Philip Graham will continue as secretary of the HTA, he will be assisted by Fiona Dixon .

aniseed will be available from Phil , please return bottles when empty.

paraffin will be available from Barry laidler at around  £1 a litre.

The 2020 annual will be in print as soon as possible together with an  abrigded

version of the 2019 annual.

APRIL..

WED 1st DEARHAM

THURS 2nd GRASSINGS

SAT 4th     BOWER  HOUSE

SUN 5th  GRASSINGS

MON 6th BOWER HOUSE

WED 8th LOW PLACE

THU 9th GRASSINGS

SAT 11th BOWER HOUSE

MON 13th DEARHAM

SAT18th   OULTON

THU 23rd OULTON

SUN 26th HELTON

The Ulverston Area have put forward Corney Fell to host the 2020 May day trail meeting.

also  Carlisle and Penrith have nominated Lazonby. These trails will be held on Friday 8th of May

It is also the HTA ‘s turn to host the international trail. Apply to the secretary  P. Graham.

HTA TRAILS

May day to be arranged on the weekend— Friday 8th May–Mon 11th May

Produce trails

Dog produce June  13TH Whitehaven area

Bitch Produce July 4TH  HELTON

Premier trails August 8th.

October Trails Oct 3rd Cockermouth /Workington area

International Saturday 20th or 27th June in the HTA.

Sports .

Ambleside Thursday July 30th.

Grasmere  Sunday  Aug 30t

  Agricultural shows / Hound Shows/ Dog trials

Cockermouth Sat 1st August

Rusland         Sat 15th august

Ennerdale     Wed 26t August

Lowick         Sat 5th Sept.

Loweswater  Sun 6th Sept

Eskdale        Sat 24th sept

Wasdale        Sat  10th Oct

Buttermere    Sun 25th oct

Ings / Windermere Lake District Dog Trials

Thursday Aug 6th.

Rydal Dog day – Ambleside Thursday 13th Aug.

     Hound Trailing Association

Secretary required.

The position of secretary to the Hound Trailing Association has become available.

Applicants are required to apply in writing to the Chairman at 2 Oldfield   Road Windermere Cumbria La23 2az

by the 29th of February 2020.