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The Wythop trail Committee wish to pass on their thanks to Robert and Judith Emett for permission , to the sponsors, thanks to the trailers Phil, Spike,and Mark Tyson.   All hound owners , Denis Allison, Lisa and Wendy for selling raffle tickets, the scouts . The money raised will be divided between Myeloma cancer charity and Wythop local charities.

A Tale from a Lake District valley.

To abide in the beautiful valley of Eskdale you must keep up appearances , you must look Prim and Proper at all times, especially if you live in the dale  of the River Mite.

In this Dale you can live at One with nature and act out your fantasies like a Free Spirit, you can be a Princess ,but be careful we don’t want to get into Trouble with the local Copper.

Well it was just a short story and I leave you with this saying ‘ Steel doesn’t not go Rusty’ . And on that ‘bombshell’ Good Night !

Apparently this all stems from the fact that Miterdale Proper has won at the Ings Sheep dog trials two years running and didn’t get a mention.  Well Done, for winning but more to the point well done for getting round as Arizona has failed to do so in both pups and seniors and He is owned by the trail manager. C’est La Vie.

You have to feel sorry for the two trailers at Ambleside Sports when after making a miss on the fell rang for a lift from Grasmere to Ambleside. Then, being in dead zone were not aware that the lift wasn’t forthcoming and ended up walking home.

Perhaps the lift decided that two chaps wet, and bedraggled carrying a trail rag wasn’t the thing for a clean car, then again they could have got on the bus if the driver had no sense of smell.

True! A lady scouting the road for the Dean trails was ‘taken Short’ and as she went behind a bush , somebody , who shall remain nameless, slapped her bare bum with a nettle. Ouch!

1 No  156  Alan Cowman   Kendal.

2 No   142 Peter Fowler     Cleator Moor.

Senior Championship.

Overwater Arnie       10 2  3  0  5  1

Bracelet                     8  7  2  2  1  1

Marli                          8  5  2  2  1  0

Thorn Dancer            8  0  3  5  0  3

Jenny’s Delight          7  6  2  3  2  3

Jazz Singer               7  4  2  1  0  0

Galemire Grace         6  5  4  4  0  0

Try Again                  5  3  5  1  0  0

Endure                      4  4  6  2  2  1

Huntsman’s Jewel     4  2  5  0  2  2

Arizona                      4  0  3  3  7  1

Tommy’s Legacy       3  3  1  1   1  3

Washington               2  3  2  7  6  1

JLS                            2  1  1  3  2  1

Huntsman’s Jenny     2  0  4  2  2  3

Ladybird                     2  1  2  3  2  1

Explore                       2  0  2  2  1  2

Persian Bay               1  3  2  2  1  1

Jenny’s Choice          1  3  0  3  2  1

Lady Bethan              1  2  3  3  3  0

Meadow Dixie           1  1  1  3  2  1

Debra                       1  1  1  0  4  0

Serenity                    1  1  0  0  0  1

Langdale Ranger      1  0  3  2  1  0

Dawn                         1  1  1  0  1  0

Santino                      1  0  2  1  1  1

Izzabella                    1  0  0  1  1  1

Westgate Belle          1  1   0  1  2  3

Sambuca                    1  1  0  0  3  1

Free Spirit                  1  0  0  0  0  0

James and John Oldcorn were sat in their car , minding their own, when the peace was broken when the HTA’s vice chairman opened the back door and  put his hounds in. Same colour ,same make but parked in a different spot , an easy mistake to make- cobblers!

Fun and games at Kirkstone Pass last week, official scout was cut short when attempting to find out how many runners there were in the first trail.

Then Galemire Grace was presented with the trophy in memory  of the late Sally Simpson by her son ‘Pip ‘only to discover it should have gone to the pup winner.

Then some sheep escaped and ran down the main road,- a fox upset the first three in the non- winners and some wag posted that a new foxhound pack , the KPFH had been formed.

Our American friends enjoyed themselves at the HTA’s highest venue, judging by the noise they made as the hounds crossed the road, they actually were quite useful as unofficial scouts-as they stood in the road.

There’s no hiding place , ask Steve Riley as he stood by the tea van at Cold Fell and a cyclist rode by ,’ Hey Riley you rogue’ he shouted.

I know it was only a non- winners but nevertheless first three at Marton for the Napiers and the Foxparke Clan and looking at the times if they had run Mamma Mary and Honky Tonky,they might have had all six tickets.

Our Ex- Chair has retired and his new vocation seems to be judging , apparently at Shap the camera battery failed and he used his phone. What to do – to ring Keith ,John and Carol and ask them who won?.

A bit since we had a prize for ‘hat of the week’ but that thing ‘Swannee’ had on his head on Sunday will take some beating.

Throat lozenges for Russell for shouting for ‘ Hilda’ from the first showing in the pup maidens on Sunday, poor lass she finished last.

The Premier Trails on Saturday August 6th 2016.

will be held at Shap.

Representatives of the HTA had a productive meeting with the Caldbeck Commoners and the Lake District national park officers on Thursday regarding the future of trailing on Caldbeck Common.

Also in the news , although nothing to do with hound trailing , just food for thought – the Australian state of New South Wales is about to ban Greyhound racing on the grounds of cruelty.

The festival of hound trailing on Saturday and , unless sponsors are forthcoming, this could be the last one.

On the subject of sponsors the Committee is in possession of two coins donated by Hamish Rose valued at around £1000 . This very welcome donation is to be used to sponsor a trail meeting in which any profit will be equally divided by the HTA and a charity of our choice.

Grasmere sports and show will soon be here and the Chairman has negotiated an increase in prize money for the three short trails, which will be £150 and £320 for the seniors, this means that the trails will be all to pay and that is £7 prepaid.So it doesn’t matter how many hounds or passengers or whether you are married  or not .

On Sunday the Committee will meet to pick a venue for the Premier trails , Shap and Buttermere are the venues put forward.

Finally Horse and Hound channel television was at Helton on Monday night included in the interview was an ex- bookmaker, a part time librarian an offcomer from Oldham whoes claim to fame is he was  the first person to run in the Everest marathon with a pacemaker. Unfortunately that isn’t so because the first person to achieve that was Sir Edmund Hillary with his pacemaker Tensing Norgay.

Jenny’s Aura             14  3  3  3  0  1

Liz                                 8  3  3  2  1  4

General James             9 11  2  4  2  0

Overwater Roger           7  7  7  3  3  1

Miterdale Copper           5  4  4  2  3  3

Silver Dusk                     5  0  2  0 0  0

Miterdale Rusty               3  2  3  2  4 1

Larty Carty                      3 1  7  3  1  2.

Margaret Rose                2  2  4  2  4  1

Overwater Hally               2  5  2  5  3  1

Eclipse                             2  4  1  2  0  2

Huntsman’s Loyal            2  3  0  2  2  1

Canny Mover                   1  6  2  1  2  3

Misha                               1  4  2  1  3  1

Quiet Otter                        1  1 2  1  5  5

Silver Dawn                      1  1  1  0  1  0

Just Mick                            1  1  4  5  3  3

Queen                                 1  0  0  0  1  2

Phoenix                               1  0  0  0  0  1.

The Committee will meet on Sunday July 10th.

On the agenda will be the Premier trails venue.

Also to decide on the destination of money around £1000 that has been donated by Hamish Rose in the way of two coins.

Tipster competition International trails.

First: Tanya Hetherington

Neil Brown.

Joanna Satterthwaite

Kevin ( Fleetwood) Christian.

Total Entries £ 56 + £ 14 each.

Thank You for entering .Bitch Produce at Marton next one.

Monthly Draw 200 club.

No 112 D Wright  Tarnrigg  Oulton.

No 018 W Birkett .

Owt happened this week ;

I didn’t know that ,whilst attending to a roadside thorn bush at Dearham on Tuesday week, I dislodged my ‘ flat hat’, on returning to the same place on Thursday I found it nestling in the bush where it had perched for two days, untouched and dry.

The lane into Marton trail field looks to have a firm edge to it , well! it hasn’t – ask Geoff and Barbara Jones as they drove into on Sunday and nearly disappeared.

One of those days was Sunday- hands up how many of you drove home minus your trousers.

Neil and Robin?  Malcolm Holmes ? I would have but didn’t want to get Caroline to excited!!!! LOL.

Message from Bill AKA ‘ Scrunt’ thanking ‘tuts’ for not winning a trail whilst he was on holiday..

Thinking of arranging a charity cricket match between two selective teams from the HTA anybody willing to play let me know – two up to now ( slip catchers ) probably played at either Windermere or Ambleside  on a free Sunday in August , Sept

The advert for the International trail produced by the CCCHA ( Irish HTA) has a photo of hounds depicting each grade of trail for the veterans instead of a hound they have  put a picture of Joe Simpson on the website. LOL.

The International trail will be held at Tallentire Hill on Saturday 25th of June and under the guidance of the Cockermouth and Workington Area , chaired jointly by Neil Brown and Phil Graham, ( Neil wanted his name first). And with the kind permission of Neil and Sally Marston also all other farmers and landowners and a special thanks to the numerous sponsors, we hope you all have a good afternoons sport.

For those who are unfamiliar with Tallentire, turn off the Cockermouth – Carlisle road at the Redmain – Millstone Moor turning .

There was one trail meeting last year , hounds ticketlng were Silver Spangle, Washington, Trooper Thorn, Plan B-Persian Bay- Venus – Persian Sky – Arizona -Flash Dance-Cool Return – Sunset Ridge- Another Bay – Jimmy Choo – Carrick – Celtic Ty.

There will be a tipster competition here are six of mine and when I woke up six more.

Seniors Arizona .                         Washington

Senior maidens. Sugar Ray        Westgate Belle

Pups. Silver Dawn                       Silver Dusk

Pup Maidens Boston                    Sweet Harmony

Restricted. Santino                       Dairy Lightning

Veterans. Silver Spangle              Artisan.

Received a complaint from ‘Jenny’ not Bland but’ Rascal’. How can you describe a former champ as ‘well rounded’. Well the answer is if your carrying a laal bit overweight then that is the politest thing to say ,unless -a rather colourful description used at Kirkstone last week to describe a similar condition but that might offend the hound!

Who should turn up at Grasmere non other than ‘twinkletoes’ Ned Bainbridge , famous for calling to one of Wils Troughtons hounds as it romped to victory only to see it respond to the call and veer towards him ( something like that) Nice to see you Ned (keep coming)

Apparently He was at Goosewell on Monday and stood next to me and neither us cottoned on.

Caught up with Richard Allen, retired farmer, at Goosewell on Monday, told the tale of trying to get a cemetary on the finish , had the local planners on his side but somebody put the ‘oar’ in, I can’t imagine why ,looking over the view of Threlkeld. Helvellyn, St John’s, and in the middle –  A Graveyard.

Marton on Sunday , West coast travellers turn left in Askam – Ireleth Brow and eastern travellers , Ulverston to Lindal turn right up Pit lane. Or do what I did google map and then follow the trail signs. (Simples).

Congratulations to Graham and Lisa Whitfield on the birth of their daughter Hollie Ann, well done, – now back to priorities – Tan its time he was Yan.