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SENIOR CHAMPION   —- PRUDENCE

JUNIOR CHAMPION    —- TIE BETWEEN PERSIAN BAY  AND HUNTSMAN’S KRAKA.

SENIOR MAIDEN CHAMPION— FOXPARKE SO BE IT.

JUNIOR MAIDEN CHAMPION — TIE BETWEEN PERSIAN PRINCE AND EDEN ROSSI.

OPEN MAIDEN CHAMPION —- DOLL

OPEN RESTRICTED CHAMPION—- MRS Mc GREGOR.

OPEN NON WINNER CHAMPION —- TIE BETWEEN  MITERDALE FORCE AND EDEN ROCCO.

VETERANS CHAMPION——— DA LOOK.

1st No 195 Jackie Gill Little Langdale .

2nd No 53 Sue Potter. Great Salkeld.

Jack Simpson formerly of Millhead Carnforth sadly passed away at the age of 95 . He will be remembered in hound trailing circles by the ‘old-timers as promoter of trails at Warton and Carnforth and his hounds in the 50’s and 60’s including ‘Page Boy’ and ‘Humourist’

Saying of the week attributed to the vice chair:

‘ the driving hound is still in front’!

A tongue in cheek story.

It isn’t really on that the nearest NHS dentist available to the kids in Eskdale  is situated in Penrith . All I can say is that it was a good thing that the hounds were out in the morning and the trails in the afternoon at Helton which gave them something to do. ( more educational than school)

A message from Arnold at Stockdale – I’ve had a sore throat and a cough so decided to call it a day for the rest of the season, but mark my word  – ‘I’ll be back’.

Ps Who needs me when we have our ‘Bess’.

Plenty of visitors at Wasdale show: monitored the stile at the start of the maidens- ‘keep back please they are supposed to jump the stile but some might jump the wall’.

They all jumped the wall ( see picture in news)

Talking about Wasdale- and the practice of the winning hound owner tipping the trailers.

David Crowe won the maidens and also laid the trail so he would tip himself and  Arthur Temple who in turn won the puppy maidens so he would tip John Brumage who incidentally is David Crowes brother in law and the other trailer Anthony Steel who is a mate of them all and together they all went to the pub and supped it!

I wonder- It is common knowledge that if Prudence wins ”what happens’! but the question asked now ‘what happens when she finishes last’? apparently a glass jar is involved!

On a sad note Gordon Tyson of Troutbeck park farm (head of the valley)  and formerly ‘Wha house farm Eskdale – passed away last week. The funeral is on Tuesday at 2 00pm Jesus Church Troutbeck.

No drivers tales but  on coming through Ambleside ,where they are resurfacing the road. The lights were on green but the road was blocked by a wagon the lights turned to red and the traffic came from the opposite direction . Therefore we had traffic going south- a wagon- traffic going north and consequently nobody going anywhere. The chap that sorted it had grey hair, he hadn’t but he has now!

Question – Is the gate wide enough at Cunswick Fell?

Answer- refer secretary and wing mirror!

Finally – Farmers income.

Buttermere trails at Gatesgarth where the catering was done by Ron from Keswick who has retired from full time work so only needs his van for the trails. As the trails were Tuesday and Thursday he left his van on the field for two nights. As I left the field Will and Ron were negotiating the two overnight stays rent.I Think a cup of tea and a hot dog sorted it!

Noddy- Mary Benson has knitted a red bobble hat and I am to wear it when scouting, she said I look like Noddy so I am now looking for Big Ears.

Driver of the week; Surprise – Caroline driving behind a very frightened hound on a main road trying to manoeuvre it of the road and into a lane. Which she accomplished without damage to the hound, car, or me.

She shares this with Pat Black who nearly drove through the rope barrier at Applethwaite on Monday, swerving at the last minute – to busy talking?

Got the time wrong at Dearham on Tuesday- By the way so did everybody else!

Back to Applethwaite – What went wrong? The senior trailers walked for1 hour and 50 mins each that equals ( for a fresh trail) around about 36-38 minute trail add at least 5 minutes for the almost impenetrable bracken and you’ve got a senior trail.But, and a big but , what happened to the maidens? .All I can say is the weather was against them, wind and heavy rain on a dry surface, the rags were fine, the mixture, no problem but as the scouts reported – ‘ they couldn’t find a ‘line’ even the short trails which seemed ok had difficulty in finding a true line.

Perhaps those who were quick to criticize know the answer . Me , well only 50 years of running trails and I don’t know!

Spare a thought for Les Warwick, 71 years old, laying Shap trail last week in misty conditions. I can speak from experience -it’s extremely difficult and no blame should be attached to him.

Thanks to all those who turned out to look for lost hounds after Applethwaite.

Puppy Championship – Cunswick and Millstone Moor but you don’t have to be Einstein to realise that.

Rather an abrupt ending ; so to please John Toni Palmer:

AMEN!

Into the final month and, with the Senior Championship settled , we still have an intriguing battle for the junior honours.

Will it be Persian bay or Sky, Daisy Dream, Huntsman’s Kraka, Arizona ,Lone Rebel, Thorn Dancer.

Who Knows?

Saying of the week- As one farmer (ish) said to his lady companion ‘ By gum lass thou’s put some weight on’

She replied ‘ That’s not very nice and you  are not so thin  thyself !

Not nice’ he said ‘I could have said thou was gitting  fat.’

No names but if he had a hound it would be called p*** pot.

By the way we all wish Alec Steele a speedy recovery from his horrific accident.

Seaton on Tuesday received a text from Tony Irving relating to ”a good piece of shepherding’

He rounded them up and put them in the right field – as the saying goes .

When there’s a problem ‘ Who do you call? you call Fireman Sam!

Superstition and Sparrowmire Angel are brother and sister , just a slight balls up!

Talking to two visitors at Kirkstone ,when Helen came up and paid to come in, as it was after the first trail she was charged two pounds, one of the visitors said ‘we have just arrived and it cost us three pound’ . talk your way out of that Baz!

Just returned from re- surfacing dubs lane.

Wendy and Russ were the whiteliners and thanks for their input and I apologise to Wendy ,as she was  completing her task- I bent down and ‘trumped’ . right angle ,right distance, perfectly timed and executed with flare and imagination . lol.

Performance of the week – Seniors Low Place -Rooster , Jack was’ cock – a -hoop’ and then realised it will not be a maiden next season.

I knew I’d left something behind – Night Vision’s lead- JOE!

Another one in Hospital – Tommy Newall ,apparently going bionic, we wish him well and the WD 40 is on its way!

On behalf of all HTA members we would like to wish Alec Steele a speedy recovery from his accident.

Who would be a trailer, you lay the trail, you’ve got to get it right , no mistakes ,you climb a wall ,done it many times ,put your foot on the pig netting ,jump down, easy!. Only this time your foot gets stuck and down you go headfirst into the ground.

Now I’m glad to report that the wall and netting were undamaged as for the trailer, no damage he landed on his head -joking apart – the reality is -He was lucky,

and it just goes to show it isn’t all plain sailing and you look around at the lads and lassies laying the trails and they aren’t getting any younger!

Did you see Phil Graham wearing a Tour of Britain cycling top – he hasn’t got a bike but he said ‘I look good ‘

Talking about looking  good. Les Hudson turned up at Seaton in a bird – pulling Audi TT registration DOL.

Look of the week : Graham at Les – after Huntsmans had beaten Ted for the second time at Loweswater – Les was substitute catcher – It is the only way he can win a trail-catch somebody else’s.

A number of visitors this week : two Americans at Seaton and Aussies at kentmere.

Daftest request of the season attributed to a Mr Riley – No Smoking on a trail field – directed towards Cousin Brown , who immediately lit up a cigar!

Interesting puppy championship ,plenty in with a ‘shout’ if they keep beating each other and Bracelet and Marlou improve, who knows?

Apparently young Whitfield ( taller than his mum) has discovered that video  of ‘Cocky Bilbao’ , can’t believe it – neither can I!

Can you look in the camera Baz? was the request.

C/q the result please.

OK! but it would have been a lot simpler if you had switched it on. That was Half an Hour later after searching for the trail in question !

Driving- I will own up – missed the signs at Loweswater, drove off the road and down the banking then on the way out turned right down the no through road to the lake.

Excellent tea and sandwiches etc at Kentmere and after a c/q it was found that there was one mug missing . The town crier announced ‘ nobody to leave the field until the missing mug is returned.’

Where was it? In my car !

Somebody must have put it there – Honestly!.

£75 No 53 Sue Potter Great Salkeld.

£25 No 160 David Crowe Wha House Farm Boot Eskdale.