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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.

Where shall we start – The mystery of the missing chocolate. As you may know a box of chocolates donated as a raffle prize was found to have been interfered with and one chocolate had been removed. A culprit was suspected but has been released from custody and the blame seems to be directed towards ‘whoever likes chocolates in the co-op’. Watson and Holmes are on the case! Stroll On!

Who? On being told that the ‘lads and lassies were going to Dublin then onto Cork ,inquired I thought they were going to Ireland! No Names to save embarrassment – but how many blondes are there in Eskdale!.

Whilst on the subject of the Irish trip – Allison had to endure a search by airport security . I’m led to believe that security didn’t don rubber gloves and avoided her ‘Tinkerbelle’. Meanwhile Wendy had a bag searched apparently they heard a ‘rustle’.

I don’t know what Lisa has been teaching Acacia but to lie on your back, legs in the air and pee looks like ‘Britain’s  got talent ‘

Got the answer from Nicola as how to remove purple dye from ones person—surgical gloves – don’t get it on you in the first place!

Ricky Deacon is hoping to raise £ 1500 for cancer care ,proceeds from the Wythop trails plus some sponsorship.

We had a slight problem with an awkward jump at Bridekirk – Neil and the boys got it sorted  good job- well done.

Also in the C/W  area we have a substitute judge ; when Fiona is not available in steps’ Fireman Sam’ Aka Tony Irving  .Following in fathers footsteps , perhaps?

To wear waterproofs or not? Timekeeper John had such a struggle to get the trousers over his shoes ,at  Calebreak, that he was wet through when he finally got them on and also when you’ve got them on  the question arises – ‘to pee or not to pee!

Grasmere on Sunday -hence the headline – after the sports we can look forward to Christmas.

Caroline’s navigational skills are improving by the minute, she drove all the way to Kentmere without a hitch ,well ,nearly ,she tried to drive into the Millriggs trail field but  realised the sign said ‘sheep show’ not hound trails.

Caroline’s hound trailing skills were put to the test at Wasdale on Monday evening when she was asked to slip and catch a  ‘Foxparke’ . She had no problem, only she had to drive home with purple hands, the dye was on her jeans ,steering wheel ,it was everywhere!

Lowick on Thursday and the restricted trail- now I have been accused of many things but never a jinx but that was the reason ‘Dolly’ won the last as Joanna walked off the line’ Laidler you’re a jinx’.

Wythop on Wednesday – startling turn of foot by the veteran Da Look obviously appreciating the light or precisely the lack of it , personally I think that he didn’t fancy bed and breakfast in Wythop.

A message to J T P- if you want a good solicitor I know one but he’s not as good as mine. By the way tickets for Grasmere are £6 or for a couple of quid you can hide in my boot.

Apparently got the SP wrong on the seniors at Hawkeshead Show all I did was ask one of the few regular punters ‘ what price was Jenny’s ‘  6/4 on was his answer —Sorry!

Spare a thought for Jimmy Batty ;after having made two detours on the way to Wasdale missed entries by 1/2 an hour.

It was reported that Dairy Lightning overtaken by two herdwicks at Wasdale.

Somebody asked ‘did it pen them’?

Bloomer of the season so far goes to  Hawkeshead Show and whoever was responsible for the positioning of the gents toilets , as somebody remarked ‘ a sight for sore eyes ‘

Peggy Horsley wife of the late Maurice Horsley and daughter of Ben Pattinson affectionately known as ‘Peggy Pat’ sadly passed away at the age of 90.

The funeral is on Tuesday 25th August at Rosthwaite church at 11.30. All donations in Peggy’s memory will be for the Lakeland Trailhound Welfare and there will also be a collection at Mirkholme on Saturday.

Peggy will be remembered for her association with numerous hounds including Buacail, Dairyman, Ranger,Tosca,Dairy Box to name a few.

£140 PUPS AT 11.00 am

£ 130 OPEN RESTRICTED AT 11.40

£ 100 VETERAN AT 12.15

£ 320 HOUNDS AT   1.35.

Entry tickets available from Barry Laidler at £6.

Entry on the day £10.

Firstly on a serious note- the ‘cough’ is about.

Saying  of the week attributed to J T P by way of ID and SD ( to protect there anonymity )  ‘ the second hound is in front’

On being told that his hound, although it was a long way from the trail field , as the ‘crow flies” it wasn’t far. He replied’ my hound isn’t a f******** crow’.! Anon!

Laugh ! Tricia Wilson hanging on to the crowd barrier at Rydal whist I prepared her for the ‘wheelbarrow’ ( no 123 in the ‘Kama Sutra’) and a sight for sore eyes Cath Lister with the loo door open!

Poor Sophie, after Miterdale Force had given her the ‘runaround’ at Cold Fell ‘, Baz, my blood pressure is sky high! Don’t worry Sophie mine has been for weeks.

Nice surprise , won £30 on the Whitehaven lottery,

Walked a quarter of a mile to open two gates for the seniors at Rydal and then watched two of them jump two fences instead of going through the open gates .Sometimes you wonder why you bother!

See the community Police Officers were present at Cold Fell , parked there car on the side of the road , every car that passed slowed to a walk.

The question arose, that was asked a few weeks ago, ‘what’s the mountain called due east ‘ Based on the theory if in doubt ask a policeman! And, the PC’s answer Great Gable ! Wrong!

I ask the Question ‘Where do hounds go’ because at Ings last Thursday a hound was seen within shouting distance of the trail field at approx. 3.45 ,after an extensive search of the area by the owners and helpers and ‘no sign ‘and fast becoming ‘no hope, a shout went up ‘hound here’ and there it was poking its head through the gate in the starting field – the time 6.30. The hound ,in question ,had time to go to Mickledore and back!

An excellent effort to raise £900 at Cold Fell and thanks to Jill for the cakes- for those who bought the fruit cake ,Jill apologies for the crumbly nature and promises next time to use more cement and less sand.

Tommy Newall  didn’t have anything to do at the association trails so he decided to make a few observations and one of them was that hardly anybody used the loos , in fact he only saw one person make the lonely trek in that direction! This was noted and in future we will make sure that the field is nearer the toilets!