Results & Reports

Seniors. 1  Endure 2 Arizona 3 Liz 4 Overwater Arnie 5 Prudence 6 Washington 13 Ran Time 28.42.

Also Ran Cracking On- Eclipse – Step Up- Try Again – Try Time – Bobby Dazzler – Eden Rossi –

Pups 1 Del Boy 2 Crazy 3 Rio 4 Impulse 5 Broncho 6 Overwater Stanley. 15 Ran Time 17.32.

Also Ran . Huntsman’s Magician – Escape – Provincial _ Rodney Rascal – Red Will – Nixon – Kinniside Meg – KInniside Molly – Kinniside Mel.

Open Maidens 1 Cracking Gold 2 Wanted 3 Carrick 4 Summer Dancer 5 Irish Pride 6 Breeze  24 Ran Time 17.03.

Also Ran Barncroft Gold – Westgate Luther – Endeavour – Keystone – Wild Gypsy – Eden Rocco – Westgate Rose – Jimmy Choo – Flash Dance – Thorn Dollar – Summer Rose – Sultan – Kinniside Spot – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Bess – Hutton Molly – Skidaddle – Captain Jack.

Report: The fifth trail meeting of the season at Oulton and Endure has won all of. the senior trails. Last night he won in a ” hack canter” finishing well clear of Arizona and Liz.

The cattle in the finishing field had a bearing on the pups as a number of pups were made to run wide. Del Boy ,slipped through a gap and won well from Crazy and Rio..

Cracking Gold and Wanted had the last trail to themselves.

Seniors 1 Marli 2 General James 3 Tommy’s Legacy 4 Persian Bay 5 Queen 6 Cool Enough  15 Ran Time 28.00.

Also Ran. Explore – Kenmore – Canny Mover -Buble – Foxparke Babushka – Kinniside Joe – Miterdale Copper – Miterdale Rusty – Bewitched.

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Jenny’s Breeze 3 Black Legend 4 Cuchulainn 5 Huntsman’s Major 6 Artemis . 24 Ran Time 16.20

.Also Ran Sergeant James – NIkita – Atlas – Miterdale Chance – Steel End -Thorn Dancer – Captain  America – Mystery Bound – Hawkswood –  Sandyman – Paddywack – Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – foxparke katy Lou – Cracking Star.-Huntsman’s Mist

Open Maidens 1 Fireman Sam 2 Lone Rebel  3 Sugar Ray 4 Persian Sky 5 Westgate Autumn 6 Mickledore . 38 Ran Time 16.08 Also Ran,

Sparrowmire Lily – Sparrowmire Angel..  Another Bay – What Look – BIlly Bowe – Venus – Accolade – Glory – Black Eyed Pea – Black Eyed Boy – Lady Anne – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper- Cherish -Hunter’s Dale — Eshdale Matilda – Come Home Alfie -Tempress – Foxparke fandando – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Mamm Mary – Howgill Blondie – Howgill Annabella – West Tip – Yorkshire Lad – Out Of The Blue – Spring Rose – Stand By – Midnight Show – Ronnie Rascal – Miterdale Steel.

All In  1 Misha 2 Thorn Fire 3 Jenny’s Aura 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Free Spirit 6 Razzle Dazzle .24 Ran Time 15.17.

Also Ran.Jenny’s Delight – Wansfell – Westgate Belkle – Littman – Huntsman’s Jewel – Jenny’s Rose –  Foxparke Dude – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Invisible – Billy Whizz – Flawless – Songbird – Overwater Jack – Bedazzled . Kerrymore -Miterdale Princess – Ladybird .Cool Return.

Report: The last hound in the Also Ran’s was Cool Return and that describes the weather , cold , windy and not ‘ May’ ,more like October.

Marli has  hit form and recorded win number two with a few lengths to spare , over the ever present , General James, . Kenmore who was ‘up with the pace at half- way , dropped away and running on for third place was Tommy’s Legacy.

The pup trail and  a lot of registered pups are the same colour and it was intimated that at sometime during the season it might cause a camera problem. Well ! sorting out last night’s result was a nightmare for ‘rookie ‘ judge Allison Langhorn.

According to the camera three hounds crossed the line as one.

But in reality there was four and to add injury , the leading hounds carried on , passed their catchers’ making the ticket catchers job more difficult.

Sorted it out and it ended with a win for Miterdale Shadow and the winning distances – three short heads.

The open maidens and again the camera was in action , Lone Rebel was initially  judged first ,  then after consulting the camera the  decision was changed and the spoils went to Fireman Sam.

In 2014 Fireman Sam won 17 pup trails and in 2015 Lone Rebel won 12, beset by injury perhaps patience will be rewarded.

The final race the all-in , which once more is the talking point , and what was it designed for , to bring hounds back into training , it could end up with its own points competition ! Oh and Misha bt Thorn Fire.

PS- All members wish Marie Crowe a speedy recovery from her sudden illness over the weekend, our thoughts are with David and family . Quote! I’d rather be at home Knitting! Marie Crowe!

Helton Fell May DAY Mon 1st May

Seniors 1 Marli 2 Overwater Arnie 3 Endure 4  Arizona 5 Queen 6 Liz . 10 Ran Time 32.08.

Also Ran Canny Girl – Buble – Try Time – Washington.

Senior Maidens 1 Accolade 2 Another Bay 3 Blueboy 4 Persian Sky 5 Sunset Ridge 6 My Way . 18 Ran Time 33.46.

Also Ran. Cracking Gold — Grange Music – Layla – Hunter’s Dale -, Foxparke Artist – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Yabadabbadoo – foxparke Babushka – Irish Pride – Casanova – Yogi Bear.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Rio 3 Huntsman’s Major 4 Red Will 5 Overwater Stanley 6 Huntsman’s Magician 13 Ran Time 17.57.

.Also Ran. Atlas – Nikita – .- Broncho – Foxparke Golden Balls –  Thorn Diamond – Ravens Crag – Del Boy.

Pup Maidens 1 Artemis 2 Escape 3 Jenny’s Breeze 4 Black Legend 5 Huntsman’s Mist 6 Provincial. Time 18.04 26 Ran .

Also Ran Cracking Star – Rodney Rascal – Blue Solo – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke Katy Lee – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Mystery Bound –  Steel End – Impulse – Foxparke Billy Elliot – Hawkswood – Cuchulainn- Say It As It Is.-Captain America- Hi Mac – Mac’s Choice – Nixon.

Open Restricted 1 Little Messy 2 Thorn Fire 3 Cotto 4 Persian Bay 5 Mr Ant 6 Cool Enough . 36 Ran Time 16.53.

Also Ran Razzle Dazzle – Cracking On – Misha – Canny Mover -Cartier – Tommy’s Legacy – Dawn – West Tip – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Fandando – Deepdale Frank – Quiet Linnet – Westgate Belle – Bedazzled – Bewitched – Cherish – Huntsman’s Hope – Jenny’s Choice – Remember Me – Carrick –

Prudence – Keystone – Chavenel – Summer dancer = Eden Rossi – Skidaddle – Fireman Sam – Howgill Blondie – Howgill Annabella .

Report. Well done and thanks to the Carlisle and Penrith Area Committee for hosting the HTA May day trails.

Thanks to the trailers,gatekeeper. raffle sellers. the sponsors

Alisdair McVitie- Roy Laidler – Paul Airey – GIlbertson and Page – Criffel Pet Supplies – Carlisle and Penrith area. A likely profit of £750 is a good start to the season.

The senior trail and only ten faced the starter and it was a first win of the season for Ivor and Wendy Martin with Marli, the first of three winners from the Westmorland Area , Marli the second favourite held on from the fast finishing Overwater Arnie who came from fifth to second place with the favourite Endure in third.

The senior maidens and the second Westmorland winner in the shape of Reg Smith’s Kendal hound Accolade , she finished strongly to beat course winner Another Bay with Blueboy in third.

Crazy confirmed her status as leader of the pack when she stormed home to win number six at the expense of Rio and Huntsman’s Major,. the favourite NIkita went AWOL and ended up finishing second in the puppy maiden trail causing slight confusion amongst the catchers. This trail was won by Artemis ,Nikita’s kennelmate, and provided Joe and Vanessa with Westmorland’s third winner, and just denying the Moore’s a double.

The largest field of the day was the restricted trail with 36 runners and was the fastest of the four short trails and was won in convincing style by the lightly raced Little Messy, Thorn Fire was second in front of last week’s non- winners winner Cotto.

At the time of writing Canny Girl was still missing.

And- who let Graham Reid’s ” Greyhound ” out of the traps and consequently ran across to the pup start , nearly giving him a 28 day ban as it wasn’t entered.!

Seniors 1 General James 2 Blueboy 3 Explore 4 Washington 5 Miterdale Rusty 6 Cool Enough. 11 Ran ,time 31.31

Also Ran Kenmore – Miterdale Copper – Glory – Layla – Kinniside Joe.

Pups1 Foxparke Golden Balls 2 Black Legend 3 Kinniside Meg  4 Cuchulainn 5 Mystery Bound 6 Miterdale Shadow . 26 Ran Time 20 26.

Also Ran .Miterdale Chance – Sergeant James – Thorn Diamond – Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Molly – Hawkswood – Foxparke Billy Eliott – Steel End – Atlas – Ravenscrag – Sandyman – Paddywack- Captain America – Hi Mac- Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke  Juicy Fruity – Foxparke Katy Lou -, Foxparke Lucy Lou.

OPEN Maidens -1Kerrytmore  2 Hunter’s Dale 3 Westgate Autumn – 4 Summer Rose 5 Miterdale Steel 6 Levitate . 35 Ran Time 19.03

Also Ran Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper – What Look- Black Eyed Boy – Dark Mist – Kinniside Spot – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Bess – Lone Rebel – Artisan – Chavenel –  Eshdale Matilda – Come Home Alfie – Cherish-  Tempress – Midnight Show – Foxparke Artist  – Foxpake Yabbadabbado – Foxparke peggy Sue – Foxparke Rosie Lee – foxparke Homeward Dude –  Out Of The Blue – Mickledore – Mac’s Choice – Yorkshire Lad –  – Blue Solo – Spring Rose – Stand By – Night Vision.

Open  Restricted 1 Canny Mover 2 Cartier     3 Accolade 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Overwater Jack 6 Canny Girl  19 Ran -Time 18.54

Also Ran Miterdale Princeees – Free Spirit – Ladybird – Kaise Soza – Billy Whizz – Song Bired – Bedazzled – Littman – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke So Be IT – Foxparke Hooligan – Great Gable – Sweet Harmony.

Report: The first of the season for the ever popular Cold Fell and in the seniors it was a case of was it or wasn’t it as a light coloured hound was spotted returning to the start, was it the General ,it was reported as not been seen at halfway by non- other than his owner but! as it was – Miterdale Copper came back and James made an appointment with specsavers as the General strode up the finish to register his first senior victory, Blueboy belying his maiden status finished a good second and Explore finished fast to take third.

A field of 26 for the pups and a win for the unusually named Foxparke Golden Balls who passed Black Legend on the run in to record his first success.

Kerrymore ,a second year veteran is at the top of her game at the moment and she got the better of Hunter’s Dale and Westgate Autumn to register her second win this week.

And in the last a welcome change of fortune for Storth owner Les Black when Canny Mover was an easy winner from Carlisle’s Cartier with Accolade in third.

As one punter said , “what won”  Canny what?  “Mover” was the reply , bugger it I’ve backed “Canny Girl”. hard luck ! , next time just say Canny and then claim your winnings , whatever wins !

Seniors 1 Try Again 2 Try Time 3 Overwater Arnie 4 Jazz Band 5 Night Vision 6 Foxparke Babushka. 6 Ran Time 31 01.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Nikita 3 Escape 4 Overwater Stanley 5 Captain America 6 Foxparke Golden Balls. 15 Ran Time   n/a                 Also Ran -Foxparke Billy Elliot – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke  Homeward Again – Foxparke tuttie Fruity – Foxparke Katy Lou – Foxparke lucy Lou – Uldale Tramp – Cuchulainn – Say It As It Is.

Open Maidens 1 Kerrymore 2 Summer Dancer 3 Artemis 4 Summer Rose 5 Fireman Sam 6 Wansfell 26 Ran Time

19,00 Also Ran Black eyed Boy – Howgill Blondie – Howgill Annabella – Grange Music – =Foxparke Yabadabadoo – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Ronnie’s Rascal .- Rooster – My  Way – Cherish – Manna – Yorkshire Lad – Eshdale -Mtilda – Come Home Alfie –  Great Gable – MIckledore – Out Of The Blue . Foxparke Artiste –

All-In 1 Persian Sky 2 Persian Bay 3 Mischa 4 Flawless 5 Marli 6 Bewitched.11 Ran Time 19.20

. Also Ran – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Invisible – Dawn – Tommy’s Legacy- Bedazzled –

Report. A fine but cold night for the second trail on Corney Fell, where your mobile phone network tells you that you are connected to the Isle of Man and you might as well be there for what use it is.

Jonty’s hounds once more took the honours and even a fall at the last fence or it could be called the first fence could deter Crazy in the juniors. After the two Tries had won the first and Crazy the second it was veteran Kerrymore who took the maidens holding on from the fast finishing Summer Dancer, who had made the long trip from Carlisle,Fireman Sam had ,once more led them a ‘merry dance’ ,the first five finishing clear of the rest.

Thanks to the Commoners for permission to run , to the trailers.Alan Pritt  and Stephen Finn and all who contributed.

Seniors 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Miterdale Rusty 3 Kenmore 4 Washington 5 Explore 6 Cool Enough 9 Ran Time 27.40. Also Ran Miterdale Proper -Glory – Layla

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Black Legend 3 Hawkswood 4 Miterdale Chance 5 Raven Crag 6 Sandyman . 10 Ran Time 17.12

Also Ran Hi mac – Mac’s Choice – Paddywack – Steel End.

Open Restricted. 1 Miterdale Princess 2 Cartier 3 Free Spirit 4 Overwater Jack 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 Songbird . 11 Ran Time 17.42. Also Ran Miterdale Prim – What Look – Ladybird – Silverbelle – Billy Whizz.

Report:  There are not many trainers that take the honours in all three trails at one meeting,  even if you live there you still have to win them.

Copper, Shadow , and Princess made it a ‘Sophie and Katy ‘ Steele night when the pink youngster together with ” Mum” shouted home all three Miterdales and “to boot” Miterdale Rusty finished second, Miterdale Chance finished fourth, Now what happened to Prim and Proper,the hounds not the family? The answer – “they are Tony’s.

Copper and Shadow won easily but Princess was closely pursued by Cartier and  Oh! I forgot another homer this time Free Spirit in third.

Seniors: 1 Endure 2 Arizona 4 Ran 2 Finished.

Pups       1 Del Boy 2 Thorn Diamond  3 Overwater Stanley 4 Blue Solo 5 Sergeant James 6 Provincial . Time 17.42.14 Ran

:Also Ran Cracking Star – Rio – Rodney Rascal – Atlas – Impulse – Broncho – Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Molly.

Open Maidens 1 Step Up 2 Wanted 3 Blue Boy 4 Artisan 5 Kinniside Spot 6 Breeze.   Time 16.36. 23 Ran.

Also Ran  Cracking Gold- Sugar Ray – Barncroft Gold – McCoy – Billy Bowe- Keystone -my way – Kinniside Joe – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Sultan – Stand By -0Irish Pride – Flash Dance – Rio.

All In 1 Thorn Fire 2 Ben 10 3 General James 4 Silver Dusk 5 Accolade 6 Remember Me  Time 16.32 . 13 Ran

Seniors 1 Try Again 2 Try Time 3 Canny Mover  4 Ran 3 finished Time 32.20.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Huntsman’s Major 3 Nikita 4 Captain America 5 Foxparke Billy Elliot 6 Say It As It Is . 13 Ran Time 21.53

. Also ran Foxparke Homeward Pride. Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Katy Lou – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Diamond Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Uldale Tramp

ONW 1 Foxparke Babushka 2 Huntsman’s Mist 3 Jenny’s Breeze 4Ronnie’s Rascal 5 Miterdale Steel 6 Foxparke Golden Balls.12 Ran Time 22.18.

Also Ran. Escape – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Mama Mary – Foxparke Homeward Dude.

All In 1 Persian Sky 2 Misha 3 Kerrymore 4 Summer Rose 5 Cotto 6 Fireman Sam . 31 Ran Time 20.04

Also Ran Persian Bay – Wansfell- Black eyed Pea – Black Eyed Boy – Grange Music – Levitate – Jenny’s Aura – Jenny’s Choice – Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Queen – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke Yabadabadoio – Temptress – Flawless – Mickledore – Great Gable – Out Of The Blue – Eshdale Matilda – Overwater Jack – Billy Whizz, Come Home Alfie.

Report : A new venue and apart from one or two slight adjustments everything augurs well for trails on the western side of Corney Fell.

There was a disappointing entry for the seniors ,but, what with the kennel cough and general lack of fitness , the promoters have seized on the opportunity of providing all-in trails which has contributed to the lack of seniors running in their own grade.Nevertheless the three that completed the course did a competent job and kennelmates the two Tries were one-two.

The puppy trail consisted of a group of four ,all clipped, and a minute adrift were the other nine all unclipped.

Crazy notched up win number four with a five yard victory over  Huntsman’s  and Nikita and in fourth , putting a smile on Anne and Mal’s face was ‘Gordon’ not flash but Captain America .

The non-winners and once more another smiling face as Tony Irving’s Foxparke Babushka held on for a victory over Huntsman’s Mist. When the short head verdict was announced by the judge , a hand was raised and a stifled yes from his delighted owner.

The all -in and Persian Sky won in a decisive fashion from Misha and veteran Kerrymore with the popular Fireman Sam , who led for most of the way , back in sixth. 31 runners of which all of them were seniors.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Marli 3 Try Again 4 Canny Girl 5 Overwater Arnie 6 LIz . 13 Ran Time 30.23

Also Ran Queen- Buble – Bobby Dazzler – Try Time – Canny Mover – Arizona – Debra,

Senior Maidens. 1 Another Bay 2 Willow Bay 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Persian Prince 5 Frankel 6 Irish Pride . 17 Ran Time 32.32.

Also Ran: Wild Gypsy – My Way – Sugar Ray – Casanova – Jazz Band – Yogi Bear – Step Up – Blue boy – Lone Rebel – Jacob McClink – Night Vision .

Pups 1 Nikita  2Huntsman’s Major 3 Bronco – -4 Overwater Stanley -5 Hawkswood 6 Rio . 26 Ran Time 19.22

. Also Ran Cracking Star – Crazy – Escape – Black legend – Rodney’s Rascal – Foxparke Billy Eliott -Red Will – Impulse – Steel End – Northern Star – Sparrowmire Casanova – Mystery Bound – Say It As It Is- Mac’s Choice  Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke Katy Lou – Foxparke Homeward Again- Foxparke Homeward Pride . Foxparke .  Wizard.

Open Non Winners . 1 Cotto 2 Westgate Autumn – 3 Artemis 4 Jenny’s Breeze 5 Summer Dance 6 Miterdale Steele.23 Ran Time 19.13.

Also Ran . Blue Solo- Barncroft Road – Westgate Luther – Howgill Annabelle – Huntsman’s Mist – West Tip- Provincial – Foxparke Babushka – Thorn Diamond – Thorn Dollar – High Mac – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Homeward Dude  – Foxparke mamma Mary – Atlas – Nixon –

All-In 1 Persian Sky 2 Little Messy 3 Mr Ant 4 Tommy’s Legacy 5 Carrick 6 Summer Rose . 47 Ran . Time 17.31

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Also Ran .. Razzle Dazzle – Cracking On – Cracking Gold – Persian Bay – Starlight –  Misha – Hunter’s Dale – Venus – Thorn Fire – Thorn Dancer – Grange Music – Howgill Blondie – Dark Mist – Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Rascal – Jenny’s Aura – Huntsman’s Hope – Showtime – Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose – Wansfell – Keystone Dawn – Remember Me – Eden Rossi – Flawless – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke  Peggy Sue – Foxparke  So Be It – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Rosie Lee –  Artisan – Accolade – Summer Rose – Skiddadle –  Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By – Bedazzled – Cherish.

,Report;

A nice day and plenty of runners for the first meeting on the Helton Fell and this was also a preview for the forthcoming May day trails.

Endure established himself as a leading contender for the senior championship when he comprehensively outpointed his field , he and Marli finished well clear and the rest of the runners were well spread out.

The first senior maiden of the season and first and second were kennelmates -Another Bay and Willow Bay from Barrow. These two attracted plenty of support in the market but apparently according to the ‘money’ finished the wrong way around

Notching up win number three in the junior section was Kendal puppy Nikita who came away from the bunch to beat Huntsman’s Major and Broncho, a note here one fell over in the trod when holding every chance of victory- what was it ? and can you be reliant on it next time.

The non- winners and one or two inspired gambles went astray but running in public for only the second time and quietly fancied was the Fletcher, Deacon owned and trained two year old Cotto , who held on from Westgate Autumn and Artemis.

The biggest field of the day was the all-in – 47 went to post and Persian Sky and Little Messy finished well clear of the third Mr Ant.

Statistics- last season the relative times for the trails compared to this season were.

2016 Seniors were 2mins 13 secs faster than the maidens.

The all-in was 1m 25s faster than the non winners and 1m 31s faster than the pups.

2017 the seniors were 2mins 9 secs faster than the maidens and the all-in was 1min 42 secs faster than the non-winners and 1m 51 secs faster than the pups. Timeform!

Seniors 1 Explore 2 Kenmore 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Washington 5 Layla 6 Glory . 6 Ran Time 30.29.

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Raven’s Crag 3 Miterdale Chance 4 Sandyman 5 Paddywack 6 KInniside Mel . 9 Ran Time 20.38.Also Ran Hawkswood – Captain America – Kinniside Molly

Open Maidens 1 Kinniside Joe 2 Miterdale Proper 3 Kerrymore 4 Kinniside  Beauty 5 Kinniside Spot 6 Kinniside Bess. 14 Ran TIme 18.13.

Also Ran. Miterdale Prim- Black-Eyed -Pea What Look – Eshdal Matilda – Come Home Alfie – Cool Miracle – Ronnie’s Rascal

Open Restricted 1 Song Bird 2  Free Spirit 3 Overwater Jack 4 Miterdale Princess 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 Billy Whizz.7 Ran Time 18.18 Also Ran ‘ Canny Girl.

Report :Only one bookie present until Ian turned up, sheepishly ” I thought they were at 2pm. Only 36 contested the four trails with a fair smattering of Miterdales and Kinnisides.

Explore won nicely in the first ,but, would it have been different if Washington who came with the ‘four’ together hadn’t  downed tools on the hillside and for a minute refused to race. As it was it stopped and Explore beat kennelmate Kenmore- a one -two for the McCleans.

Miterdale Shadow redeemed the local’s pride when he easily won the pups and a host of first time ‘ ticketers’ Raven’s Crag – Sandyman – Paddywack and Mel.

There was no problems in the final two trails where Kinniside Joe tumbled down the hill and Songbird won as she liked and also complimenting ‘joe’s win in the maidens were ‘Beauty’ ,’Spot’ and ‘Bess’  ” The Kinnisides’.

Seniors 1 DEBRA 2 Endure 3 Prudence , 4 Ran 3 finished. Also Ran Arizona

Time. 30.30.

Pups 1 DEL BOY 2 Provincial 3 Atlas 4 Thorn Diamond 5 Broncho 6 Impulse. 27 Ran Time 18.58.

Also Ran. Black Legend- Sergeant James – Rio – Rodney Rascal – Red Will – Showcase –  Huntsman’s Magician – Mystery Bound- Uldale Tramp – Sa y It All As It Is – Blue Solo -Kinniside Meg – Kinniside Molly – Kinniside Mel – Foxparke  Golden Balls – Foxparke Jucy Fruity -Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward Pride –  foxparke Katie Loo –  Foxparke Diamond. Foxparke Lucy Lou.

Open Maidens 1 Captain Jack 2 Artisan 3 Step Up 4 Sugar Ray 5 Wanted 6 Irish Pride. 34 Ran Time 17.26.

Also Ran.  Barncroft Gold – Westgate Luther – Keystone – Jazz Band – Accolade – Gambler – Westgate Autumn – My Way – Frankel – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Yabadabbado – Foxparke Hooligan – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Blue Boy – Carrick – McCoy – Foxparke Babushka -Night Vision- Sultan –  Stand By – Kinniside Joe – KInniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Spot – Jimmy Choo – Flashdance – Skiddadle – Breeze.

Report.

The first of the season at Gamelsby and the sizeable patrons were rewarded with three exciting finishes.

Only four seniors ,quickly reduced to three as Arizona failed to negotiate the first turn and retuned on the outgoing trail. ( can’t win them all) that left Debra, who came with a nice lead, only to lose it to Endure  ,then get it back, and hold  it to the line, Prudence was back in third and was reported to have tender feet.

The pup trail and it was a non -winners-maiden and pup trail combined and finishing  fast from a group of seven was Alan Blacklock’s Del Boy,  ” I was keeping it for the non- winners on Sunday” so were the rest of them !

The open maidens went to Captain Jack who in a bunched finish held on from veteran Artisan, who led for most of the trail, and Step Up

Ps In reference to being accused of calling somebody “fat” , the reference to the young lady regarding her ability to hold a boisterous hound, with the words , it will not pull her over, was a light hearted comment and should be taken thus.

Seniors 1 ARIZONA 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Queen 4 Prudence 5 Buble 6 Canny Mover . 9 Ran Time 27.30. Also Ran Jenny’s Rose – Liz – Showtime.

Pups 1 Overwater Stanley 2 Provincial 3 Huntsman’s Magician 4 Rodney Rascal 5 Sergeant James 6 Hawkswood . 16 Ran Time 23.41.

Also Ran  Rio – Mystery Bound – HI Jack – Mac’s Choice – Thorn Diamond – Showcase – Steel End –  Del Boy – Raven Crag – Nixon.

All-In 1 Thorn Fire 2  Tommy’s Legacy 3 Eden Rossi 4 General James 5 Paloma Faith 6 Hunter’s Dale.31 Ran Time 19.08.

Also Ran = Accolade – Silver Dusk – Razzle Dazzle – Canny Girl – Billy Bowe – Cartier – Eden Rocco – Layla – Levitate – Summer Dancer – Summer Rose – Remember Me – Lady Bethan –  Westgate Belle – Westgate Autumn – Kaiser Sosa – Chavenel – Lone Rebel – – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By – Spring Rose – Overwater Arnie – Dawn – Flash Dance.

Report. Only nine seniors ,mind, there was a few more in the all- in, and it was first win of the season for Arizona who beat off the challenge of Jenny’s Delight,  after Prudence had led them a merry dance for most of the trail but dropped back to finish fourth, Queen and Buble ,first timers in the Lazonby senior rank were third and fifth and Russel was quoted as saying ‘Watch out next time’.

The pups had an untimely scale on the finish perhaps due to  the fact that somebody drove his car over the trail and spread it about .Not sure who it was but it was a Kia with a dint in the front.

The consensus of opinion is that the result was not affected as Overwater Stanley won handily from Provincial  and ‘Magician’. the first  five were well clear of the remainder.

The all-in was once again won by Thorn Fire, fourth of the season!nearly  four minutes faster than the pups- they finished bunched up and overheard was ‘ I thought I was fifth ‘ ” it doesn’t matter it’s an all-in , a £2 run.”

Seniors. 1 ENDURE 2 Debra 3 Try Again 4 Liz 5 Arizona 6 Washington. 9 Ran Time 28.40. Also Ran . Try Time – Showtime- Sunset Ridge.

Pups 1 CRAZY 2 Rio 3 Provincial 4 Broncho 5 Del Boy 6 Kinniside Meg. 25 Ran Time 17.36.

Also Ran – Huntsman’s Magician. – Escape – Red Will- Rodney Rascal-Black Legend – Showcase- Say It As It Is-Mystery Bound – Impulse- Foxparke  Billy Elliot – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Foxparke Homewards Pride – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Diamond- Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Katy Lou – Kinniside Molly- Kinniside Mel

Open maidens 1 STEP UP  2 Carrick  3 Sugar Ray 4 Artisan 5 Irish Pride 6 Miterdale Steel.27 Ran Time 16.45

.Also Ran .- Frankel – Jimmy Choo – Eden Rocco – McCoy – Summer Rose – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke  Yabadabbadoo – Keystone – jazz Band – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Spot – Wanted – Breeze – Captain Jack – Foxparke Babushka – Fireman Sam – Night Vision – Skiddadle.

All- In 1 THORN FIRE 2 Eden Rossi 3 Canny Mover 4 Accolade 5 Just Mick 6 Dairy Lightning. 13 Ran Time 17.03.

Also Ran. Westgate Belle-Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Mamma Mia – Foxparke So Be It- Showtime – Littman – Ben 10.

Summary of the first three meetings at Oulton, as seen from a scouts view.

The first three meets at Oulton and out of the eleven trails just one finish was seen but that doesn’t take away the excitement and the ‘crack’.

Endure showed his liking for the course with a treble and the former border hound Showtime showed his dislike , refusing at Raby, on all three occasions,. By the way the cur dogs don’t help, we ,once enticed them with a titbit and put them on leads.

Crazy won all three pup trails, unfortunately the first  one was overtime, not for the first time, but once they have had a ‘look’ things improved , just as well as it puts a lot of pressure on the scouts, hounds returning on a fast road on which some drivers take a great delight in trying to break the sound barrier.

It didn’t rain for the all-in on Sunday it absolutely threw it down just as the hounds were slipped, in five minutes there was an inch of water flowing down the road. David Studholme, who doesn’t like hi viz was seen putting on water-wings, can’t swim?

How many pups -24 . Chief scout Harry counts across the first road,all 24 of them in the road at the same time, 25 says Harry, Can’t be ? we will count them across the fields , confirmed 24 by two specialists ( Abacus) . A phone call confirmed 25 but the scouts on the second crossing were unaware, so a car is dispatched to inform the scouts of an extra runner (all in a days work).

At the ‘wood corner’ crossing there is no signal and all communication is by car, so down the road we go to inform the scout that we haven’t a clue where a number of hounds are but to stay there until ‘the cows come home’. That’s Dickie’s Sunday night church service on hold!

By the way the grass is long next to the trod going into the ‘last wood’ ask Keith Smith.

A stranger pulled up and said’ I’ve just seen a tall person walking across the moss ,He was yellow ,wearing an odd cap and carrying a bottle and pulling something, was I seeing things’. No! that was Phil , known locally as the ‘ Cockermouth Canary’

Poor Jazz Band , leads all the way and then comes to that last climb , he probably knows how Mallory felt,

I didn’t mention Grange Music winning the open maidens. living on the outskirts of the HTA, Graham Thornton from Millhead Carnforth has a long journey for most of the trails and a willing helper in the Westmorland Area deserves a  little bit of luck and also overdue a win was ‘Scrunt’ aka Bill with Sunset Ridge and not often in the winners enclosure ‘Kipper’ who’s Step Up did just that to win on Sunday.

And finally 142 hounds ran over the three meets and 24 of them were Foxparkes .

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Prudence 3 Try Again 4 Debra 5 Arizona 6 Eden Rossi . 7 Ran Time 28.18.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Rodney Rascal 3 Broncho 4 Escape 5 Impulse 6 Foxparke Billy Elliot. 15 Ran Time 18.02. Also Ran . Mystery Bound – See it As It Is_ Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke  Katy Lou – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Golden Balls.

Open Maidens 1 Sunset Ridge 2 Jazz Band 3 Carrick 4 Del Boy 5 Irish Pride 6 Wanted. 15 Ran Time 17.39. Also Ran.

Rio – Eden Rocco – Gambler – Keystone – Jimmy Choo – McCoy – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Captain Jack – .