Ward Hall nr Gilcrux Sun 16th Sept.

Seniors 1 Silver Dusk  2 Meadow Josie 3 Mystery Bound 4 Escape 5 Washington 6 sambuca . 11 Ran Time 26.46. Also ran Crazy, Arizona, Foxparke Tramp – Foxparke hooligan..

Pups 1 Tom Thumb 2 Babycham 3 Rover 4 Rhyme 5 Rhythm,6 Cracksman . 16 Ran Time  16.21

. Also Ran  Ranger – Foxparke Jiggly Puff – Foxparke Slo Bro – Foxparke Shaka Laka boom Boom -Foxparke Gypsy Rose –  Barncroft Bob – Encourage –  Ol Blue Eyes – Meadow Spot – Trev .

Open Maidens 1 Cracking Spirit 2 Carrick 3 Kinniside Molly 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 In The Red 6 Captain Jack. 17 Ran Time 16.32. Also Ran Zara-Isabella – Solitaire – Barncroft Gold – Fireman Sam – Nashvillle –  Foxparke  Yabadabddo – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke  Wansfell – Foxparke  Homeward Dude –

Open Restricted 1 JLS 2 Breeze 3 Rita 4 Dairy Lightning 5 Kinniside Beauty 6Kinniside Meg . 14 Ran Time 16.10. Also Ran Foxparke Jewel – Foxparke  Zip IT –  Kinniside Bess – Raven Crag – – Hunter’s Dale -Ben 10-Bronco.

Report. I suppose that a good indicator of good- decent trails is the comparisons of the times in the short trails. IE  16.21–16.32,-16,10, Those were the times today and of course were good trails – not as good as the weather , a September Sunday in the sun.

In the seniors four hounds established a lead and the odds on favourite Silver Dusk duly obliged with a narrow win over Meadow Josie.

Tom Thumb made in two in the week when he finished alone in the  puppy trail,  where Babycham finished fast to deny Rover of second Place.

Again it was the stronger on the uphill finish that gained the day and in the maidens and restricted events ,Cracking Spirit and JLS were both the victors.

Now a tale that I promised not to tell::

Timekeeper and Starter conversation before the start of the maidens.( pure guesswork)

Timekeeper- 16 runners one short

Starter.  Are you sure ” count them again ”

T             One Short

S             Look at the entries and see who it is

T             Ok

T              I can’t see Zara on  the line.

S            WHAT!  You are slipping Zara

T             No!  you are!

S              How can I slip her when I am the starter,

t                How can I slip her when I am marking the hounds and timekeeping.

16 hounds on the line , Zara sat in the red van two fields away .

As they say in hooky Street ” You just cannot get the staff.” Sorry girls!