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In the last week there have been three fatalities of hounds ,that were in training, an autopsy on one of them revealed Pneumonia was the cause of death, in the other two , who had similar symptoms, the cause was unknown. For the past few months some hounds have been under the vet for one thing and another and there seems to be no underlying cause. There has been a few guesses as to why but nothing conclusive.. The HTA will attempt to try and get an answer and to start with we would like to draw up a dossier of all hounds that have either had an unexplained loss of form, been under the vet without no conclusive reason why , and any hound that has suffered the following symptoms.

Coughing, Wheezing, chest pain, fever , difficult breathing, dehydration and loss of appetite. Your hound may have had these symptoms and made a recovery but we would like to know its history.

The Hound Trailing Association is looking for someone to takeover the post of treasurer. A knowledge of accounting is not necessary but would be a bonus.  Remuneration will be negotiable .

Applicants apply to the Chair – Vice Chair or Secretary by Sunday December 4th 2016.

Haven’t mentioned Caroline’s sense of direction lately, because she has been ‘up to scratch’ until going to Latrigg.

Go around the roundabout at Crosthwaite and take the first right.” I said

” I Know , shut up ” was the reply “.

So ! as we preceded up the east shore of Bassenthwaite , passing a few trailers , she suddenly remarked ” I am going the wrong way, aren’t I”

Well” you told me to shut up!.

The pups did it again at Eskdale – Crossed the road – jumped the wall – and landed squarely on the Hens !

Phil Graham lost his pup at Tallentire on Sunday – where is it ? in the boot of Dickie’s car going backwards and forwards from the last road to the ‘Redmain crossing’

Biggest cheer of the week – Foxparke Mamma Mary  finishing last at Eskdale Show. Nicola was quoted as saying there should be rosettes for the last to finish .Answer as quick as a flash .” Nicola , you haven’t got a room big enough to house them. ”

Took my grandson to Eskdale and on the last road we were whistling and shouting at the sheep to keep them back from the open gate. The hounds came and he started to shout to keep them back as well but they just kept coming.

It was rather wet at Dearham , so wet ,in fact that the canaries were out – alias the Reids.

£75  NO 105 Jackie Steele Skelsmergh Kendal.

£25  No    16  Graham Reid Cockermouth.

The members of the HTA pass on their condolences to Jeanette and the family of Les Hudson, who passed away yesterday.

Jim Bob Batty has lost his house keys and on the same ring ,the safe keys. But according to Jim , there is nothing in the safe and what’s more nothing in the house. If you have any information regarding this please ring Norman as Jim Bob has lost his phone.

Mobile phone kept ringing then went dead when answered, recalled the unknown number, no reply. At Bridekirk it rang again a number of times amd was now beginning to p*** me off.  ” somebody is ringing this mobile and I’m going to —–“just then a titter of laughter from the next car and who is on the phone ‘  Abrahams , grinning like a Cheshire cat– 1-0 ,watch this space !.

Got called Lewis after taking a young lady to watch the hounds cross on Monday at Croasdale, That’s rich coming from somebody who careered down the middle of Dunmail Raise soon after passing her test, as her passenger remarked ‘ never again’!

Quote from MIke Wilding after Bobby had won the non – winners at Westward – ” Look Out we are on a roll”. God Loves a trier!

If strictly wants some more contestants then look no further than Victor Sylvestor aka Brian ( Popeye) Graham.

The first shall be last and the last shall be first- hound trailing proverb that applied to Flawless , last at Ennerdale first at  Lowick- just goes to show!

£75 no 223   H. Rose.

£25 no  12    K . Lynch.

The HTA October trails held on October 1st 2016.

will be hosted by the Aspatria and Wigton area and will be held at

GAMBLESBY .

Jenny’s Aura          24  3  3  3  1  2

General James      16 16  2  5  4  0

Liz                          15  5  5  4  2   4

Silver Dusk            10  2  4  1  2  2

Overwater Roger     7  7  7  4  5  2

Buble                       7  3  2  0  0  0

Miterdale Copper     5  5  5  3  4  3

Eclipse                     5  5  1  2  0  2

Overwater Hally       4  11  6  6  4  1

Miterdale Rusty       4  3  5  3  4  3

Larty Carty               3  1  7  3  1  2

Sweet Harmony       2  5   6  4  3 I

Telstar                      2  5  3  2  4  1

Margaret Rose         2  2  4   2  2  2

Huntsmans Loyal     2  3  0  5  3  1

Quiet Otter               2  2  4  7  5  5

Queen                      2  0  1  0  3  4

Canny Mover            1  6  3  2  3  3

Misha                         1  6  4  4  4  2

Silver Dawn               1  3  2  0  3  0

Just Mick                    1  7  6  6  4  1

Kenmore                     1  1  5  4  4  3

Cool Enough               1  0  0  1  6  4

Phoenix                       1  0  0  0  0  1

Bracelet                             14  8  3  2  1  1

Marli                                  11 5  2  2  1  0

Jenny’s Delight                 10  6  3  4  3  3

Overwater Arnie                10  4  3  5  0  1

Galemire Grace                   8  8  4  4  0  1

Thorn Dancer                     8  0  3  6  0  1

Jazz Singer                         7  4  2  1  0  0

Huntsman’s Jewel               5  4  6  1  2  2

Try Again                             5  3  5  1  0  0

Endure                                 4  5  8  3  3  1

Arizona                                4  0  3  4  7  1

Tommy’s Legacy                  3  3  1  1  1  4

Explore                                 3  0  3  2  2  2

Washington                           2  4  4  9  7  1

Sambuca                                2  2  0  2 4  1

JLS                                         2  1  1  3  2  1

Ladybird                                2  1  3  4  2  2

Meadow Dixie                        2  1  1  3  4  4

Huntsman’s Jenny                 2  0  4  2  2  5

Song Bird                               2  0  2  0  0  0

Persian Bay                           1  4  4  3  4  1

Jenny’s Choice                       1  4  1  4  3  1

Bedazzled                               1  3  0  1  0  0

Lady Bethan                           1  2  4  3  3  3

Westgate Belle                       1  2  1  1  2  4

Debra                                     1  1  1  0  4  0

Serenity                                  1  1  0  0  0  1

Dawn                                       1  1  1  0  1  1

Langdale Ranger                       1  0 3  2  1  1

Santino                                      1  0  2  1  1  1

Izzabella                                   1  0  0  1  1 1

Free Spirit                                 1  0  0  0  0 0

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.