Results & Reports

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Delight 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Queen 4 Persian Bay 5 Thorn Dancer 6 Buble. 12 Ran time 25.29.  Also Ran Accolade – Tommy’s Legacy – Kaiser Sosa – Bewitched – Huntsman’s Jewel  Menorah, .

Senior Maidens 1 Manna 2 Thorn Diamond 3 Foxparke Artiste  4 Kinniside Bess 5 Kinniside Beauty 6 Foxparke  Peggy Sue  15 Ran Time 27.39 Also Ran My Way – Yogi Bear – Chavenel – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Maybe – Howgill Annabella – Sultan

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Jenny’s Breeze 3 Cuchulainn 4 Kinniside Mel 5 Hawkswood 6 Foxparke Billy Elliot 11 Ran Time 18 13. Also Ran Huntsman’s Mist – Paddy wack – KInniside Mel – Steel End – Sergeant James

Open Non Winners 1 Sandyman 2 Kinniside Molly 3 West Tip 4 Foxparke Hooligan 5 Sparrowmire Casanova 6 Raven Crag . 8 Ran Time 20.31. Also Ran Uldale Tramp – Cracking Star –

Open Restricted 1 Sweet Harmony 2 Paloma Faith 3 Persian Prince 4 Overwater Jack 5 Dawn 6 Grange Music .

14 Ran Time 17.47.Also Ran Willow Bay – Hunter’s Dale – Marlou – Casanova – Billy Whizz – Kinniside Joe – Overwater Jack – Ladybird .

Veterans 1 Artisan 2 Capetown 3 Canny GIrl 4 Tagget 5 Quiet Linnet 6 Cherish . 8 Ran Time 18.54. Also Ran Black Eyed Boy  Kerrymore.

Report to follow ( off to Dearham) . Starter for ten– All was Sweet Harmony, Batty turned up to a cheer reserved for a rosette throwing gold medallist, the finish steep but like Manna from heaven they descended , Delight might have scuppered Aura’s title  Breeze nearly did Major and out of the mist the Sandyman cometh and for the last time in an illustrious career , Artisan was first over the tape bringing down the curtain and bowing out gracefully.

The senior trail was shortened due to remedial work or to put it bluntly , a pile of stone was in the way,last time a number of hounds ran over them, couldn’t risk it again and what was the outcome , 29 seconds to spare, good timing ????. Jenny’s delight showed Jenny’s Aura how to descend but there wasn’t a lot between them over the line, Queen was a close third..

The maidens and after a scale or two it was once more the downhill finish that determined the winner, as Manna relishing the “drop” was to strong for the junior Thorn Diamond.

Huntsman’s major had his work cut out to pass and hold off Jenny’s Breeze with Cuchulainn a close third in the puppy trail and following on was the non- winners and the smile on  Mrs Brumage nee Crowe’s face said it all as Sandyman ( Sandy Crowe )held on to beat Kinniside Molly and West Tip ( minus a lead).

Sweet Harmony made the journey from Skelton worthwhile when she won the restricted trail from Paloma Faith and in the veterans winning for the last time and bringing to an end an illustrious  career was ARTISAN who kept the favourite Capetown at bay to win by a length.

Thanks to all that attended and a gateman’s tale,. John Wharton who is our regular gateman does his job very diligently and although at a disadvantage because he doesn’t know everybody caused a ripple of laughter when he asked Robyn Napier if she had any  hounds, the answer she gave- yes! nine!. ( plus a master and whipper -in.

REPORT.

We start with a difference , somebody said I  look forward to your report,

Firstly a thank you to the local farmers,, a special thank you to the two trailers , Ian and Tony, a thankless task in difficult conditions,the Whitehaven Area Committee and anybody else I have missed.

Now for the rest of the day- count to ten —-slowly 1—2—3 then take a step back and look at yourselves, you would have thought that everything was done on purpose.

The hound that returned to the trail field wasn’t chased back again on purpose, the hounds that ran off on the finish of the restricted trail didn’t do it to annoy everybody.

It was one of those days that you get now and then, one of those days!

The restricted trail , the Judge is the only person to Judge, he or she can resort to the camera if necessary and the tape is only a guide to help the judge in arriving at his decision . Therefore if the first six decide to cross the line showing their backsides , jumping a gate and disappearing then how an earth can he with conviction name a result. Those who disagree with the decision of the area Committee , there are proceedings in place and they don’t include Frisbee style , rosette throwing ., still counting, 1   2   3   4.

Now for the trails – In the seniors “Aura led them a merry dance until they disappeared from view and after been reported  getting  wrong at the road crossing and then when most of the field seemed to be in with a shout coming of the fell towards the finish.  It still was a surprise when outsider Accolade took the cheers ( bookies)Aura was second and Denzil in third.

In the senior maidens and Maybe popped up getting the better of Sultan and a posse of foxparkes , and it was a pup trail slower than the seniors.

The eagerly awaited race between the leading pups didn’t disappoint as “Shadow” got the verdict over ” Major ” by half a length and in the puppy maidens the only finisher was Major’s junior Sergeant James in a five minute plus five minutes trail..

Black Eyed Pea made it two in a week when beating only six rivals led in by Free Spirit.

Sorry no videos .

Senior 1 Accolade 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Washington 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Bewitched 6 Huntsman’s Jewel 16 Ran Time 29.56

.Also Ran. Buble- MIterdale Copper= Liz – Song Bird – Thorn Dancer – Tommy’s Legacy – Arizona – Bedazzled – Sambuca – Menorah.

Senior Maidens 1 Maybe 2 Sultan 3 Foxparke Yabadabadoo  4 Miterdale Proper 5 Foxparke Artiste 6 KInniside Bess 21 Ran Time 44.04

Also Ran. Casanova – Yogi Bear – Keystone = Great Gable – Lady Annne =- My Way – Chavenel – Westgate Autumn – – Kinniside Beauty – Foxparke Peggy Sue – – Foxparke So Be iT – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude.-Fireman Sam.

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2  Huntsman’s Major 3 Black Legend 4 Jenny’s Breeze 5 Steel End 6 Red Will 12 Ran Time 16.02.

Also Ran .Huntsman’s Mist – Kinniside Meg – Foxparke Bilkly Elliot – Hawkswood – Foxparke Golden Balls – Mystery Bound –

Pup Maidens 1 Sergeant James  14 Ran Time 32.26.

Also Ran. Huntsman’s Magician – Provincial – Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Lucy Lou = Foxparke Homeward Pride – Thorn Diamond – Sandy man – Paddy wack – Cuchulainn- Raven Crag – See It As IT Is – Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Molly –

Open Restricted 14 Ran Race declared void.The first six crossed the line at such an angle it was impossible to give a verdict.

I was opposite the penultimate field and the first three there  were Dawn, Marlou and Kenmore.

Runners: Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Hunter’s Dale – Foxparke Invisible – Billy Whizz – Grange Music – Marlou – Ladybird – Sweet Harmony – Kinniside Joe – Kenmore – Night Vision.- Overwater Jack – Dawn.

Veterans 1 Black- Eyed – Pea 2 Free Spirit 3 Quiet Linnet 4 Two Tone 5 Artisan . 7 Ran 5 finished  Time 20.04. Also Ran – Kerrymore – Tagget..

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Menorah 3 Thorn Dancer  4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Bewitched 6 Marlou .  24 Ran Time 27.31

.Also Ran Persian Prince -Jenny’s Rose – Persian Bay – Billy Whizz – Overwater Jack –  Kaiser Sosa – Songbird – Miterdale Steel – Overwater Roger – Overwater Bessy – Night Vision – Bedazzled – Miterdale Copper – Cool enough – Hunter’s Dale – Quiet Otter – Sweet Harmony – Ladybird -=

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major  2 Red Will 3 Foxparke Billy Elliot 4 Overwater Stanley 5 Huntsman’s Mist  6 Jenny’s Breeze.18 Ran Time 17.42. Also Ran– Sandyman- Paddywack – Overwater Stanley – Black Legend – Steel End – Nikita – Raven Crag – Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Kinniside Meg .

Open Maidens 1 Great Gable 2 KInniside Molly 3 Foxparke Yabbadabbadoo – West Tip 5 Carrick 6 Out Of The Blue.

28 Ran Time 17.40. Also Ran .Howgill Annabella – Sergeant James – Come Home Alfie – Maybe – Miterdale Proper – Bronco – thorn Diamond – Sultan – Artemis – Meadow Josie – Rodney Rascal – Hi Mac – Kinniside Bess =- Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Molly – Captain Jack -Layla – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Wansfell – Foxparke Hooligan – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Rosie Lee –

Veterans 1 Black Eyed Pea 2 Cherish 3 Quiet Linnet 4 Kerry more 5 Free Spirit 6 Canny Girl . 8 Ran Time 17.49.also ran What Look – Jimmy Choo .

Report . Buttermere , a lone fixture ,no opposition, plenty of runners ,something for bookies and punters alike, competition for the hounds, like garlic bread ,the future!!!

In the seniors as early as the first few minutes did Jenny’s Aura stamp her authority on the trail and hardly ever headed stormed home to win comfortably from Menorah and Thorn Dancer.

The puppy trail and an opportunity for Huntsman’s Major to ,peg one back from Miterdale Shadow, and he didn’t disappoint with an easy win from Red Will and Foxparke (dancing ) Billy Elliot.

Now for the maidens and there is a saying in trailing “Be patient the last shall be first” now I am not saying that the first hound home should have been last but it was a tipsy-turvy race as they negotiated the footpath and then the descent to the last field, the lead changing constantly  until Great Gable appeared with a yard or two and he won with consummate ease, much to Liz’s surprise, the rest of them well the one that did lead as they turned for home finished last.

Black Eyed Pea held on in the vets from a fast finishing favourite Cherish and once again the three short trail times -all within 10 seconds.

Seniors 1 Sambuca 2 Quiet Linnet 3 Silver Dusk 4 Liz 5 Cool Enough 6 Overwater Roger.  10 Ran Time 30.48. Also Ran.Fireman Sam – Overwater Hally – Washington – Accolade.

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Rio 3 Black Legend 4 Escape 5 Foxparke Golden Balls 6 Huntsman’s Major. 15 Ran Time 16.57. Also Ran.Overwater Stanley – Mystery Bound – Jenny’s Breeze – Red Will – Del Boy – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Uldale Tramp = Nixon – Crazy –

Open Maidens 1 Thorn Diamond 2 Meadow Josie 3 Rodney Rascal 4 Captain Jack 5 Bronco 6 Foxparke So Be It.   22 Ran Time 17.09.

Also Ran. l – Sugar ray – Blue Solo – Barncroft Gold – Westgate Luther – West Tip – Provincial – Wansfell-  Foxparke Rosy Lee – Foxparke Peggy Sue -Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Hooligan – Foxparke  Homeward Dude – Foxparke Yabadabbaoo Carrick – Spring Rose.- Foxparke Artiste –

Veterans 1 Westgate Belle 2 Artisan 3 Quiet Linnet 4 Keystone 5 Free Spirit 6 Jimmy Choo. 8 Ran Time 17.05. Also Ran .Huntsman’s Hope – Flash Dance .

Report : The race for the junior title tilted in favour of Miterdale Shadow as he outpointed Huntsman’s Major at Dearham last night Shadow is now three clear into the last month.

The afternoon’s events got underway with a one -two in the seniors for the ( in order of seniority)  Caspar, Chutzy, Neil, and Gordon, Sambuca , who finished strongly to beat Quiet Otter and Silver Dusk , a close third.

Thorn Diamond had no trouble  in winning the maidens and equally Westgate Belle in the last.

Seniors 1 Tommy’s Legacy 2 Willow Bay 3 Sambuca 4 Persian Prince 5 Jenny’s Rose 6 Jenny’s Delight. 17 Ran . Time 31.10.

Also Ran.Persian Bay – Cool Enough – Queen – Accolade – Quiet Otter – Explore – Kenmore – liz – Miterdale Steele – Kaiser Sosa – Menorah.

Senior Maidens 1 Summer Rose 2 Maybe 3 Sultan 4 Fireman Sam 5 Chavenel 6 Manna . 18 Ran Time 33.16..

Also ran – Sugar Ray – Sparrowmire Angel – Sparrowmire Lily – Venus – Eden Rocco – Howgill Annabella – Layla – West Tip – My Way – Keystone – Two Tone – Aspire.

Pups 1 Black Legend 2 Nikita 3 Red Will 4 Huntsman’s Major 5 Hi Mac 6 Huntsman’s Magician . 9 Ran time 22.33. Also Ran Cuchulainn- Foxparke Billy Elliot – Artemis.

Pup Maidens 1 Escape 2 Thorn Diamond 3 Provincial 4 Sergeant James 5 Raven Crag 6 Nixon . 6 Ran Time 27.02.

Report : A new venue , spoilt by the weather, nevertheless the potential is there for the future, long finish, good viewing., accessible field. I say good viewing , on a clear day I can see for miles and miles but the hills today were mist shrouded to such an extent I nearly lost a tenner on summat I couldn’t see.

The seniors and they came in two by two, the windy conditions combined with a fresh venue somewhat contributed to the hounds being spread the length of the fell but not taking anything away from  Tommy’s who kept on strongly to beat Willow Bay and Sambuca.

The senior maidens and four hounds came clear the indomitable Fireman Sam in front , but it was the finishing speed of Summer Rose that won the day beating another sharp finisher in Maybe with swinging in third was Sultan.

Now for the juniors and could the Major pull one back on his rival, not if Black Legend can rid of his seconditis and he did, but not without trying , reluctantly winning from Nikita and Red Will.

Only six Puppy Maidens and getting away from the other five ,or Escaping as it’s called, was Evie Moore’s charge Escape and the best finish of the afternoon concerned the next four home.

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Marlou 3 Bedazzled 4 Songbird 5 Miterdale Copper 6 Ladybird. 8 Ran Time 26 44.

Also Ran Thorn Dancer – Huntsman’s Jewel.

Senior Maidens 1 Kinniside Beauty 2 Manna 3 Miterdale Proper 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Kinniside Bess 6 Foxparke Peggy Sue. 16 Ran Time 30.07..

Also Ran  Great Gable – Out Of The Blue – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Artistye – Westgate Autumn – Casanova – Blue Solo- Foxparke Yabadabadoio – Foxparke Rosie Lee.- yogi bear

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Hawkswood 3 Kinniside Molly 4 Kinniside Meg 5 Foxparke Golden Balls 6 Kinniside Mel . 14 Ran Time 18.41.

Also Ran  Paddywack – Sandyman – Jennies Breeze – Huntsman’s Mist – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Juicy Fruity –

Open Restricted 1 Bewitched 2 Overwater Jack 3 Night vision 4 Hunter’s Dale5 Billy Whizz 6 Foxparke  Invisible.  12 Ran Time 18.55

Also Ran- Dawn – Razzle Dazzle – Paloma Faith – Foxparke Hooligan – Sweet Harmony – Black Eyed Boy.

Veterans 1 Cherish  2 Quiet Linnet 3 Artisan 4 Capetown 5Huntsman’s Hope 6 Free Spirit. 12 Ran Time 19 16–

Also Ran What Look – Black – Eyed – Pea – Kerrymore – Canny Girl Tagget  – come Home Alfie.

REPORT. The British weather, a phone call to Eskdale Saturday morning to confirm that the show was on and to let the organisers know that due to the weather I wouldn’t be present. The answer, the sun is shining ,the field is dry ,what’s the problem, the problem there’s a foot of water in the main road , all fire appliances are on full flood alert and the wind and rain is due west..

Apparently the depression was over Millom ( nothing new then) and missed out Eskdale and therefore out came the sunglasses , chair, and an ice cream.

Oh there was five trails and another Rosthwaite double , this time in the shape of Bewitched and Cherish, the former won the restricted trail ,or the silent finish event, we want a short trail but we’d rather not win!

In contrast Jenny’s Aura,with all guns blazing, notched up win number 13 and is now only 4 behind Endure , she won with plenty in hand as did Miterdale Shadow in the juniors  and in the senior maidens Kinniside Beauty held off the three challengers to record an overdue success, whilst her four kennel mates also finished in the first six.

Seniors 1 Miterdale Steele 2 Buble 3 Queen 4 Washington 5 Songbird 6 Galemire Grace . 11 Ran Time 26.51.

Pups 1 MIterdale Shadow 2 Kinniside Molly 3 Kinniside Meg 4  Hawkswood 5 Sergeant James 6 Cuchulainn  8 Ran Time 18.11

Open Maidens 1 Capetown 2 Kinniside Beauty 3 Kinniside Meg 4 Kiniside Bess 5 Escape 6 Wansfell . 11 Ran Time 18.15.

Seniors 1 Bedazzled 2 Marlou 3 Thorn Dancer 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Bewitched 6 Menorah .12 Ran time 26.49.Also Ran  Huntsman’s Jewel – Tommy’s Legacy- Explore – Overwater Roger – Overwater Bessy – Overwater Hally .

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Black Legend 3 Nikita 4 Jenny’s Breeze 5 Thorn Diamond 6 Artemis . 20 Ran Time 16.25. Also Ran . Huntsman’s Mist – Bronco – Overwater Stanley  – Provincial – Foxparke Billy Elliot- Steel End -Huntsman’s Magician – Hawkswood – Crazy – blue Solo –  Hi Mac – Red Will – Foxparke Golden Balls – Del Boy .

Open Restricted 1 Cherish 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Kenmore 4 Manna 5 Summer  Rose 6 Razzle Dazzle. 26 Ran Time 16.23. Also Ran, Maybe – Cracking Gold – Dawn – West Tip – Canny Girl – ladybird – Keystone – Hunter’s Dale – – Quiet Linnet – grange Music– Out Of The Blue -= Great Gable – Tagget- McCoy – Carrick – Foxparke Invisible – Eden Rocco –  Sultan.- Two Tone- Paloma Faith.

Report.The race for the puppy Championship is coming to the boil both Miterdale Shadow and Huntsman’s Major are neck and neck on 33 wins apiece, tonight Major had to pull out all the stops as He came from third to win by a length from the ever present Black Legend (second again )and Nikita who is running to her early season form.

And while we are on the short trails, veteran Cherish showed she still has young legs as she held her junior Sweet Harmony all the way to the line in a time , all of two seconds faster than the pups.

And while we are still on the short trails,. Bedazzled came from behind to beat Marlou  in the seniors and was the first leg of a double ,once more ,for Rosthwaite. The favourite Jenny’s Aura had a bit of ground to make up from halfway and finished fourth with Thorn Dancer in third splitting the Borrowdale four.

-Seniors 1 MIterdale Steel 2 Overwater Jack 3 Galemire Grace 4 Night vision 5 Songbird 6 Ladybird  10 Ran Time 27.28. Also Ran- Billy Whizz – Kinniside Joe – Accolade – Miterdale Copper –

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Kinniside Molly 2 Kinniside Meg 4 Kinniside mel  5 Sandyman 6 Paddywack 7 Ran Time 18.38. Also Ran Sergeant James .

Veterans 1 Capetown 2 Artisan 3 Westgate Belle  4 Kerrrymore 5 Black Eyed Pea 6 Glory 9 Ran Time 18.39. Also Ran – Free Spirit – Jimmy Choo – What Look .

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Washington 3 Buble 4 Explore 5 Persian Bay 6 Wild Gypsy 9 Ran Time 29.28. Also Ran Queen – Sparrowmire Angel – Jenny’s Rose.

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Nikita 3 Cuchulainn 4 Steel End 5 Del Boy 6 Sparrowmire Lily . 6 Ran Time 20.30.

Open Maidens 1 Howgill Annabelle 2 Artemis 3 Sultan 4 West Tip 5 Sparrowmire Lily 6 Provincial . 10 Ran Time 21.27. Also Ran-Eden Rocco – Lady Anne – Aspire – black Eyed Boy .

Open Restricted 1 Persian Prince 2 Razzle Dazzle 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Hunter’s Dale 5 Cracking Gold 6 Mr Ant . 12 Ran Time 20.18 Also Ran . Willow Bay – Kenmore – Paloma Faith – Huntsman’s Hope – Grange Music – Canny Girl.

Report. A double double at Shap on a pleasant Sunday afternoon,. The Bland – Barrow combination and Ian and Ann Bell. It was also an afternoon that Peter ( Super ) Green slipped and caught the two Burneside winners as Ian wasn’t feeling up to scratch, somebody quipped when was the last time Greeny had two winners in one day, It was the twelfth of never and that’s a long long time !!!.

In the seniors Jenny’s Aura kept up her pursuit of Endure with an easy win over Washington and Buble and likewise in the juniors ” Major” drew level at the top when he easily outpointed his five opponents .

The maiden trail and the consistent Howgill Annabelle  ,again. was an easy winner but she was handed the race when Artemis ran off in the closing stages and by a similar margin in the last Persian Prince was  the winner , Razzle Dazzle finished second and took the lead in the points comp for restricted hounds..

Seniors 1 Bedazzled 2 = Thorn Dancer – Menorah 4 Marlou 5 Tommy’s Legacy 6 Night vision . 22 Ran Time 34.02

.Also Ran Huntsman’s Jewel – Cool Enough – Canny Mover — Sambuca – Quiet Otter – Overwater Hally – Overwater Roger – Liz – Silver Dusk – Arizona – Ladybird – Free Spirit- Miterdale Prim – Bewitched – General James – Kaiser Sosa –

Senior Maidens 1 Sugar Ray 2 My Way 3 Westgate Autumn  4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Maybe 6 Summer Rose .17 Ran Time 34.08. Also Ran . Layla – Miterdale Proper – Chavenel – Fireman Sam – Foxparke Peggy Sue -Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke yabadabadoo- KInniside Bess – KInniside Beauty – Manna – Foxparke Homeward Dude ..

Pups 1 Jenny’s Breeze 2 Black Legend 3 Foxparke Golden Balls 4 Red Will 5 Miterdale Shadow 6 Hi Mac.  13 Ran Time 18.43. Huntsman’s MIst – Mystery Bound – Kinniside Meg – Foxparke Billy Elliot – Crazy – Hawkswood .- Steel End.

Pup Maidens 1 Huntsman’s Magician 2 Paddywack 3 Escape 4 thorn Diamond 5 Blue Solo 6 Sandyman . 17 Ran Time 19.49. Also Ran .  – Rodney Rascal – Sergeant James –  Say It As It Is – Kinniside Meg – Kinniside Molly – Foxparke Lucy Lou = Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Raven Crag –  Brobco – Foxparke Homeward Again.

Open Restricted 1 Cherish 2  Sweet Harmony 3 Overwater Jack 4 Dawn 5 Tagget 6 Quiet Linnet. 9 Ran Time 18.17. Also Ran Westgate Belle_ Foxparke Invisible- Billy Whizz,

Report . To show that this report is unbiased and fair we will start with the maidens, look at the time – only six seconds slower than the senior trail, that puts the maidens on a par with their counterparts – well ! in theory anyway! . But take into consideration I wasn’t shouting ( backed another one) but lisa gave it her best shot and deserves a win, well done! by the way the prize money is in an envelope marked ” Chair”. Unlucky in the race was My Way which lived up to his name and did it his way which unfortunately wasn’t the right one. The first four did a lap of honour and Fiona did an excellent job in judging the wayward hounds , and to cap it all the first hound to actually cross the tape was Maybe , that’s the one I backed, funny old game!

Onto the seniors and the Michael Renney memorial trails , for those who didn’t know Michael ,he was a bookie of the highest calibre and his proper job was a coalman or a purveyor of anthracite, who’s life was taken away long before he was due and we miss the controversial , but genial gent !

The seniors came onto the sharp downhill descent in a bunch and  out of it came the Rosthwaite hound Bedazzled getting up on the line to pip Thorn Dancer and Menorah who tied for second.

At this Stage the Committee would like to thank the anonymous lady who quickly reported a hound which had become entangled in a wicket gate , fortunately the hound was no worse and if anybody knows who the person was will they please get in touch !

The pups and Black Legend led down the finish to within an “inch! of the line but once more “pipped” this time by Jenny’s Breeze , that’s number 17, Miterdale Shadow could only manage fifth but still retains the Championship lead.

The puppy maidens and Les Reid had a heart-stopping moment when Huntsman’s Magician , who was well clear at the time, decided to go back to the following pack and give them another chance at winning,  but he was still in charge and instead of beating Paddywack by a distance he settled for a dog length. Not a problem but who said Abracadabra go back!

In the final trail , restricted to the quicker of the short trails and won by a veteran, Cherish, completing a kennel double for the Jackson’s in front of Sweet Harmony and Overwater Jack.

Seniors 1 Persian Bay 2 Accolade 3 Jenny’s Aura 4 Washington 5 Marlou 6 Wild Gypsy .12 Ran Time 28.10.Also Ran . Jenny’s Rose – Summer Rose – Huntsman’s Jewel – Thorn Dancer – Sweet Harmony – Overwater Bessy –

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Nikita 3 Foxparke billy Elliot 4 Cuchulainn 5 Overwater Stanley 6 Jenny’s Breeze . 8 Ran Time 18,57 Also Ran  Del Boy = Huntsman’s Mist

Open Maidens 1 Two Tone 2 Capetown 3 Thorn Diamond 4 Bronco 5 Artemis 6 Maybe . 13 Ran Time 23.56. Also Ran West Tip – Manna – Sultan – Layla –  – McCoy – Carrick – Eden Rocco..

Report. Persian Bay kept up her momentum with another win , this time at the expense of Accolade and Jenny’s Aura, who was reported to have scaled in the first ten minutes and together with Sweet Harmony put in a circle and at one stage looked like returning to the start.

Huntsman’s Major had a workmanlike success in the juniors beating the over- enthusiastic Nikita with “Billy” in third.

In the last race and the hounds passed the trail Field , “Well spread out!, something was amiss as the winning hound Two Tone took all off five minutes longer than the pups to complete the same trail.

Seniors 1 Song Bird 2 Buble 3 Kinniside Beauty 4 Miterdale Steel 5 Explore 6 Galemire Grace. 17 Ran Time 27.28.

Also Ran. Miterdale Copper- Queen – Miterdale Prim -Overwater  Jack – General James -Yogi Bear – Casanova -Kenmore = Bedazzled – Bewitched -Ladybird

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Kinniside Molly 3 Kinniside Mel 4 Hi Mac 5 Escape 6 Sergeant James 12 Ran Time 19.02

Also Ran.Sandyman- Paddywack – Kinniside Meg – Hawkswood = Crazy = Steel End.

Open Restricted.1 Black Eyed Pea  2 Kinniside Bess 3 Night Vision 4 Razzle Dazzle 5 Kerrymore 6 Artisan. 13 Ran Time 20.53;

Also Ran. Paloma Faith – Glory – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie = Black Eyed Boy – Cherish- Hunters Dale.

Report> A dampish ,misty evening in  the Miterdale valley and back from holiday the Farrens ,—- Songbird, also back from holiday , Dearham not  Ibiza! She came in front and held off the strong challenge of Buble with Kinniside Beauty finishing strongly in third.

Visibility was  poor and it is likely that the second pup to finish never saw “Shadow” notching up win 32 and is two clear in the puppy championship, A brace of Kinnisides were second and third and Hawkswood ,another runner was still missing at midday on Thursday.

Black eyed Pea won easily in the last with Kinniside Bess in second making it a kinniside treble for second place.

P.S Hawkswood was returned home , none the worse for her experience.

Seniors 1 Washington 2 Sambuca 3 Cool Enough 4 Silver Dusk 5 Arizona 6 Songbird. 8 Ran Time 27.08. Also Ran Wild Gypsy – Kaiser Sosa.

Pups 1 Mystery Bound 2 Rio 3 Black Legend 4 Foxparke Golden Balls 5 Miterdale Shadow 6 Bronco. 13 Ran Time 16.48.

Also Ran Red Will – Say It As It Is- Del Boy – Nixon = Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward pride.

Open Maidens 1 Meadow Josie 2 Captain Jack 3 Barncroft Gold 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Sugar Ray 6 Foxparke Yabadabadoo . 13 Ran Time 17.13

. Also Ran Rodney Rascal – Keystone – Carrick- McCoy- Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Homeward Dude

Open Restricted 1 Ben 10 2 Cracking Gold 3 JLS 4 Starlight 5 Foxparke invisible . 5 Ran Time 20 44.

Report. Washington beat Sambuca for win number six of the season and I managed to get him on film . There wasn’t a great distance between all eight runners and it was only in the later stages that the first two pulled away from Cool  Enough in third ,who was in the rear for most of the trail.

The puppy trail and current table leader Miterdale Shadow could only manage fifth place after losing ground at the halfway stage, the race became a dual between Mystery Bound and Rio the former getting the better by a length, she is in the capable hands of the Brownlee’s whilst Glenis and Ray are on holiday and as one person put it to Victor who caught the winner , “When was the last time you were in the winners enclosure.”

The maiden trail and Meadow Josie came clear in the last 50 meters to beat Captain Jack and Barncroft Gold.

Ben 10 came home in the restricted trail consisting of only 5 runners I suppose three meetings ,15 trails over the weekend in the middle of September, what do you expect!

On Sunday a tongue in cheek experiment was carried out regarding aniseed of old and the present day aniseed. half of the 50 people preferred the scent of the old  and the other half was divided by the modern and couldn’t tell any difference.

Although this was not an accurate test it was noted that while we were on the field the old aniseed crystallized whilst the other stayed in liquid form.  There might be something to work on or it could be a load of balls!

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