QH3 Run 767. General Havelock, Ilkeston. 30/07/2012

Venue: General Havelock
Hare: Barritone
Weather: A pleasant summer's evening


The Quorn Hash tonight made a rare visit to Ilkeston in Derbyshire. Too Tuf and Chicki were there for the start of the hash though the hare (Barritone) wasn't. Anxious moments for the pack, Barritone had set out at four, was this going to be a long one? Dobber looked concerned. We also had  a visitor from warmer parts (Middle East) - welcome Alco Banana, hope to see you again next year.

Who says Dobber
 never runs on a hash?

Good to have Chicki and Too Tuf running with the pack, and even Butcher's Dog was back. Almost had the "A Team" on checking duty. In the absence of the hare the ON OUT was well marked with some strategically placed arrows to ensure we left the streets of Ilkeston quickly. A masterful display of haring with some excellent checks and plenty of flour. Most false trails were long and usually terminated by a bar. The checks kept the pack together, even Dobber kept up. Butt Plug, Malteaser and Bugger all playing their part in checking false trails, the latter, again appointed RA for the day, falsely marking a number of checks on account of poor calling. Alco Banana obviously enjoyed the novelty of running amongst so much greenery and for a visitor was not timid in doing plenty of checking. The wasteland and disused railway track south of Shipley Park was ideal for hashing. The hare finally caught us up about halfway round during a time when the pack became disorientated by the multiplicity of tracks, none of which appeared to have flour.

Chicki and Malteaser sharing
blonde moments

We were treated to the sights of the youth of Ilkeston playing football on the bowling green, and doesn't Ilkeston have a lot of pubs including a licensed chip shop! The General Havelock was an excellent hashing pub - plenty of car parking in the public car park next door and an excellent selection of beers. The water feature out in the beer garden made a splendid square for the circle to form around. Chicki was stand-in Beer Mistress, Wallington being absent, obviously still recovering from setting next Sunday's hash trail a week early. Chicki is a "glass full" sort of person, never able to go up to the bar to ask for an empty glass came back with a glass of water. Barritone was afforded the accolade of an "excellent run", not even a vote was required.


This was the way I did Run 767.