MH3 Run 263. Patten Makers Arms, Duffield

MH3 Run 263
Date: Monday 11th May 2015
Location: Patten Makers Arms, Duffield (DE56 4EY)
Hare: Barritone
Weather: Summer on its way
Pack size: 12 





This was Barritone's Mickleover Hash birthday run and a glorious evening suggesting summer is on its way. The Patten Makers Arms' small car park provided the usual challenge for hashers lucky enough to find a space. Last to arrive, on foot, was local Trianal who claimed injury would slow him down. In fact, local knowledge overcame injury and he disappeared up front for the first two miles. At the back of the pack a jet-lagged Malteaser decided to walk with Seaman Stains but had to break into a jog to keep up with him.

Lots of sheep on this run, I counted 159 before I fell asleep!

Special birthday cup-cake check

Some excellent false trails were laid, helped on several occasions by the lack of any way markers on public footpaths. A special check was marked - a cup cake with a candle (see photo). The hare had calculated that the pack would arrive at this point at 8:00 pm, 51 years to the nearest minute since he was born. Not a bad estimate, we arrived 4 minutes early. We broke into a chorus of happy birthday and then moved rapidly on, Butcher's Dog and Trianal especially so.

In the pub the hare produced a wonderfully constructed Victoria Sandwich and expertly cut it into twelve very equal parts. I vote this is an excellent use of hash flour. DDs were handed out by the RA Dobber: 1: Jelly Knob  for misdirecting when marking a check; 2: Malteaser for competitive walking; 3: Smutley for turning up at the wrong pub last hash; 4: Trianal, so many things the RA forgot what for; and 5: finally, the hare got a full pint DD for an excellent trail.


That's the way it was in my world..On On..Durex

Trail as done by Durex