QH3 Run 872. Sun Inn, Gotham

QH3 RUN #872
Date : Monday 29 June 2015 (19:15)
Location: Sun Inn, Gotham (NG11 0HX)
Hare: Durex
Weather: Hot Summer Evening
Pack size: 18



There is a saying, connected with the legend of Gotham, the infectious madness of the people and the link to Batman and New York City - "there are more fools pass through Gotham than remain in it". And so it was on Monday evening. 

The Gotham City Sirens had some competition
this evening

Gotham is one of my favourite hashing locations and I was was interested to explore what the new A453 had done to the footpaths of the area. My intention was to head northwest to Thrumpton by the River Trent but my first recce suggested this would have to be a trail of nearly 7 miles. One can no longer cross the A453 on foot, instead footpaths are now diverted to bridges or underpasses, adding considerably to the distance. I'd had hoped the new wildlife underpasses could be put to use for the hash but these serve nothing larger than a rabbit! With two steep hills en route the 4.8 miles was more than adequate for a Monday evening.
It was welcome back to Isabella for her second QH3 trail and a rare appearance from Beefeater. With the latter plus Trianal, Butcher's Dog and a fit Diarrhoea (from all those runs recently done in the Far East), the pack moved around fast. Nevertheless, good long checks and steep hills did keep the pack together. This was the largest pack of the year so far, swelled by Dobber, Lionel and Catflap from the MH3. These formed the knitting circle at the back and, without any guidance from the hare, easily managed to find a shorter version of the trail. Bummer and Wallington were a little too quick to be offered the wee shortcut at the end for the back r*nners. Just before the On Inn was signed, I was passed by Dope and Heroin so I was surprised to get back to the Sun Inn to find a distressed Heroin saying Dope was missing. Missing he was not. He just chose to finish at the Star Inn instead.
The circle was led by our RA Chicki who to date has had a remarkably good record on the weather. DDs were awarded to:
1. Barritone for exciting all those sheep;
2. Heroin for failing to protect all from the herd of docile cows;
3. Wallington for not upsetting any farmers this week;
4. Dobber for looking the part of a boxer (the hare being dressed like a boxing trainer with towel around his neck);
5. Bummer still selling tickets for the Rutland 1000th (which happened last month!);
6. Beefeater - welcome back from Birmingham;
7. Malteaser - for being part of a car sandwich last weekend; and
8. Hare Durex for a trail deemed as being 42%, 


On On...Durex

Trail as set by the hare