RUN #900
Location: Horse & Jockey, Stapleford
Hares: Too Tuf and Chicki
Weather: Overcast but dry
Pack size: 28
The Quorn Hash House Harriers had its first run on 29th March 1987 from the Free Trade in Sileby. So here we are, almost exactly 29 years later, celebrating the 900th trail of the QH3. And there was an excellent turn out to celebrate it. Or was that the interest shown in Too Tuf's 100th trail laid for QH3, or even the excitement generated by our annual AGM? I think not. After our 30th birthday next year, the 1000th trail will be our next major landmark - at our current rate that should inconveniently fall in January 2019. Hash Stats Malteaser recounted some of Too Tuf's haring career with the QH3. This all started back in August 1995 (Run#152) when Too Tuf set a trail from the Salutation in Keyworth, a certain Pleasure Gnome being recorded as co-hare.
The trail did not cover the usual area from this On Inn as we headed south rather than north. Indeed, this was a trail I had planned for a future hash if only I could work out how to make it a bit shorter. Today's hares overcame that problem by offering a walker's trail back up the canal (with a nature trail of dead frogs!) and a 'shorter trail' was marked from the new Toton tram terminus. This left most hashers doing the 6.5 mile longer trail (see GPS map link below). I do like a good run on Sundays and this was a trail worthy of run 900. The Toton Sidings area has a web of pathways not shown on maps and is surely worthy of future hash trails. There will be plenty of time for that before it becomes one of the very few HS2 stations.
The Horse & Jockey is an excellent hashing pub with a great choice of real ales. Today's big pack filled the outside courtyard where RA Chicki led the circle.
Awards went something like this:
1. Bugger: For announcing that it had taken 27 years to reach today's landmark;
2. Lincolnshire Sausage: For suggesting the flour could be recycled for the next trail;
3. Wallington: host for welcome backs Dope and Heroin;
4. Smutley and Diarrhoea: RA abuse. Jogging BEHIND Chicki on the trail Smutley came up with an alternative suggestion as to where they could have parked their bikes;
5. Welcome back to Creamy, a local from St Apleford;
6. Welcome back to Heroin and Dope, now Edinburgh hashers;
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| Welcome to your first hash Ann and Jenny |
8. Hash virgins Jenny and Ann;
9. Lily the 'Stink': - was that something to do with what she picked up on her shoe?;
10. Puss in Boots and Butt Plug: the former thinking he was being discriminated against coming from N Bridgford and only getting a Hathersage weekend flyer in B&W;
11. Too Tuf: the hare who got awarded an amazing 84% for the trail though
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| Too Tuf has now laid 100 trails for QH3 |
12. Wallington: for giving away sweets to children before the trail;
13. Creamy: for the detailed commentary on the numerous dead frogs found along the walker's trail; and finally,
14. Durex: A-team checking, so many correct calls at checks he wasn't able to mark many of the checks today.
The circle morphed straight into the AGM before everyone went back inside for hash food including the scrumptious shortcake feet baked by Goblin. Not a lot of changes to the committee, Captain Oates in his absence was nominated for every position but he managed to cling onto his haberdashery position. Other highlights - Too Tuf is our new Lo (Liaison officer) and newcomers Puss in Boots and Lily the Pink are elected as Beer Master and Hash Flash respectively. Full list:
NEW COMMITTEE
Grand Master (GM) - Bugger
Religious Advisor (RA) - Chicki
Hash Cash and Webmaster - Durex
Hare Razor - Goblin
Beer Master - Puss in Boots
Beer Monitor - Butt Plug
Hash Flash - Lily the Pink
Hash Horn - Barritone
Liaison Officer (Lo) - Too Tuf
Hash Stats - Malteaser
Haberdashery - Capt Oates
Minor Part - Wallington
Roll on run 1000, On On...Durex
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