QH3 Run 911. Sir John Bolase Warren, Nottingham

RUN #911

Date : Monday 25th July 2016
Location: Sir John Borlase Warren, Canning Circus, Nottingham
Hares: Pre-Mature, Lily the Pink, Puss in Boots
Weather: Dry but overcast 
Pack size: 14

This evening we ran from a pub whose name was marginally shorter than our list of hares. Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren (b.1753 – d.1822) was a British Royal Navy officer, politician and diplomat who must have done something special to have a pub named after him.
With the GM absent the RA welcomed us to run 911 reminding me that this trail could be a disaster waiting to happen. Far from it. Our virgin hares did an excellent job. Their intent was clear in the first 2 miles. After promising us a flat trail, we had already been up an down the steep hill in the Park area three times and found ourselves probably no more than 250 metres from where we had started. The steps and tunnel down into the Park are always a feature worth having in a Nottingham trail and indeed much used by Too Tuf and Chicki on their city trails. The latter had no recollection of this.
The hares did a good job of shepherding us around the trail, each popping up at various key points. No painted ladies tonight, we just had to make do with Pre-Mature in his bright yellow top, Lily the Pink with a cider in the pub named in her honour, and a Puss in Boots pop-up.
There was a virgin on the trail today - Craig Duff - I know this because he had his name on the back of his T-Shirt. As he arrived late (at first I thought he was a jogger just joining in with us), Craig had to learn the rules of hashing as we went along. He made a good addition to the 'A-team' up at the front. 
Barritone was said by a member of the public to be playing a trombone - is there no end to this man's talents. I can't even get a single note out the Hash horn.
The hash circle was held indoors, led by RA Chicki. The following awards were made from a cocktail of drinks prepared by Beer Master Puss in Boots;

1. Too Tuf for reportedly 'nailing' slugs (not our Slug);
2. Slug - lying about setting the trail;
3. Barritone - trombone player;
4. Welcome to virgin hasher Craig;
5. Smutley - welcome back, a Brexit from Poland;
6. Durex - allegedly short-cutting and not going up the back passage at the end;
7. Pop-up hare, Puss in Boots;
8. Pre-Mature, a lot of half-truths in the run introduction. This was a flat trail with more up than down.
9. Lily the Pink, last of the tri-hare team who took the run decision at 63%;
10. Chicki for the nice tunnel that she'd never hashed along before!;
11. Butt Plug, assisting the RA by being chief snitch; and
12. Noddy (Not Offered Down-Down Yet) given to Diarrhoea.

 So that was the way our July Monday hash went, On On.. Durex

Trail as done by Durex