Run Details

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#2434 Greyhound, Keymer - Once again a much larger pack than the booking sheet suggested were gathered, but a big welcome to Bart from Isle of Wight H3 who’d been pointed in our direction by Beerpump, and it’s always good to see Who Killed Kenny? from London H3, as well as returnees from Chichester - Caught Short & Cock Burns on a 2nd consecutive BH7 hash! The chalk talk was somewhat bodacious as a 5 miler was announced, although Oral Hooker confessed to running short on flour and energy towards the end so advised us to “make your own way back”! With those words pack set off down Lodge Lane where the first check was called west at the finger post to cross the fields shy of Halfway farm where the first FH found 5 returning. Continuing to New Road this was upped to 8 at the next as we crossed to follow New Lane round to Underhill and onto Clayton Hill. How we laughed as the fish-hookers returned but the check stayed low along the edge of the hill then turned right to cross the rec and on to the Jack and Jill where Prince Crashpian was keen for a sip. Taking the first right off New Way Lane, pack seemed convinced we were heading for Dangleberry’s stylie but true trail was north west to three quick successive FH5’s which decimated the pack somewhat as Knightrider had fallen back to commune with nature. Result was a string of hashers along Belmont Lane to the right turn and unmarked checks through to London Road. Working our way through to the railway tunnel, pack inadvertently regrouped at the top of Woodsland Road when on trail hare Private Dancer got momentarily muddled until on was found along the stream and across Adastra park for a twitten route through to Ockley Lane and the on inn. Going past the chippie opposite the pub, the oriental lady serving almost got more than she bargained for when she came out saying, “I want to see the moon” as the hash ran past, almost being treated to a number of hairy backsides instead of the full Harvest moon she was hoping for. Indeed, Lily the Pink was allegedly caught mid-salute in the pub garden shortly after!



Circling up, OH was on less than 100% form (and nothing to do with the auto correct naming her Oral Hoover!) so, given the choice of water or nominate, opted to pass on to PD who found himself with double downers and a suggestion he hugged himself schoolboy style as he necked to 20 toes. Next up were the visitors, welcoming Bart and hoping the urban end to the trail was in line with his expectations based on the IOW Full Moon hash night time trails. Mudlark (fka Navy Nigel!) had observed earlier that Merlin and Teddy were wearing red and green lit up collars respectively for Port and Starboard, which was enough of an excuse to call WKK? in, although Balinor and Dyke Divers hash and dash meant Mudlark standing in. Cock Burns returned with her signature port sip stop but just the wa*kers tonight, coming into the circle with P.Rick dog meant the doggie down down song. And finally, although KIU received a down down last week for changing a FH7 to FH3, he did it after the 7th had already returned rendering the exercise pointless, other than to upset tonight’s RA who was that 7th. As he is also due to complete his 200th marathon at the weekend, with Wilds Thing and Fukarwe both completing their 300th (800 in all!), the call went out for anyone else over 50 marathons to which LTP responded to represent the former, and St. Bernard the latter although he briefly set his drink down in mock disgust. The countdown could’ve started at 3 for LTP, 5 for SB but even KIU was impressively within the 10 seconds before he announced details of the event inviting everyone to support, or even join in for a lap or two. To Anybody’s relief, as he’d got back to the pub early so had popped over the road home to watch Coronation Street, circle was closed out with Hot Fuzz shouting round corners that next week’s hash is at the Five Bells Chailey! Another great hash! - Bouncer