THE OFFICIAL WRITE UP BY PITT

A fine night at Whitford nodes carpark saw around 40 hashmen gather before the runners set off on a loop around Hilarys Beach park and crossing over Whitfords Ave into a maze of streets opposite.

The first half was well marked and the grouping good considering the speed of our new front runners Alan and Jimmy, well aided by Orgy However, as it progressed a couple of Hash Halts were well called by Emu to enable regrouping with the struggling back runners. As we progressed to the latter stages of the run the pack spread out  causing quite a few of us to miss the view from Harbour view Park and have a long run in along Whitfords Ave, eventually arriving home after an hour 20 minutes. A score of 7 was given by the RA.

The circle started while I was putting away leftover chips so wound up with only a scrap of paper on which I unsuccessfully scribbled illegible notes so apologies to those who miss a mention but I did try.

Aforementioned Alan and Jimmy were welcomed with a drink as new runners

Bushy had a birthday with a generous carton of Guiness

Ringburner 29 years and Pitt 53 years were anniversaries

Pembo was up for failing to return the heater. Colonel for golfing achievement. Moses for locking in his keys at previous run.

Limericks were given by Antman and Polly followed by engineer’s joke

Emu took over with a story about Jet Black, an indigenous  take on Snow White.

Elbows was dragged up as he is apparently pining. This was followed by a good Joke about a Jew and a Mussy.

The run was awarded a 7 before the food was announced. This turned out to be an excellent Brazilian/Afro seafood stew. An excellent effort by Antman

OnOn

Pitt

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JM2 VERSION

A fine cool night was presented for a moderate 30 odd Hashmen to gather for a run and an adventurous meal from the odd couple.

About 12 runners headed off with some trepidation, but very quickly it became obvious that Mastitis had been involved in setting the trail, which was well marked and testing.   The pack managed to lose it twice, but self inflicted at least in the one case.  There were absolutely heaps of FTs confirmed by Orgy, Alan and Jimmy who covered 10½ km with Jimmy also sweeping and exceeding that distance.   At the end only 5 were seen that topped the local tune and ran down the hundreds of stairs to get to home. Jack Russell and Moses distance was 9.1 km in 1 hr 20 min. The bulk of the pack ran home down Whitford Ave so missing the mongrel end to the run, surely the best bit.

The RA has been injured after last week’s run and showed this by awarding this fine run only the same 7 he earned.  However, there is a correction required.  Last week’s run was awarded a 4 with an additional 3 for the repast and being a fine fellow.  Therefore, the 7 for this run needs an adjustment for the effort in setting the run, the terrific marking and a grand Brazilian fish stew mocqeca pesche de baja and rice in ample quantity and quite delicious.  So this JM is scoring the run as a nomination for the Gordon Blue and a corrected score of 9.1.

What a damned fine evening at Hash.

Hashmen – not just one timely run report from the Grey Ghost Committee, but two.

HERE IS A WRITE-UP FROM JM PITT

I look forward to Emu’s runs. They are generally in little or unused territory, invariably long, well thought out and have  a sizeable hill. I’m not the only one. I said to Lasagne before the run , you’re a long way from home to which he commented ”You’ve got to come to Emu’s runs!

Off we set on the loop which itself was difficult to follow as there seemed to be little chalk and what there was  hard to find and only on the narrow and rough curb which was not suited to marking with chalk. Unfortunately this was  the case for most of the rest of the run the smallish  pack  spread out at checks and falsies before managing to group again thanks more to Moses’ horn ( Nanny not being there) and somewhat better calling than we’ve had for a while, even if it is still not as good as it should be. The run appeared to have used the territory well and there  was a good size hill but by the time we reached the corner of Saw and Riley Sts after an hr 8 mins we had totally lost the trail and headed for home some 15 mins away.

The venue was  good, parking ample and food very good. The rain held off till on the way home. Moses gave the run 4 ,topped up by a further 3 to 7 for food venue etc. Another top night

OnOn

Pitt

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Thank heavens for SATNAV – I would never have found this place without it. I’ve never been here before and never knew the area existed. All the best for a challenging run/walk though. Under the threat of impending rain, which never eventuated, the pack enthusiastically set off and returned up to one and a half hours later. The prevailing comment from returnees concerned the micro-chalk markings and long intervals between them. I guess Emu was economizing on chalk now that he has joined the ranks of the retirees.

It was a long wait for the circle, probably a result of the need for committee members to compose themselves after the lengthy run. A couple of limericks were recited and Emu started to read a joke but lost the second page. We anxiously await the sequel next week. Food was chili con carne, with a notably low amount of chili. I guess this was thanks to Emu’s consideration of our ageing digestive systems.

Overall,  the evening went with a ‘zing’ and Emu generously awarded himself a score of 900 out of 10, a mathematically intriguing prospect. Thanks are also due to Softrock, who stepped in as co-hare due to the original one going awol.

Antman

With two experienced Hashers, Barcode and Boner, you’d expect a pretty good run – and it was. Nice to see Boner again!

Kostera oval is a familiar starting point and fortuitously, it was about 10 degrees warmer than when we ran from there last year.

We didn’t start so well with the trail very hard to find before the loop had finished and then, there seemed to be a false trail which went back on itself.

After that, a pretty quick pace until we got to the middle when confusion by allegedly Pig Trap with a Hammersley falsie had us meandering around in circles for at least 10 minutes.

The audacity of Hammersley in scheduling a run in the same location as the “gentleman’s” hash on the same night.

We ran back over where we had been, then past those Hammersley louts who, customarily, were disturbing the peace with obscenities, to a very up market drink stop in a bar overlooking the Perth city lights – nice touch guys!

Then back to the bucket along the streets of Kalamunda town, total almost 7km in about 68m.

18 runners –  pretty good.

Well marked, a few rather long stretches, a quick pace, good venue and very tasty beef tucker. Score 8

A most enjoyable evening, albeit a little cool.

Good luck to Barcode with his new position in Dubai.

On On Emu

A wet ANZAC day did not mean a wet run at Britannia Park with Moses parting the waters and despatching the massive black cloud bank off to the North at 6:10PM for a 6:15 start.

PHHH produced an outstanding effort with 29 attendees surely breaking all records for a male kennel ANZAC run.

A very good short run was set by HHHH at something over 5km with all the arpeggios and the map below just over 4½km run in 35 minutes.

The circle was short, well managed and the ANZAC tribute was respectful and a privilege to attend.

Food was rolls with silverside, pickle spread, beetroot and dill cucumbers, enough for the unexpected crowd.

See Stewie’s official report as an entrée to the Barcode and Boner run in Kalamunda next week.

A very fine temperate evening in Beechboro for this Autumn run.  PHHH had its usual how not to park demonstration with Ramrod winning by a country mile.  Chunder was unable to find the location driving in out and around the suburb before finding the onon.  As an excuse, there were no signs and Biffin was duly admonished at the circle.

PHHH Royalty posted a 6:00pm start with many of the small horde of only 27 disbelieving this proclamation as WC always start at 6:15.    There were about 20 runners split about equally between WC and PHHH; the front half from WC and the stragglers from PHHH.  TomTom advised the run below was 6.7km in 53 minutes.    Very well set by Basil and Bits of West Coast, staying on bitumen and concrete and good marking with chalk only.  Bits suffered the ignominy of sending the pack off in the wrong direction at a check, not good for a co-hare.  The walker leaders Phantom and Budgie had a tiff apparently with a drawn result.

A very classy drink stop was offered about 1km from home with the only failing being no water for dogs, proudly proffered by WC as them not being a dog friendly kennel.   They may as well be a cattery then. What kind of kennel is not dog friendly?

Three 50 year members were recognised: Wagon, Chunder and Phantom. Phenomenal Gents.

Happy birthday to :

–           Birdman 84 y.o.  on 24 April

–           Botak 76 y.o. on 22 April

We welcomed visitor Alan.  Hopefully we will see him again.

The evening might have been the Fall Run out of deference to USA and Antman.  Not funny but the first aid kit came out and the Hashmen gave some assistance to Antman and we are pleased  only his pride was seriously damaged.

Botak was the PHHH hare and organised Kentucky with twice as much as we could eat.  It was nice that Botak supplied some chook to WC and that there was hesitance to get near the front of our food queue too.

RA joke Cocktapussy was a winner and the run was awarded an 8.6.

Top evening with rain threatening but did not eventuate.

WBDFQs

Pembo in Mt Lawley

Tuesdays after Easter have been a religion at PHHH for many years now with fine runs in Willetton and nosh at the Chinese now followed by more of the same with fine Thai dining at Chez Looselips.

Thirty gathered for a fine weather run delivered by Moses as rain was diverted elsewhere. Temperature perfect, no wind and couldn’t have been better.

The running pack was about half the size of recent weeks with just five coming in together at the end, with the many lanes and clever ducking through between buildings, churches, schools and more splitting the small enough pack of 10. There was good marking in the main with one patch across a park hard to find and only one long lead. Tracker not switched on at start but about 5.3km in 50 minutes.

It is good to have Orgy back complete with titanium body parts, which have clearly not affected his running, as he was front-runner for the night. Happy birthday for the 16th Orgy.

OnSec input:

Visitors/associates: Flasher, Gumby, Grandad

Returnees : Orgy

Birthdays: Orgy 16 April < 70 and Stumbles 8 April – 86

Anniversaries : Gnocchi: April 10, 16 Years and Skid: April 12, 13 yearsThe circle was held on the verge at the bucket cleverly parked outside a vacant house in Grosvenor Road. Parking was effective and nobody had to be that far from home.

Starter and main course of very tasty beef and potato and nice & hot something or other and ample mixed vegies, with typical of Pembo very high quality reds. VERY FINE SHOW PEMBO AND LARRY.

RA awarded the run a 9.5, a top night was had by all and where else would you possibly want to be on the Tuesday after Easter

Write up by Pitt

A familiar start at the J.C.Smith pavilion at the foot of the Nedlands Golf Course and home to many of Barefoot’s runs not to mention numerous others. 43 attended.

The runners headed off around the oval and after a little confusion arrived, well grouped, at the start of Birdwood Pde. We descended down to and along the foreshore with sorties up the hill to maintain the pack.

We finally headed up to what was the Old Men’s Home, not far from where
Polecat reminded me one of our early Hashmen came across a dead body on the Monday night run. The foreshore was undeveloped at that time and often meant wading in the river.

That final hill spread the pack but a good false trail brought the front runners back (noted for their poor calling at this stage) and within sight of the rear. From here we headed into central Dalkeith, but still heading west as time ticked by. Just as quite a few were thinking of short cutting the front turned and headed for home. Good order was maintained for quite a while but the attraction of a straight run in got to too many and a check to the right saw the pack reduce to 4, eventually getting home in an hour 10 plus.

As good a run as I’ve been on in that area with a serious effort at maintaining the pack. From recollection Emu awarded 9.1 but I would depreciate that a little for the length .

A commendable effort none the less.

Food was good with plenty of it

The run took place under very pleasant conditions, i.e. sunny at the start and hardly any breeze. Ideal conditions for a run so to say although most of the hardened hashers don’t mind the weather anyhow.

It stated that Rimmer was the co-hare but Tripple J made clear at the start that in actual fact all the trail setting and marking was done by himself. So only one to blame for the at places faded chalk. A good crowd showed up and it is worth mentioning that the ‘runner’ numbers have increased over the last few weeks so a lot more of us are starting to get fit or the pace of the front runners has decreased considerably. Most likely a combination of both.

The run meandered through Warwick and we passed a variety of sceneries, including the underpass of Marmion Avenue. Plenty of ups and downs to test the legs with at some places faded markings but all in all sufficient to keep the pack reasonably together and getting us back to the bucket in slightly under 1 hour.  A good effort from Triple J.

The circle was called and a number of downs downs given.

Antman got a new car and as a result his finances may be depleted and may not be able to buy himself a beer. He used another tactic by trying to qualify for free drinks, note: down downs,  by parking his car with help of the parking assist covering 2 parking spaces on each of his two attempts. For this he was provided with an L and P plate and of course a free drink. Not sure when his actual driving test will be.

The circle was kept short and to the point.

Excellent quality food prepared by Trpple J was served and I don’t think anyone left with an empty stomach.

All in all a very good run, but a better one to come next week….

ON ON

APITW

Cottesloe  Rugby Club where the ocean meets the artwork or are they taking the piss ?

The pack assembled around 6 with the usual jokes and barking we set off.

The loop was observed in a fashion but we all knew where we were heading YES THE BEACH .

Its not much of a beach with its smelly toilets awaiting the forest touch and the art world pretending to understand the sculptures then paying a fortune for fish and chips and an ice cream.

So  we ran to the beach then back up the side of the golf coarse to the houses on the hill with the best views. There was a small lane called Jacks Lane which ended with a false trail.

Sadly that’s where I last saw the pack, and the walkers, and the dogs, I missed the drink stop which didn’t bother me as I didn’t know there was one.

So that was it for me, I shuffled around for 10 – 15 minutes then headed back to the bucket,

As always there was a happy face to have a drink with while we waited for the masses to return all 43 of them.

The circle was conducted in the usual style ending in a joke that was very well received.

Shakin put on a carton of Guinness for his birthday.

VISITORS WERE:  Boxie, Mip Mip, and Putrid

RETURNEES WERE:  NEON and SHAKIN.

ANNIVERSARIES WERE: .BIRDMAN 27yrs NANNY 25yrs and BARCODE 14 yrs. Well done all of you.

Hash Lunch is on the 14^th at the Pica Bar

Ramrod is Irish

Scumbag was talking.

SIR KNOB told a good joke

The R.A. told another joke

The food was excellent as always, another good night’s Hashing even though I didn’t do all the run the reports were good and the drink stop was well received.

ONON

Triple J

Approximately 40 impatient hashers assembled at the Kevin Langdon Reserve for Dick Tracy’s run. I use the word impatient advisedly – there was a push from the mob to break with tradition and to begin the 6 o’clock run at 5:57 PM. Anyway we got underway at 5:59 PM after Kevin from Melbourne was introduced as Prairie Dog’s guest.

Off went the pack out of the reserve and along Elliott Road until we entered the Trigg Bushland Reserve. An interesting rough climb up a sand-hill terminated in a fence which threatened to turn Haggis into a eunuch.

The Indian Ocean came into view accompanied by a breeze bringing the first signs of autumn chill. We paid the penalty of coastal running with some steep hills and some long runs between short false trails. Barcode and Emu stopped the frontrunners for a rare hash halt to allow the aged and infirm – and the writer – to catch up.

We ventured into the suburban streets of Scarborough. Maybe we ran past Phantom’s old house but probably not. Some remembered the houses of old girlfriends and perhaps some thought of new ones.

Abbett Park provided a pleasant interlude. There was plenty of interesting exercise wear but no red speedos were seen.

Amongst the increasingly opulent houses we ran past something that was surely too large to be a McMansion – even by northern suburbs standards. Was it an aged care home? There was no time to investigate potential future accommodation although some of the trailing members of the pack could have checked in immediately.

After our suburban wanderings we re-entered the Trigg Bushland Reserve and climbed the ridge. We were rewarded with a long downhill run home and a splendid sunset vista.

Not much was reported from the walkers who followed a path along Elliott Street, Sackville Terrace, Deanmoore Road and Duke Street back to the reserve. Someone did complain that the pace was too brisk. Will we have to implement a strolling or mobility scooter division?

Back at the circle we enjoyed the Guinness provided by Ramrod for his birthday and welcomed back returnees Ace, Dollar and Budgie who was alleged by Dick Tracy to have been in Sydney for the Mardi Gras. Kevin from Melbourne accepted a down down. Haggis was more reluctant and didn’t accept the invitation to demonstrate his new talents as a soprano.

The On Sec told a joke about a faith healer and the RA showed unusual sympathy for gays with his joke about the material success of a gay son. He awarded the run a score of 9.5.

We adjourned for mountains of chicken burgers which seemed to bring most members of the circle back for seconds.

Thanks Dick Tracy and Budgie for a great night.

On on

Sir Knob