Run Details

New start time of 19:00; Bring ale trail passports

2233 - Jack & Jill, Clayton - Another Ale Trail pub, this time brought to us all by hares Shoots Off Early and Hot Fuzz. Nestled at the foot of the South Downs, the hares stood outside promising that we'd "maybe go up the Downs" and that there'd be "a couple of fishhooks". And so off the hash set, S from the Jack & Jill to the junction with B2112 (a horrible crossing at the best of times) and then diagonally across Clayton Recreation Ground before joining Underhill Lane and where the first check would be encountered. The footpath S and up to the South Downs yielded a false trail, true trail in fact being E along Underhill Lane to the junction with Spring Lane and another check. Trail turned onto Spring Lane, once again avoiding the Downs, following the laen all the way to the end and onto the footpath and N to the B2112. Crossing swiftly over the B2112 where another check found the trail continuing N (left) as opposed to NE (or right) at the split. The footpath was followed around to W towards the train bridge, where the first fishook (for 7) would be encountered, continuing over the bridge and over the A273 / Brighton Road, taking the footpath just to the N of (and on the opposite side to) the Burial Ground entrance, maintaining a W heading. Here the groups would split, the w*lkers would continue W, turning S at the woods and down to New Way Lane before finally turning E and On Inn. The r*nners, meanwhile, would turn NW through the fields, on to another fishhook (for 6) and then to New Way Lane and the next check. With the pack splitting a little, true trail was called N along the lane, taking the footpath WNW and up to the minor road before another check found FRBs RIB and ML going N (right) followed by NN going WSW (left). True trail was called WSW but before the three FRBs would rejoin, Hash Gomi was heard to be calling them for running through a fishhook. Apparently the three had all missed a clearly marked fishhook for 6! RIB, ML and NN, refusing to believe Hash Gomi, simply continued to wait on for the rest of the pack, where it transpired that they had, in fact, missed one... Conversation later revealed that Hash Gomi himself (along with Little Swinger) had missed this fishhoook too. True trail was then followed, the pack much more compact once again, WSW along the trail and through a tree tunnel before turning S at the footpath crossroads and the next check. To the houses, around to E / SE and once again to New Way Lane. Continuing E along the track and on to the field where a fourth and final fishhook (again for 6) lay waiting at the gate at the corner of the wood. The footpath was followed S, turning immediately E and to the A273 / Brighton Road, and finally S and On Inn. After checks and fishhooks, the trail lay close to 9km (a tad over 5 miles) for most of the hash. And (discounting checks) the Downs had not been ascended at all! The hares had pulled of a relatively flat hash, managed to avoid the Downs AND presented a run where many commented on the fact that they had not been down several of the chosen paths before. A rather packed Jack and Jill (for over 40 hashers had attended) saw the Hares - SOE and HF - awarded DDs first, but not before RA (NN) commented that he was for once in fact prepared to use "The Grand Old Duke of York", but given that the Downs weren't a feature of the hash he wold be sticking with the more usual "Here's to the Hare[s]". Returnees / visitors - Sex Toy, Pussy Galore, Head Mistress, MTM, Just Lou - were given mention before moving on to the next DD, presented to AnneRKey. It had been commented by ARK about halfway around the r*n that 'her man went off in her ear'! It's amazing what technology can do nowadays! joining her were Just Jeremy for attempting to report NN for not proceeding all the way to the first fishhook (1.5m shy!) accusing him of 'technical malfeasance' and Hash Gomi just for being gobby and crying wolf so often that ML, RIB and NN didn't believe him when he called them back to a fishook. All three hashers had DD to "You're Stupid". Next up was the walkers hare - On On Don - who had reportedly 'lost his flock' and had proceeded out without a map. Given that the walk was perhaps shored than planned, Bouncer announced that perhaps a shorter song was best, with DD tune "This is your DD song" picked. Finally for the DDs, Just Anthony and Wildbuch were called up, as heroes on the hash; JA had rescued a sheep from the raod during the course of the hash (well, he had steered it into some random field) whilst WB had actually been present at the EuroHash to an accident befalling a fellow hasher when they were counfounded by a dozen steps. Perhaps alochol, running and steps don't mix? NN handed over to Dangleberry for awarding of the Numpty mug, with DB calling on Bouncer for his incredible Janet Street Porter costume. Wiggy was heard to question 'Has anybody been Down Down on Janet Street Porter?' raising much laugher and commotion from those gathered before Bouncer drained the Numpty mug in far too clean a fashion to the tune of "Suck, Swallow" (chosen and led by Angel nonetheless). The next hash was announced by KIU as The Cock Inn at Wivelsfield Green @ 12 Noon due to the Bank Holiday, with DB reminded again 'Wivelsfield' given his recent navigation snafus. Just Anthony announced that the Arundel 10k would be held on Sunday @ 9am at Arundel Castle and all money raised would go the Scouts. The hash was closed with 'To The Hash', thus ending another good hash... Except, it turned out, there was one more DD sat on the bar. NN had poured one more than his notes and none of the hash had realised. Next to him, LTP was seen to be without beer in hand, and so this extra DD was demolished before much ado could be made. On On to another great hash. - Nasty Nips