VENUE: Brighton Beach, St. Michael
DATE: 18 November, 2005
HARES: Brian "Vienna" Dookie & Randall "Vodka" Lyon
SCRIBE: David (Pyro) Craig
Shortly after 10:00 hrs two Trini hares legged it across Spring Garden Highway on this `live' trail having had the decency to announce that the markings would be laid BH3 style, as it should be of course! Five minutes later, a sizeable pack of hounds followed in pursuit, dodging the speeding traffic in the process. Some truly beautiful vistas met our gaze, corrugated iron aplenty, rusting relics of vehicles which once plied the routes of the island not to mention chattel houses of about every size, description and condition. Their occupants looked in a mystified amazement and amusement particularly the sight of Mark and Count McKenzie of Cambodia dressed in their faggot shawls.
Front runners, Dave Aitkenhead, the Dick Doc and your scribe set a good pace, finding the trail with regular progress which gave the pack a hint that the hares could be caught! However, a cannily laid check half way into the run scuppered plans to get the hares' proffered award of BDS$100 if either hare was caught. Lady Cowdenbeath (could become a Countess in the New Year honours!) ploughed through the mire of mud laden paths whilst Mike "The Baron" Rogers complained that the tarmac was hurting his knees. With barking dogs yelping at every possible opportunity from behind their galvanized enclosures, one visiting hasher (from the US I believe) was heard to say "lets get these b...s really barking" -- the bawling of ON ON didn't half set them off -- a frenzied cacophony of howling and hollering had the neighbourhood in mayhem.
In the meantime, it was getting hot and this scribe for one, was wishing that some dollars had been tucked into his socks when passing the many rum shops. A truly cruel and unusual punishment meted out by the hares. Did we really have to pass so many?
The trail continued to meander through the leafy and many leafless lanes until we were required to cross the main road at Carlton Supermarket. No sign of a beer stop or even a standpipe. Nasty!! Shortly thereafter the trail veered left and down over the coral ridge and back towards Spring Garden Highway. The Hash Master "Biafran", Dave "Highlander" Aitkenhead, the "Dick Doc" and "Teapot" were near to the front and after dodging ZRs and other maniacs, the pack scampered to Weizer's just over an hour after the start. Awaiting their arrival were hashers including Spam, Zeddy and Garth "shut it" Ackroyd who looked as though they hadn't crossed the highway in the first place!
O'Neal "kneel down" Payne as acting RA, collared a vindictive jury and set about imposing punishments on the hares and hounds who were deemed guilty of breaking the rules. Why the hares only got one Down Down was found baffling to many. Nevertheless, Mark and Graham were correctly adjudged as poofters, whilst Snow White from Antigua was justifiably awarded trollop for some salacious behaviour.
Other miscreants were brought to kneel but because of brain cell losses don't know who they were.
ON ON!!!
