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Upcoming Dates for the Diary
Saturday 4th September
Hesket Newmarket Show
Sunday 6th September
Loweswater Show
Sunday 19th September
Borrowdale Show
Friday 24th September
Happy 90th Birthday Dick!
Saturday 25th September
Eskdale Show
 

Threlkeld Show

After a healthy attendance at the local trials on Tuesday, about 500 people turned up to watch the main show the next day.

Among the entries were 135 dogs in the hound section and 53 sheepdogs running in the opens.

The annual event, which takes place on the village’s recreation field, has been an anticipated date on the Cumbrian calendar since the 1890s.

Show secretary Marjorie Mattinson told The Cumberland News: “We had a record-breaking crowd, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

“And we were blessed with sunshine, there were a couple of showers in the morning but luckily they blew out.”

BLENCATHRA HUNT PUPPY SHOW

 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Best walked
Entered Dogs
Trimmer
Tarquin
Stormboy
Truman
Cruiser
 
Entered Bitches
Crafty
Scarlet
Melody
Solo
Champion Entered Hound: Trimmer
Unentered Dogs
Toddy
Gauntlet
Godfrey
Warrior
Warrior
           
Unentered Bitches
Music
Ruby
Gaily
Madam
Gracious
Champion Unentered Hound: Toddy

BLENCATHRA TODDY

OPEN FOXHOUND SHOW

 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Group Ullswater Coniston      
           
Best Couple Ullswater Blencathra Blencathra    
           
Entered Dogs Trimmer [BL]

Grasper

[College V]

Snowdon [BL}

Warrior

[Con]

 
           
Entered Bitches

Vixen

[Ulls]

Melody

[BL]

Rival

[Con]

Wagtail

[Con]

 
           
Unentered Dogs

Stormer

[Ulls]

Sweeper

[Ulls]

Factor

[College V]

Glider

[Mel]

 
           
Unentered Bitches

Music

[BL]

Madam

[BL]

Sonnet

[Con]

Secret

[Ulls]

 

Champion hound : Stormer [Ullswater]

Reserve Champion: Music [Blencathra]

ULLSWATER STORMER

 

A Good Day at Rydal

CHAMPION FOXHOUND : MUSIC [walked by S Ferrett]

Click here to see all the Rydal Results

Click here for Rydal gallery

 

 
July 24th ------ Lorton Show--- [4 pictures courtesy Of D Elliot]
 

The Master's Voice [JULY 2010] is now available online

 

 

Terrier, sheepdog and stick show July 2010

THE Threlkeld committee of the Blencathra Foxhounds held a successful terrier, sheepdog and stick show at the village’s cricket ground on Friday.

The steward was Barry Todhunter and the judges were Tommy Metcalf, John Ritson and David Bell, who had a difficult task choosing the winners from the keenly contested classes. The best stick in the show was a horn crook exhibited by G. Smithson.

RESULTS

Terriers: Border bitch 1 W. Hocking, with Fern; 2 J. McRitchie, Meg; 3 A. Wilkinson, Tink. Dog 1 I. Jolly, Ned; 2 T. Whittam, Max; 3 E. Gillies, Jake. Lakeland bitch 1 S. and T. Robertson, Molly; 2 D. Carr, Bonnie; 3 A. Johnston, Brit. Dog 1 S. and T. Robertson, Red; 2 G. Norman, Tod; 3 A. Johnston, Blitz. Jack Russell bitch 1 P. Charters, Tag; 2 J. Bell, Spice; 3 J. Bell, Ness. Dog 1 Chloe Thompson, Patch; 2 P. Charters, Loui; 3 Emma Carr, Rocky.

Couple 1 G. Norman, Terri and Tod; 2 A. Wilkinson, Tan and Misty; 3 P. Charters, Tag and Loui. Pup 1 G. Norman, Terri; 2 I. Jolly, Jess; 3 P. Charters, Fudge. Champion G. Norman, Terri; reserve S. and T. Robertson, Red.

Sheepdogs: Dog or bitch 1 R. Swainson, Kate; 2 S. Cartmell, Gem; 3 Bev Page, Bess; 4 R. Swainson, Meg.

 

July 8th------ "Hunt supporters offer compromise deal to try and overturn ban"

Click here to read this interesting article published in last Sunday's [4th July] Sunday Telegraph

 

July 1st ------ Click below to ‘rate’ the repeal of the Hunting Act and add your comments in support of repeal on the Deputy Prime Minister’s new Your Freedom site. You will have to register first and can then use this link to return to the right page
 
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/repeal-of-the-hunting-act-2004
 
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has launched ‘Your Freedom’ an opportunity for people to engage with the Government by suggesting laws and regulations that should be repealed. 

As a law which has absolutely eroded the liberty of those who hunt, which a Government Inquiry confirmed had no purpose and which has seen many ordinary law abiding citizens having to fight criminal charges the Hunting Act should be first law on the list for repeal.

 

Ron Black who maintains the Lakeland Hunting Memories website [www.cumbrian-lad.com] has recently sent me 2 articles relating to the Blencathra which he has turned up in the scotsman newspapres of 1920 & 1929

The first is of a hound a called Ruby ......

The second is titled:  “D’ye Ken John Peel.”Fox hunt Celebration of Centenary Cumberland’s Hero.

 

 

MUSIC winning her class at Duncombe Park Show 31st May

Shown by Diane & walked by Sheila ---a winning combination

 

 

New Feature-----Quiz Questions to keep the brain active over the summer break-----

See if your answers are better than these GCSE pupils....and for more of the same if you still have some groans left......... click here

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June 4th

An old leaflet, commissioned by the Hunts Association,has recently come to light written about the Blencathra Foxhounds ---- the author was D Neale .We believe that it was possibly written between 1948 -1951 as Major Douglas Neale wrote several other articles at this time regarding the history of hunting with hounds, but mainly in the county of Hertfordshire.

It is interesting to note the history of the pack & the accompanying pictures & adverts for the local hotels etc-

Click here to view the leaflet

MAY 16th: Pre-Puppy show at Threlkeld cricket club

Judge Mr W Jeffries

See the Full Gallery of the Show here

   

1st Dog Pup: Gauntlet 

Best Walked Dog:Godfrey

1st Bitch Pup: Graceful

Best Walked Bitch: Gracious

1st Couples: Madam & Memory

2nd Couples: Warrior & Merry

Reserve Champion Puppy: Gauntlet

Champion Puppy: Graceful

   

 

Our heartfelt congratulations to both John Stevenson and Rory Stewart on their success in the recent Election 2010

Best wishes to both for their future in Parliament

 

John Stevenson

MP for Carlisle

Rory Stewart

MP for Penrith & The Border

 

 

Boxing Day 2009: Keswick market square