Three weeks ago we were deep in Melbourne’s drug capital of North Richmond and yet only a few kilometres to the east here we were leafy Hawthorn on a sublime evening with jasmine budding.
Runners gathered with great expectation and not just of the pizza and fruitcake; the trail travelled in a clockwise direction through some beautiful streets filled with some of Melbourne’s architectural history and vibrancy.
We trailed north past the Army Reservists then onto Glenferrie sportsground (Hawthorn Footy Club) past the pool that 3 years ago was black on the bottom – not any more. On through the Glen Arcade where Udder and I discovered a Lido Cinema. We crossed Glenferrie Rd into Swinburne territory before turning south and this is where we may have gone off trail.
We were rewarded by ‘The Terricks’ (below) circa 1882 which is a Melbourne landmark designed by Reed and Barnes also responsible for the Royal Exhibition Building. Note fellow hashers, The Terricks was sold for $7m in 2010 – it looked amazing.
The Terricks
On home to beers, red wine and the circle which got underway while we waited for our pizzas! Mother Trucka looked rather Benny Hill-ish in hat and Dutch Army shirt (bought, Udder tells us in Hawthorn….from… Udder Disposals??). Udder warmed up the kitchen dwellers with a joke – How much do pirates pay to get their ears pierced? …… A buccaneer!
Cooch swung into action and charged Returnees: Lotsafun, Nickleby, Swamp Rat, Hooray CO and Andrew.
Pointy was charged as Hare (before heading to the pizza kitchen) and Swingers gave a Walk report which went like this…. the walk went uphill, the walk went downhill, up, down, quite nice, and pretty good. He awarded 850 out of 864.
Nickleby gave the Run Report – up hill, down hill, old Hawthorn Footy club, up it and back of it, past the University, then mismarked the chalk led me astray.. he awarded 140 out of 864.
Swamp Rate gave a special unofficial, 3rd Run Report – somehow she ended up in Power St (heading back toward drug country) and taking advice from a red headed young man….!
Sergeant at Arms – Google says Champagne was invented in 1682 by a Benedictine monk Dom Perignon; the Lower Mississippi was claimed by Rob LaSalle for France and Peter the Great took charge in the same year.
Special Runs
- Pointy 911
- Swamp Rat 55
- Bloodsucka & Mother Trucka celebrated 12 months of hashing (and kissed).
Charges
- Cooch for keeping his recent birthday quiet!
- EnB for losing her voice.
- Pointy for not keeping the pack together
- 2 Bottoms for being a front runner.
- Daniel for keeping a very quiet low profile.
- Udder for announcing himself as the Hussein Bolt of LH3
- Mother Trucka for the Father Bordeaux charge
- Racy for unofficial application for GM – charge taken by lookalike Cod Piece
- 2 Bottoms for being very arsy – he picked every cheek
- Mother Trucka for teaching us about champagne dates
- Punch for charging Mother Trucka when he was already charged
- Daniel for the John McEnroe lookalike.
- Kokup for not providing champagne
- Sweaty Box for going to the UK
Announcements
Sweaty Box away in the UK for 4-5 weeks.
Daniel – yet to be named – start thinking
Full Moon Run at Churchill Park
Next weeks run – from Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, St Kilda Pier. Hare – Racy’s birthday run, with assistance from No Balls.
A bottle of vodka will be awarded to the hasher who finds Racy’s lost car keys on the trail.
Car parking about $5 an hour or $12 all day. Trams – No. 16 tram from Swanston Street, No. 96 from Bourke Street, or No. 112 from Collins Street (around 25 minutes) to St Kilda.