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Call for more transparency

0902hounds2 FORTUNATELY the snow did not cause too much disruption to the AGM on Sunday, and 91 members attended at Hundith Hill.

Last updated 9 February 2012
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Reg’s pup Assert’s herself at Wythop

SO, what of the dogs who will line up as pups in the HTA championship this coming season?

Last updated 2 February 2012
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HTA Dog Produce 2012

AMBUSH Westgate Kyza x Different Class – R Bell, Wigton

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Girls outnumber boys in puppy stakes

THE girls outnumber the boys by a wide margin as the pups are unveiled for the 2012 season which starts with the official trials in March.

Last updated 26 January 2012
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ACACIA Westgate Kyza x Bonny Lass – E ,L ,W & J Crosby, C Thompson, Whitehaven; ASSERT Westgate Kyza x Cracking Thore – R Smith, R Dickinson, KendalCHICHARITO Newman (BHTA) x Silver Birch (BHTA) – C Harrison, Fingland

Last updated 26 January 2012
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Victor lifts 11th championship

VICTOR Brownlee needs no introduction to the hound trailing fraternity, as his legendary status goes before him.

Last updated 19 January 2012
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Trailing fraternity stunned by bookmaker’s death

THE hound trailing fraternity has been stunned by the sudden death of the Ulverston bookmaker David Howson.

Last updated 12 January 2012
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Pip’s Lad edges into second

ANOTHER HTA season ended on Monday, and although the grade championships had been sorted by then, two runners-up were not decided until the last day’s trailing.

Last updated 5 January 2012
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Roulette wraps up kennel double

ROULETTE completed a fine maiden double for the Cockermouth kennel of John Grisedale and Heidi Messenger.

Last updated 22 December 2011
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Crusader hands Keith his first championship title

CRUSADER, a son of former HTA champion Dairy One out of Silver Stream, has given Keith Lynch his first champion after 17 years in the sport.

Last updated 15 December 2011
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Champion Tiagress rattled up the points

THE two-year-old bitch Tiagress was a convincing winner of the HTA’s Open Restricted grade for the 2011 season.

Last updated 8 December 2011
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Say hello to Hello Dolly

IN paying tribute to Hello Dolly as the 2011 HTA puppy champion, we must also acknowledge the remarkable input from one of the greatest producing bitches in hound-trailing history.

Last updated 1 December 2011
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Championship again? Thank you, Darling!

DARLING retained her HTA senior crown this year to give Kevin and Penny Swanton a third successive old dog championship.

Last updated 24 November 2011
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Geoff stands down after 24 years in hot seat

GEOFF Irving, one of the stalwarts of the sport, has decided to stand down as chairman of the Cockermouth and Workington Area.

Last updated 17 November 2011
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Could a combined hound trailing Grand Prix be the way forward?

SANDALE staged an end-of-season HTA/Border meeting on Sunday – and could this be something to build on for the future?

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Hey Jude is crowned open non-winners champion

THE senior and puppy championships in the HTA may have been decided for a while now, but there are still some grade winners to be sorted out.

Last updated 27 October 2011
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Race is on for runners-up

WITH the season deep into the final month, and the two main titles decided, the only questions are who finishes runner-up in both the senior and puppy championships.

Last updated 20 October 2011
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Alfresco sees off Hot Flush

AT Seaton last Tuesday the senior trail saw five of the seven competitors closely grouped for most of the way round.

Last updated 13 October 2011
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Mayflower takes easy win

THE HTA October trails at Haverigg on Saturday made a profit of just under £400, which was largely due to some very generous sponsorship.

Last updated 6 October 2011
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Huntsman’s Gambler is finishing season in style

ALL too soon the final month of the season is upon us and it won’t be too long before the various champions are crowned and all the bad luck stories are being re-visited.

Last updated 29 September 2011
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