Run	Date	Hare(s)	Description	MapRef	1:50000	1:25000	1:10000	More
951	2020-09-27 11:00	Bambi & Spiderman - Iping / Stedham area	Iping Common	SU852220

Article featuring our own Can Man - see Shakes history of Hasing 2020-09 edition

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Another chance to sample the sandy trails amongst the heathers of the western Weald on a nondescript day, the weather no longer summer, not yet autumn but at least dry.

A few regulars were absent, our JMs busy mingling up a canal somewhere and Vixen not feeling her foxy self, however they were made up for by two returning visitors Dick Head and Goofy (NH4).

Yours truly, being a hare, rounded up the first bubble to set out west into the gentle undulations of Fitzhall Heath. We had not progressed more than half a mile when we became aware of bubble number two hot on our heels, a clear case of premature evacuation of the car park, probably brought on by nervous expectation for a good hash. Spiderman, hare number two, was able to delay their onward rush and give us time to head south to the gates of Fitzhall and out of sight and sound.

Now the ankle scratching low brush on the trail gave way to the pine and rhododendron gloom of the southern edge of the unseen drop into the flooded sandpit that once was Mitchell's Common and through to Minstead Road.

Along the way we had a pause, as we waited for Dick Head to check a falsie while Two Ferrets had a long natter with two mates who just happened to be out riding their bicycles, all this time of course bubble number two would soon be coming up behind. Not only that, Spiderman later informed me that the fish hook in this section had been ignored by bubble number two whereas in our bubble, Dick Head, Two Ferrets, Popeye and Kinky had been caught.

Next it was east in the open fields of Minstead Farm where the maize has been harvested leaving a stubble reminiscent of Desperate Dan's chin.

Crossing the deep creek we entered The Warren which has been subjected to a tree and shrub clearance that did nothing to hide our presence from Snake Charmer and Bika, FRBs from bubble number two.

Now with some urgency we headed north through Severals to Woolmer Bridge, the delightfully soft pine needle path through the tall pines providing a spring to our paces along the path above the creek.

Here Prancer's mutt (Marty) disappeared as usual, so we jettisoned Prancer to the mercy of bubble number two.

A brief pause at the bridges to take a snap before heading west into the agricultural odours of the small farm that has perky piglets scampering precociously about the yard.

Up hill into Steadham Common and we were once again back in the heathers and low brush amongst birch and willow, a challenge of checks in the network of unmapped narrow trails leading to the On-In after one hour and seven minutes of Wealden hashing.

We had sauntered back to the car park and were delving into car boots to slap on the sanitiser, as one does, when the Old Bill arrived and approached us. Tight lipped, we expected "ello, ello, ello, wot av we yer, a bit of mingling?", however his interest was in Tea Leafs and warning us not to leave valuables in our chariots, like flour.

A few of us retired to a sunny glade across the road for a secluded post hash natter, then a few puffs of a rising chilly breeze prompted an exodus.

On On ! Bambi

See: SM's track ... AND ... photos

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