Venue : Batang Kali (Ulu Yam) Football Field
Hare : Helen Brooks
Co-Hare : Ron Brooks
Scribe : Hugh Murray
Greg Dall – ice and water down-down for you (alternatively you can buy me multiple beers, this should be your run report. It is now over 6 months late and I am writing based on memory.
Helen able assisted by Ron are the hares for today at a runsite that I am very familiar with, Batang Kali (Ulu Yam) football field, and with a bit of inside knowledge this should be a run made for an SCB; unfortunately I am the CoMIC. I will follow my duties and en sure that the checks are closed properly.
Run is started promptly on time and we are off on a familiar trail, only a short way down we leave the main track and start climbing up the terraces. This is probably not going to be very productive, but there may be a check at the top. It was unproductive – reach top and immediately come back down to the main track. Start to proceed up next ridge, when check is called at the top, suspect that I am on the wrong ridge and check will clear across valley, but as CoMIC I should go to the check. Reach check as the trail is called across the valley. Retrace the path clearing out the surplus paper as you go.
Although now at the back of the pack proceed into the secondary jungle along the recently cut logging track, which I had talked to Ron about a few weeks earlier. At the end of the track find the pack milling around at the next check like headless chickens. Time to use the local knowledge and insider information. If the hares have used the recent new track I told them about then they are likely to be heading to the most significant landmark in the secondary jungle the radio mast (I had also mentioned that to them). Sorted somebody out to ensure the check was closed, sorry forgot who but thanks anyway, and off recceeing in what I believe is the correct direction to the radio mast. Did not manage to break the check but was only 5m away so was second through and as only a few yards from the in-trail can proceed, calling On On as true FROP. The last of myglory for the day.
We come out of the secondary jungle by the radio mast and proceed down the tarmac and then off right back into the secondary jungle. This gave the hares the scope for a massive circular, which by the time I arrived had been broken. Unfortunately nobody there knew exactly where the check was and thus could not confirm that it had been properly closed. Yours truly as the CoMIC decided that I had no option to go all the way around the circular and find if it has been closed. (It had). I have at this stage gone from being FROP to the back of the pack. I cannot recall much of the checks. But after this the run proceeded down the hill into the orchard area, where we climbed the really steep hill – never sure if this is worse going up or down – I just do not like it either way!
After we wandered through to the back of the estate where I believe a check had been, and the pack had broken outside regulation checking distance and hence managed to cut out a loop.
The home trail followed a well run route down the main drag and then up the ridge past the water tank and banyion tree.
Front runner was under 1:30 and the pack was well together. As noted above this report is well overdue and I have forgotten about the circle proceedings.
The On On was at Lucky Lite, where the hare was awarded a well deserved T-shirt. Well done Helen.
ON ON
Posted by onsec at January 16, 2005 12:57 PM