Run: #2268 – The race that stops the nation and the rest end up at the glue factory…

Date: Monday 6/11/23
Location: Tewantin
Hares: Licorice Nipples & Next Week

‘Twas the day before the Big Event of the running of the 2023 Melbourne Cup – the 163rd iteration of the historic race. Instead of horses, there were lame hashers but at least most of the ladies did at least wear a fascinator or hat.

We started on Hilton Esplande and sauntered along the Noosa River until the first check where Nafa went off on his own trail. Only Beams, All Fours, Licker and Miss Belinda Snogs entered into the Noosa Lakes Resort only to lose trail due to the early downpour that wiped some trail. We eventually found a gate that led us back onto trail to join up with the rest of the pack. The runners and walkers split happened shortly after with the runners skirting along a track parallel to Goodchap St and at the back of the hospital until we reached Wallace Park to join up with the walkers trail. Licker passed by her back gate proudly showing us the results of using Roundup on her garden (it was rather brown or dead!). Instead of inviting us in for a beer (which Beams was sorely disappointed) she went in to use the toilet. The trail took us by Noosa Waters until we got to Gibson St and the underpass where we spotted Got Off across the road. Licker decidedly took a shortcut home as she didn’t want to leave all those poor hashers thirsty at the bucket (what a considerate GM/Beer Meister!). Soon, we were heading back along Hilton Terrace and home – a wonderful 5.45km trail.

The Wonky Waddlers report was given by Triar F – the trail went this way and that way, waddling down the river, passed the Nguyen Brothers Restaurant, down and around the block and back home. Nafa gave the runners report – feeling a little lonely most of the time as he was way ahead of everyone else, he even asked locals for directions and if they had seen arrows, with one paying him a compliment (NOT) about sinking in the mud when it rained too much and that he wouldn’t be able to see any trail.

A reasonable quick and short show of down downs were:

• Mother Trucker receiving the Hashit Award: for rubbing it in for Licker as she got her leg over!
• Beams – who said chivalry was dead as this week he was going to fight off all the nasty Trolls along the underpass by the river @ Gibson Road
• Screamer – at a shopping centre carpark she went to pay she couldn’t remember what her car registration plate was but Ma’ Dog & Unremarkable know…
• Licker – for stopping at her house in search of an excellent loo but wouldn’t let Beams in for a beer stop. Hares Next Week & Licorice Nipples also received a down down for not having a drink stop at Lickers – a prime spot!
• Miss Belinda Snogs – showering before going to hash as Licorice thinks she was going to ‘pick up’ at the Bowlo, but she told us it was a shower after having a ‘liaison’
• Milestone Awards: Minder & Roobarb (too many to mention!)
• Birthdays: Breathless, Ride On, Mozzie, Red Knob

We then piled into the Noosa Lawns Club (Bowlo) for some sort of Chinese banquet (it might have been the lame horses that weren’t send to the glue factory). The Best Ladies hat/fascinator prize went to Hairy Mickey while Insultan wore and won the Best Mens hat prize. Meanwhile, the big time punters who entered into the 50c, $1, $2 sweepstakes was drawn with the big prize money winner of $34 going to Bundy. Thanks to the DSIs (Holy Smoke & Floosie & assisted by Mad Dog who organised the sweep. I wanted to win the piñata donkey/horse (it was kind of cute with big eye lashes) but Floosie wouldn’t given him up! Thanks to the hares, Licorice Nipples and Next Week for a good trot around Noosaville. BTW – did you know that Mark Zahra made history as the first jockey in decades to ride back-to-back Cup winners, when he steered Irish horse Without A Fight to victory – same jockey but different horse.

On On
All Fours