STEVENSON HALL HHH HASH #99	

Date: June 22, 1986 

Weather: hot, clouds, electricity 

Set by: Bob Pascal 

Runners: Matt Baker, MJ, MJ,III, Dave Effross, Ned Jackson, Jim Gibson, Stu Sharp, 
Rookie Russell Wilkinson  

"First to Cooler"  Joe Burns, Wilkinson... 


Description, comments:  It's no surpise that the Reptile Fancier set us off in another 
swamp, and the title of this one might well be, "On On the Shores of Pigeon Swamp."  
The hard core band of summer hashers was depleted by the absence of Kaufman who 
was washing dishes and Wachspress who was so embarrassed that he had Kaufman 
call the geezer ten minutes before the hash to explain.  This forced Andy to admit that 
Arlene S. President had insisted on a morning of heavy domesticity.   Many down 
down's await this pair of wimp outs.  Wimping out may not have been such a bad idea, 
though, as the start ran directly towards an immense Doberman pinscher who was 
slavering and straining at the end of a weak chain obviously anxious to pinsch anyone 
he could reach.  Gibson and Effross had noted that we passed the Amos Alonzo Stagg 
Animal Hospital as we approached the start, so they were assured of decent medical 
care, but the rest of us were in trouble.  The pack set out nervously along the shore, 
running eventually through a small wooded swamp.  Nothing dangerous here- no 
snappers, no Komodo dragons, not even a snake provided by the LRF, and apparently 
we were saved by Wachspress' absence as the huge Doberman lost interest. 

         A nice graveyard followed some woods and ball field hashing, and the pack 
remembered this well as they ran into a power station which must serve the electrical 
needs of much of the known universe. Huge towers supported crackling power lines and 
the atmosphere was charged, to say the least as the pack searched out a check 
beneath the wires, dodging sparks as the juice arced to the ground nearly incinerating 
those unfortunates below.  Finally the check was found and so was the RF himself as 
the pack emerged from a small woods onto another set of playing fields.  Around them 
we ran, approaching the start.  Back into the woods for a typical "hidden cooler" 
endgame to this loop hash.  Many found the last mark, standing only 20 feet above a 
turbid steam of surpassing sliminess, but only Wilkinson had the naivete to check the 
shore downhill and expose himself to the evil waters.  His enthusiasm was rewarded 
with a cooler (and some interesting rashes).









News:

1. Road trip to Summit.  Wachspress, Jacquison, Pascal and the geezer drove up to 
Summit's Monday night run.   Wachspress was happy with the sharp nosed collies at 
the start, but running endless concrete hills was not the ideal style for this group more 
used to sylvan glades and bosky meadows.   The ON-ON was great with good beer and 
the best paper plates the geezer ever tasted.  The Summit group can't sing worth a 
damn, though, and their on-sec wondered who this guy Joe Burns is who always finishes 
first.

2.  The "Second Annual" Rumson HHH 400th is July 12, 10 AM  at the Hartshorne 
Woods in Navesink, NJ.  They promise "free hats"--free hats???  The Following 
"Directions" come from their flyer, so don't blame me if you get lost:   Garden State 
Parkway South to Exit 117.  Take Route 36 South toward Sandy Hook.  At the light after 
Atlantic Highlands (divider becomes a grass strip)  [No, Gibson, not a grass skirt], bear 
right after next light.  Left turn at stone church.  Hash on right.   RSVP  (201)  741-3298 
or (201) 842-4798.  If you go, call the geezer and take some copies of our 100th Flyer. 
(609) 452-3909.

3.  Princeton SHHHH 100th.  Don't forget, September 13/14.

Next Hashes:

  #101  Saturday, June 28, Noon.   NOTE ODD TIME!!    Wachspress sets.  How about 
lunch afterwards at Conte's??

  #102 ?? We need a volunteer.  The geezer leaves to run with the Stamboul HHH 
Sunday evening, July 6th.  How about a morning run?