Chardonnay’s 50:50 trail – R*n 1472
29 May 2025 from Midway Point Tavern
Hare: Hooray (with Slippery doing the work)
Run Reporter: Cumonion

On a partly cold Thursday night Growler, Uber and myself left to travel down to Midway Point, we were minus Nancy Boy who was still recovering from his fall.
We were quite pleased to see that the Tasman Bridge was still standing who according to Ray Posselt a Hobart City Councillor claimed the structure was “pretty close to falling over,” we were relieved to find that it was still standing on our return trip.

Yet another bridge we had to travel over was the Rod McGee bridge, which was opened in 2002, it was named after Dr Rodney William McGee (A bagpiper extraordinaire). The first bridge was a single-lane timber bridge, but with continuing maintenance it became a major problem. As a result, Australia’s first post-tensioned beam and slab bridge was completed in 1957, the bridge was given a 50-year life spam. Enough on bridges and on our way to the Midway Point Tavern which was established in 1980.

At 6.31pm Hooray gave instructions there was a run/walk and it started over the road, it was obvious, that no-one listened with Hooray having to shout out we all were going to the wrong way hooray for that. Once heading in the right direction, the run/walk took us around the street of Midway Point with white chalk on white footpaths many a hasher found it a bit hard to see especially at night.

What can I say about the meal, it was one of the best and cheapest Hotel meals we have had in a while, those who had the roast of the day did not go home hungry.
In the absent of Nancy Boy and Spoof the JM’s had to do a bit of work and managed to do a good Lip session.

On On
Cumonion

DOWN DOWNS

Lips: The JM’s Dyke and Poley in the absence of Spoof and Nancy Boy

• Hooray (and Slippery Nipple who set three quarters of the trail): the Hare.
• C#ntry members: Murray the Rat and Tic Toc.
• Snack Bar: New running jeans – wasn’t sure how to skol from them though.
• Crusher: Earns an extra $300 a week crushing cans but buys a beer from the tap.
• Morticia: Failing on her trailmaster duties and not organising a hare for the Fling.
• Grizzly: Thought that Dyke and Poley were doing such a sh*t job as lips that he had to take over.
• Snack Bar: wondered why all the locals between Hobart and Midway Point were tooting their horns and waving. Snacky thought they were just a friendly bunch, but it turns out he was driving without his headlights on.
• LA: For not giving Griz any after having her knee replacement.
• Crusher: For feeding Growler’s pussy

Skols from the floor:

Maximus>Tic Toc: For the first time in Chardonnay history, Tic Toc ran ahead of the pack and found trail.

Grizzly>Snack Bar: As a dependable person, Snacky was meant to be an uber for Uber from the Lenah Valley RSL but left Uber in the lurch.

NEXT RUN

Run 1473: 5 June 2025

HARE APPARENT: Maximus
STARTING FROM: Brewlab Craft Beer Cafe
RUN REPORTER: Brazilian
$5 run fee, buy your own food and drinks at the venue.

A note from the Hash Hops: Now that daylight savings is over, p*ss stops will be for special themed runs or to coincide with other events such as birthdays. If you would like a p*ss stop outside of this, please contact the JMs

RECEDING HARELINE

Roll up! Roll up! 
Check your diaries and tell Morticia when and where you might like to set a trail this year.  If you don’t know how to set one. Find a friend who can to help you!

UP CUMMING EVENTS

• 7-8 June | Chardonnay Hobart H3 Highland Fling @ Tullah
• 8-10 May 2026 | Interhash 2026, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

HASH FLASH

All the photos from Run 1472

MISMANAGEMENT 2025

Contacts for committee members.. tho’ its just as easy to use messenger.. or just ask a stupid question on the facebook page… There will always be someone willing to give you an answer.

Run reports: Please send directly to Xena by Sunday lunchtime at melaniebryant2901@gmail.com

If you are away the week you have been nominated to do a run report, could you please let Xena know so that a replacement can be organised.