ANOTHER FIRST FOR LONGRIDGE. BUT WHAT A SUCCESS!!!!

After an uneventful coach trip from Longridge, Halfpenny Lane, Horn’s Inn, Cabus and Forton, with our driver Brian, from Manilla, we arrived at Cartmel.

Wednesday 30^th May is “PICNIC DAY” at Cartmel. This is the final day of a three day meet and Mike and Bridget invited anyone who wished, to join them at the Racecourse. 28 made their way onto the course to find a spot for the day.

Lord Cavendish welcomed us to Cartmel and all the staff made us so welcome with our own Christine and Joe directing us to a superb place by the finishing post.

 

We set up camp and with discussions on M&S profits increasing with the purchases for our picnics we settled to study form and taste the local beers. A quick wander round Cartmel village and it was time for the racing to start.

Prayers were offered “Dear Lord help me to break even. I need the money”, and the comment was heard “Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.”

Cheers and moans in abundance as we watched horses and jockeys race over the winning line.

Some won, many lost but all returned to the coach with smiles having beaten the weather with only a few spots of rain falling in the later stages. 

Discussions of what might have been were aplenty and the old chestnut “I bet on a horse at ten to one. It didn’t come in until half past five” was retold.

A great day was had by all and a memorable occasion which I’m sure will be repeated.

Thanks to Mike and Bridget and Christine and Joe for organising us, Bob for sorting out the money and, of course, Brian the driver for delivering us safely back home.

There once was a young jockey called Morse,

Who gave a nod and a wink to his horse,

But the horse it was blind,

So no way could it find,

The winning post on Cartmel race course.