The Belvoir Hunt (Duke of Rutland's Hounds)

Tumblers and Sinners Club

Form Object

Photos by David Selby

The Belvoir Hunt Tumblers Club is now in its second season. It is an elite society with membership restricted to those who hit the ground unintentionally. Over 18s will have to pay £10 if they were an unseated rider or £5 if their horse falls. At the end of the season, there will be awards given at the End of Season Supper for the muddiest riders, the highest scoring family, the worst unmounted sinner and our junior tumblers — in addition to the much coveted Belvoir Tumbler of the Year and Reserve Champion. For under 18s there will be an optional joining fee of £5 and all Pony Club members who have subscribed will be awarded their prize, if too young to come to the supper, at Pony Club camp.
Tumblers thermometer

Our eagle-eyed spotters-in-chief (Sarah McCorquodale, David Applewhite, David Bellamy and David Selby) have marshalled a formidable network of informers and will catch you out. They reserve the right to determine who was actually at fault – you or your horse or an Act of God – and have been known to suppress publication of particularly embarrassing incidents on receipt of financial inducements (a minimum of double the fallers fee – and payable promptly). Anything photographed will need a supplementary incentive to keep it out of the Tumblers Corner photo gallery on the right.
The spotters also keep their eyes peeled for an assortment of misdemeanours: venial sins such as blocking the road, poor parking, sneaking through farmyards without a lead from the Field Master, splintering woodwork, looking grumpy ... you name it and it is probably already in The Black Book ... can be absolved or even hushed up via ££inducements to our venal spotters. Grave sins such as quietly abandoning a demolished gate when there is stock in the field have a wickedly eye-watering tariff – so beware.
Any appeal against the judges' decision must be accompanied by a non-refundable deposit. The Club Rule Book (essentially Mornington Crescent rules) and full tariff of inducements, incentives, enticements and deposits is available for a fee.
All Club subscriptions and other fees should be sent to Foster Edwards, 35, Boyers Orchard, Harby, Melton Mowbray, Leics. LE14 4BA – cheques payable to 'BHSC'.

The 'Steeple Fund' thermometer on the right keeps a running total of contributions. A donation from the proceeds will be made to the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance service after a small deduction for a new thermometer.

A presentation commentary and sound-track of the various class winners and of the entertainment at the Awards Ceremony can be found here

NAME	RIDER UNSEATED	HORSE FALLEN	£ OWING	£ PAID	£ TOTAL	RANKING
David Applewhite	1	1	0	15	15
Jayne Applewhite	1	0	0	10	10
Piers Ashworth	2	0	0	20	20
Jon Barlow	1	0	0	10	10
Colin Bellamy	0	1	0	5	5
Bill Bishop	2	0	0	20	20
Alexander Boucher	1	0	0	5	5
Archie Bowlby	1	0	0	5	5
Joan Breen	0	1	0	5	5
Charlie Brown	1	0	10	0	10
Martin Brown	1	0	10	0	10
Annabel Burtt	1	0	0	10	10
Ella Burtt	1	0	0	5	5
Nina Camm	1	0	0	10	10
Rachel Casswell	2	0	0	20	20
Richard Casswell	0	1	0	5	5
Harry Chatfeild-Roberts	2	0	0	10	10
Billy Chatterton	1	0	0	5	5
George Chatterton	1	0	0	5	5
Mark Chatterton	3	0	0	30	30
Mike Chatterton	1	0	0	10	10
Christian Collett	1	1	0	15	15
Harriet Coney	1	0	0	5	5
Richard Coney	2	0	0	10	10
Lou Cordiner	1	0	0	10	10
Kate Dant	1	0	0	10	10
Alex van Doorn	1	0	0	5	5
Sam van Doorn	1	0	0	5	5
Zara Dorrington	1	0	0	5	5
Chris Edwards	0	1	0	5	5
Ben Elson	0	1	0	5	5
Michael Elson	3	0	0	30	30
Alice Flint	1	1	10	5	15
Edward Foster	1	0	0	10	10
Hugh Garnish	1	0	0	10	10
Zoe Gibson	1	0	0	10	10
Sarah Glendening	1	0	0	10	10
Toby Greenall	2	0	0	20	20
Tim Hall-Wilson	1	0	0	10	10
Jane Harris	0	1	0	5	5
Caroline Harrison	1	0	0	10	10
Victoria Hart	0	1	5	0	5
Vaughn Haslam	1	0	0	10	10
Becky Higgins	1	0	0	10	10
Barrie Holt	2	0	0	20	20
Bambi Hornbuckle	3	0	0	30	30
Philip Humphry	0	1	0	5	5
Keith Jones	1	0	0	10	10
Alan Kasket	1	0	0	10	10
Rosie Keith	0	1	0	5	5
Tom Kingston	1	0	0	10	10
James Knight	1	0	0	10	10
Helen Lovegrove	1	0	0	5	5
Julia Loxton	1	0	0	10	10
Lottie Marsh	2	1	0	12.5	12.5
Georgina Mason	1	0	0	10	10
Sarah McCorquodale	1	0	0	10	10
Andrew Miller	4	0	0	40	40	Third
Sophia Miller	1	0	0	5	5
Tor Owen	0	1	0	10	10
Laura Palmer	1	0	0	10	10
Kathryn Pepper	1	0	0	10	10
Rachel Poyser	0	1	5	0	5
Clare Price	2	0	0	20	20
Katie Robinson	1	0	0	10	10
Sharon Roscoe	1	0	0	10	10
Tessa de la Rue	5	0	0	50	50	+Champion+
Michelle Sampson	1	0	0	10	10
Amelia Scholl	2	0	0	10	10
Lucy Scholl	0	1	0	3	3
Fenella Selby	1	0	0	5	5
Ann Sheard	0	2	0	10	10
Sara Skelton	1	0	0	10	10
Peter Stephens	5	0	0	45	45	Runner up
Molly Stewart	1	0	0	5	5
Eliza Taylor	1	0	0	5	5
Kitty Taylor	1	0	0	5	5
Lisa Thomas	1	0	0	10	10
Martin Thornton	3	0	0	30	30
Paul Towns	1	1	0	15	15
Lara Wallace	0	1	0	5	5
Harry Westropp	0	1	0	10	10
Martin Wilcox	1	0	0	10	10
Roly Wilcox	0	1	5	0	5
Ben Wills	1	0	0	10	10
Helen (Russel Atkins)	1	0	0	10	10
Stuart Young	1	0	0	10	10
GRAND TOTALS	100	22	45	950.5	995.5	-

Once more into the ditch dear friends, once more (W. Shakespeare - 1599)

Details of fallers and incriminating photos are updated weekly
to give an opportunity to ££persuade the spotters that they were mistaken

NAME	WHERE	SIN	£ OWING	£ PAID	£ TOTAL
Sally Tinkler	Walcot	Holding up traffic	0	10	10
Cherry King	Billingborough	Blocking gateway, Walcot	0	10	10
Jonathan Inglesant	Granby and Hose	Mishap with bike (x 2)	0	20	20
Foster Edwards	Scalford	Slipped and fell in mud	0	10	10
Martin Greet	Scalford	Vehicle stuck at Sherbrookes	0	10	10
Brian Kettel	Newlands Farm	Parking and driving over mown grass	0	10	10
Chris Bealby	Waltham House	Dropping box ramp in path of traffic	10	0	10
Rupert Inglesant MFH	Bescaby House	Lorry stuck on grass verge, Stonesby	0	10	10
David Selby	Visiting neighbouring pack	Fell off	0	10	10
GRAND TOTALS			10	90	100