The pub was packed for a night of what could be the most northern of sports - ferret racing.
A Yorkshire Dales pub was packed for a night of what could be the most northern of sports - ferret racing.
The annual event is held at The Craven Arms in Appletreewick, North Yorkshire, and draws a crowd as well as a rather pungent aroma. The ferrets race three at a time through specially rigged-up tubes, the first to make it round their course declared the winner.Ted Mason is chief bookmaker and local fell-running legend.Dave Barrett entered four ferrets in the races
"It's been going on for 10 years and we have an annual event every February. If we're lucky we make about 300-400 quid, which isn't bad is it?""To be honest I think some people have been practising for tonight," he laughed.Penny Horsburgh raced her ferrets Ragnar and Rollo
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