<P> Hashing originated in December 1938 in Selayang Quarry , Selangor , then in the Federated Malay States ( now Malaysia ) , when a group of British colonial officers and expatriates began meeting on Monday evenings to run , in a fashion patterned after the traditional British paper chase or `` hare and hounds '' , to rid themselves of the excesses of the previous weekend . The original members included Albert Stephen ( A.S. ) Ignatius `` G '' Gispert , Cecil Lee , Frederick `` Horse '' Thomson , Ronald `` Torch '' Bennett , Eric Galvin , H.M. Doig , and John Woodrow . A.S. Gispert suggested the name `` Hash House Harriers '' after the Selangor Club Annex , where several of the original hashers lived and dined , known as the `` Hash House '' . </P>
<P> Hashing originated in December 1938 in Selayang Quarry , Selangor , then in the Federated Malay States ( now Malaysia ) , when a group of British colonial officers and expatriates began meeting on Monday evenings to run , in a fashion patterned after the traditional British paper chase or `` hare and hounds '' , to rid themselves of the excesses of the previous weekend . The original members included Albert Stephen ( A.S. ) Ignatius `` G '' Gispert , Cecil Lee , Frederick `` Horse '' Thomson , Ronald `` Torch '' Bennett , Eric Galvin , H.M. Doig , and John Woodrow . A.S. Gispert suggested the name `` Hash House Harriers '' after the Selangor Club Annex , where several of the original hashers lived and dined , known as the `` Hash House '' . </P>
what are the hash house harriers running club
what are the hash house harriers running club
Selayang Quarry , Selangor , then in the Federated Malay States ( now Malaysia )
Selayang Quarry , Selangor , then in the Federated Malay States ( now Malaysia )