An apparatus for connecting a distal end of a fluid conduit to a fluid inlet , wherein said apparatus and said fluid inlet are positioned at an elevated location in a drilling rig derrick , comprising: a) a stinger member operationally attached to said distal end of said fluid conduit and having at least one outlet port , wherein said stinger member further comprises an elongate body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and a central flow bore oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said body, and wherein said at least one outlet port comprises at least one transverse bore extending from said central flow bore to said outer surface ; b) a winch assembly disposed at said elevated location; c) an elongated member having a first end, a second end and a length, wherein said first end is operationally attached to said winch assembly and said second end is operationally attached to said stinger member ; d) an inlet receptacle having a bore adapted to receive at least a portion of said stinger member while said stinger is lifted by said winch assembly , wherein said bore is in fluid communication with said fluid inlet ; and e) a valve member comprising: i) a sleeve slidably disposed over said stinger body ; and ii) a spring , biasing said sleeve over said at least one outlet port ; wherein said valve member is adapted to shift between a first position wherein said at least one outlet port of said stinger member is closed, and a second position wherein said at least one outlet port of said stinger member is open, and wherein said valve member remains in said first position unless said stinger member is at least partially received in said bore of said receptacle. a) a stinger member operationally attached to said distal end of said fluid conduit and having at least one outlet port , wherein said stinger member further comprises an elongate body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and a central flow bore oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said body, and wherein said at least one outlet port comprises at least one transverse bore extending from said central flow bore to said outer surface ; b) a winch assembly disposed at said elevated location; c) an elongated member having a first end, a second end and a length, wherein said first end is operationally attached to said winch assembly and said second end is operationally attached to said stinger member ; d) an inlet receptacle having a bore adapted to receive at least a portion of said stinger member while said stinger is lifted by said winch assembly , wherein said bore is in fluid communication with said fluid inlet ; and e) a valve member comprising: i) a sleeve slidably disposed over said stinger body ; and ii) a spring , biasing said sleeve over said at least one outlet port ; wherein said valve member is adapted to shift between a first position wherein said at least one outlet port of said stinger member is closed, and a second position wherein said at least one outlet port of said stinger member is open, and wherein said valve member remains in said first position unless said stinger member is at least partially received in said bore of said receptacle. i) a sleeve slidably disposed over said stinger body ; and ii) a spring , biasing said sleeve over said at least one outlet port ; <EOS>