1937
GREYHOUND
This
race was run at the
Pos. |
Greyhound |
Sire |
dam |
Price |
Dist. | Time |
1 |
Wattle Bark (6) |
Secret Chance |
Helena Kane |
5/2 |
1 1/2 | 29.26 |
2 |
Shove Halfpenny (1) | Town Treasure |
Princess K |
7/4 fav |
4 | 29.38 |
3 |
Grosvenor Bob (4) |
Golden Hammer |
Wonderful Expression |
11/2 |
head | 29.70 |
4 |
Maiden's Delight (5) |
Maiden's Boy |
Springfield Street |
20/1 |
head | 29.72 |
5 |
Avion Ballerino (2) |
Future Cutlet |
Avion Beau |
10/1 |
head | 29.74 |
6 |
Top of the |
Town Ratler |
Clarenbridge |
11/2 |
29.76 |
The Winner was owned by Mrs R H Dent
Wattle Bark was trained by Jim Syder snr at Wembley
Shove Halfpenny was trained by Jack Harvey at Harringay
Grosvenor Bob was trained by Jim Syder snr at Wembley
Maiden's Delight was trained by Jim Syder snr at Wembley
Avion Ballerino was trained by Jerry Hannafin at Wimbledon
Top of the Carlow Road was trained by Sidney Orton at Wimbledon
Wattle Bark won the 37
Guards Brigade |
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Hopeful |
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Hair Trigger |
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Secret Change |
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Dick The Liar |
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Fasten Fast |
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Cheerful Chic |
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WATTLE BARK |
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Jamie |
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Mutton Cutlet |
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Miss Cinderella |
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Helena Kane |
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Three Speed |
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Roller |
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Irish Question |
THE FINAL
In a close betting heat, Shove Halfpenny was made the 7/4 favourite, with Wattle Bark next best at 5/2. From the 6 box Wattle Bark led at the first bend and continued to maaintain a fast gallop. Shove Halfpenny lost all chances at the boxes when bumped badly, leaving outsider avion Ballerina to mount the only challenge. Shove Halfpenny recovered well from her bump and ran on so strongly that she was only a length and a half behind Wattle at the line, with Grovesnor Bob some 4 lengths further back in third. Note that Jesmond Cutlet was renamed after his first round victory when he was called Lewis of Waterhall.
| SEMI-FINAL Saturday 19th June 1937 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | |
| 6 | Shove Halfpenny | 29.36 | 5 yds | 9/4 | 1 | Top Of The Carlow Road | 29.61 | Hd | 6/4 F | |
| 3 | Maidens Delight | 29.66 | 1 yd | 100/8 | 5 | Grosvenor Bob | 29.62 | 7 3/4 yds | 7/2 | |
| 2 | Wattle Bark | 29.72 | 5 yds | 8/11 | 6 | Avion Ballerino | 30.09 | 1/2 yd | 4/1 | |
| 1 | Golden Alexander | 30.02 | 1 yd | 7/1 | 4 | Curious Jester | 30.12 | 1/2 yd | 6/1 | |
| 5 | Jesmond Cutlet | 30.08 | 6 yd | 25/1 | 3 | Beckbury Moth | 30.15 | 20/1 | ||
| 4 | Hexham Bridge | 30.44 | 20/1 | 2 | Orlucks Best | |||||
| QUARTER-FINALS Tuesday 15th June 1937 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | |
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | GROSVENOR BOB | 29.53 | 6 yds | 2/1 | 2 | WATTLE BARK | 29.36 | 7 yds | 8/11 | |
| 2 | JESMOND CUTLET | 29.89 | 3 yds | 7/1 | 1 | HEXHAM BRIDGE | 29.78 | 1 yd | 8/1 | |
| 3 | GOLDEN ALEXANDER | 30.07 | 10/11 | 3 | BECKBURY MOTH | 29.84 | 100/8 | |||
| 4 | DIAMOND GLORY | 4 | WISE CAREY | |||||||
| 5 | BECKBURY MIRACLE | 5 | BELLA'S JIM | |||||||
| 6 | FLYING JOULE | NR | TULLYMACRIEVE LAD | |||||||
| Heat 3 | Heat 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | TOP OF THE CARLOW ROAD | 29.52 | 4 yds | 9/4 | 1 | SHOVE HALFPENNY | 29.60 | 2 yds | 4/5 fav | |
| 4 | ORLUCK'S BEST | 29.76 | 6 yds | 6 | AVION BALLERINO | 29.72 | 1/2 yd | 4/1 | ||
| 3 | CURIOUS JESTER | 30.12 | 2/1 f | 3 | MAIDEN'S DELIGHT | 29.74 | 7/1 | |||
| 1 | GRECIAN REPUBLIC | 2 | STANBRIDGE STREAMLINE | |||||||
| 2 | FAMOUS JUDGE | 4 | SHEEHAN | |||||||
| 6 | WILY CAPTAIN | 6 | CLARENDON KEN | |||||||
| First Round Tuesday 8th June 1937 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | |
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | WATTLE BARK | 29.77 | 8 yds | 7/4 f | 2 | GOLDEN ALEXANDER | 29.76 | 12 yds | 7/4 | |
| 1 | JESMOND CUTLET (LEWIS OF WATERHALL) |
30.25 | 1 yd | 100/8 | 3 | GROSVENOR BOB | 30.48 | 5 yds | 6/4 fav | |
| 3 | WISE CAREY | 30.31 | 6 | TULLYMACRIEVE LAD | 30.78 | |||||
| 6 | FLYING JOULE | 30.45 | 1 | BECKBURY MOTH | ||||||
| 4 | MELKSHAM MASTERPIECE | 30.67 | 4/1 | 4 | SHANDY GAFF | |||||
| 2 | LONE KEEL | 30.80 | NR | JOY OF WATERHALL | ||||||
| Heat 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | AVION BALLERINO | 29.86 | Nk | 4/1 | ||||||
| 2 | MAIDENS DELIGHT | 29.88 | 1 3/4 yds | 7/1 | ||||||
| 5 | TOP OF THE CARLOW ROAD | 29.98 | 5/4 f | |||||||
| 4 | BELLA'S JIM | |||||||||
| 3 | KILCORA WILLIE | |||||||||
| 1 | GENIAL RADIANCE | |||||||||
| First Round Thursday 10th June 1937 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | Trap | Dog | Time | Dist | SP | |
| Heat 4 | Heat 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | CURIOUS JUDGE | 30.27 | 2 1/2 yds | 2/1 | 6 | SHOVE HALFPENNY | 30.08 | 10 yds | 1/2 fav | |
| 1 | WILY CAPTAIN | 30.42 | 3 yds | 2 | HEXHAM BRIDGE | 30.68 | 1 yd | 9/2 | ||
| 3 | FAMOUS JUDGE | 30.60 | 1 | BECKBURY MOTH | 30.74 | 8/1 | ||||
| 4 | DIAMOND GLORY | 3 | STANBRIDGE STREAMLINE | |||||||
| 5 | ROVING YANK | 5 | SEAVIEW GELERT | |||||||
| 6 | BECKBURY WONDER | 4 | JERRYMORE | |||||||
| Heat 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | SHEEHAN | 30.43 | 4 yds | 4/1 | ||||||
| 1 | ORLUCK'S LUCK | 30.77 | 1/2 yd | |||||||
| 5 | CLARENDON KEN | 30.80 | ||||||||
| 2 | GRECIAN REPUBLIC | |||||||||
| 6 | ON THE STRAIT | |||||||||
| 3 | FINE JUBILEE | 2/5 | ||||||||
| Derby Consolation Final run on Saturday 26th June 1937 | ||||
| Trap | Dog | Time | Dist. | SP |
| 4 | Golden Alexander | 29.49 | 2 yds | 3/1 |
| 3 | Jesmond Cutlet | 29.61 | 1 1/2 yds | 7/1 |
| 1 | Beckbury Moth | 29.60 | 1/2 yd | 8/1 |
| 5 | Melksham Masterpiece | 29.63 | 7/4 f | |
| 6 | Curious Jester | 9/2 | ||
| 2 | Hexham Bridge | 8/1 | ||
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| The racecard scan is the 1937 running of 'The International'. Made up of Classic and major competition winners, the result was as follows: Wattle Bark, Wily Captain, Golden Alexander with the distance a neck and winning time 28.67 on good going. Hexham Bridge won the Scurry gold cup; Wattle Bark the Derby); Ballyhennessy Sandhills the Laurels; Jesmond Cutlet the Cesarewitch. My thanks to Tony Nash for providing the racecard scan and information. | The racecard is for a sprint open over 275yds at Wimbledon in July 1937. It was won by Lone Keel beating Fine jubilee by 1 1/4 Lengths in 15.57 which was, at the time a track record. Lone Keel was to win the Derby the following year (1938). Fine Jubilee won the Derby & Gold collar in 1936 and was beaten a short head in that years Laurels. |
WELSH GREYHOUND DERBY (Cardiff White City)
| Winner | Sire | Dam | Time |
| Genial Radiance | Johnny Peters | Reymerston | 30.15 |
IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY (Shelbourne Park)
| Dog | Sire | Dam | Time |
| Muinessa | Slanebeg | Won But Lost | 30.83 |
| Western Skipper | Mechanical Cut | Truthful Goddess |
SCOTTISH GREYHOUND DERBY (Carntyne)
| Dog | Sire | Dam | Time | SP |
| Jesmond Cutlet | Beef Cutlet | Lady Eleanor | 29.83 | 2/1 j fav |
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