1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none April 2025 April 2025 1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year 1949 1951 The 1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 25th year of greyhound racing in the United KingdomGreyhound Racing South Gloucestershire Gazette 24 Jul 1926 9 March 2026 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004065/19260724/015/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription and the 24th year of greyhound racing in Ireland.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19270419/075/0003 Belfast's New Sport Northern Whig 19 April 1927 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 March 2026Fry Paul The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook 1995 Ringpress Books 186054-010-4 Roll of honour Major Winners Award Name of Winner1950 English Greyhound Derby Ballymac BallDack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years 90–92 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS119360218&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 26 June 1950 The Times 1950 Irish Greyhound Derby Crossmolina Rambler Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers LtdFortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd1950 Scottish Greyhound Derby Behattans Choice Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-41950 Welsh Greyhound Derby Ballycurreen Garrett Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474 Summary The annual totalisator was £70,408,231, a fourth consecutive drop since 1946.Particulars of Licensed tracks, table 1 Licensed Dog Racecourses 1950 Licensing Authorities Seventy-one of the tracks were affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) which accounted for £61,068,000 of the total. The drop at the 71 tracks constituted 18% and paid attendances were 21,549,000, a drop of 10%. The returns further increased the friction between the industry and the government, with the former blaming the tote tax cost of £9,182,000 in addition to normal income tax on other areas of the business.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/73vSH2 "Greyhound Totalisator Revenue." Times, 20 Jan. 1951, p. 4 The Times 20 January 1951 4 Ballymac Ball continued his exceptional form from 1949 by winning the English Greyhound Derby.https://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=11 Hall of Fame Greyhound Board of Great Britain Tracks The Boyne Valley Greyhound Stadium in Navan and Spennymoor Greyhound Stadium both open.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5 Competitions The News of the World in association with the National Greyhound Racing Club announced plans to sponsor a national intertrack competition Remember When - 1950 2011 Greyhound Star Ballymac Ball who had been phenomenal during the Laurels the year before and 1,000 Guineas and Trafalgar Cup champion Ballycurren Garrett.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Ballycurren Garrett made amends for his disappointing Derby showing when travelling to Cardiff Arms Park and lifting the Welsh Greyhound Derby crown. Drumgoon Boy was five lengths adrift in second and Red Wind finish fifth despite starting at odds of 11-10. The time of 29.22 recorded by Ballycurren Garrett broke the existing track record. In Scotland, the third Derby event of the year was won by Wembley’s Behattans Choice, who held off veteran West End Dasher for a comfortable win. Behattans Choice a brindle dog and Westend Dasher a fawn dog were both trained by Bob Burls and he made the decision to take the pair over to Ireland for the Irish Greyhound Derby. The newly crowned Derby champion Ballymac Ball successfully defended his Laurels title and was then retired to stud.Barnes/Sellers Julia/John Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File 1992 Ringpress Books 0-948955-22-8 News A vaccine is eventually found for hard pad disease, better known as distemper. Francis Gentle, vice chairman of the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) and chairman of the Association for the Protection for Copyright in Sport proposes to prohibit the televising of all sports until the law changes.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/73vqa2 "Sport Television." Times, 29 Apr. 1950, p. 3 The Times 29 April 1950 3 The 1950 movie The Blue Lamp is filmed at White City.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Drumgoon Boy and Red Wind, two champions were now under the training of Fred Trevillion after their owner/trainer Frank Davis was undergoing an investigation in relation to 'ringing' (running a greyhound in a false name). Frank Davis was found guilty of running the brilliant Red Wind without proof of pedigree along with another greyhound called Rindiffin D. The court believed Red Wind to be a former Irish pup called Waggles, a fact disputed by Davis. Nevertheless Davis was imprisoned for fraud and all of his greyhounds disqualified by the NGRC.https://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-january-2/ Greyhound Star (Remember When - January 1951) 26 January 2019 Greyhound Star The introduction of a new trainers licence went ahead; it was called a C Licence and would allow private trainers to run their greyhounds in graded racing at tracks in addition to the resident trainers. Oxford Stadium was the first track to experiment with the scheme. Also at Oxford the continuing problem of taxation was evident when they announced that during the first eleven months of the year they had paid £21,595 tote tax, £9,459 bookmaker tax and £4,152 entertainment duty forcing owner Leslie Calcutt to make the announcement that they would close during December until further notice. The Instaprint photo finish and timer that was tested at Wimbledon Stadium was given the seal of approval to use throughout Britain https://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-bumper-edition/ Greyhound Star (Remember When December) 20 December 2018 Greyhound Star and weighing scales became mandatory at all tracks. Frederick Johnson is finally issued a private trainers licence, the breeder from Tarpoley in Cheshire had been refused a licence since 1946. His Rushton News made the Irish Laurels final in 1948 and Johnson has plans to breed with him. He does breed and rear litter by Mad Tanist, out of Summer Frock which includes Rushton Smutty. Rushton News will soon sire a greyhound called Rushton Spot.http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?d=rushton+news&x=0&y=0 Rushton News Greyhound Data Ireland Mayo dog Crossmolina Rambler claimed the 1950 Irish Greyhound Derby and Spanish Chestnut won a second successive Irish Laurels.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd Principal UK races Grand National, White City (May 20 525y h, £250) PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP TimeTrap 1st Blossom of Annagura Jack Sherry 5-2 29.97 52nd Muncross Dan Hugh Kennedy 15-8f 30.07 13rd Sunny Abbey Jerry Hannafin 4-1 30.15 44th Ross Abbey Clare Orton 20-1 30.33 25th Ballygiltenane Schoolhouse Gray7-2 00.00 3 Gold Collar, Catford (Jun 3, 440y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Islandeady H.G.Copsey 8-1 26.07 42nd Kismet D Fred Trevillion 2-1 26.19 23rd Belingas Fancy Ron Chamberlain 6-1 26.25 34th Quare Customer Leslie Reynolds 11-8f 26.35 15th Tow Law Lad 20-1 26.47 66th Song of the Fertha Gordon Nicholson 100-6 26.65 5 Welsh Derby, Arms Park (Jul 8, 525y £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Ballycurreen Garrett Jack Harvey 100-30 29.22+ 42nd Drumgoon Boy Fred Trevillion 8-1 29.62 13rd Cleofortis William Mills 9-2 29.74 34th Behattans Choice Bob Burls 4-1 29.94 65th Red Wind Fred Trevillion 11-10f 30.10 26th Galtee TanistPrivate 20-1 30.28 5 + Track Record Scottish Greyhound Derby, Carntyne (Jul 15, 525y, £250)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Behattans Choice Bob Burls 4-6f 29.35 42nd West End Dasher Bob Burls 3-1 29.67 53rd Special Intention Jimmy Jowett 9-2 29.71 64th Mad Your HonourManchester 5-1 29.72 25th Line Command M Gemmell 100-8 30.20 16th Musical Charles M Darbyshire 4-1 30.36 3 Scurry Gold Cup, Clapton (Jul 22, 400y £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Gortnagory Norman Merchant 3-1 23.47 12nd Islandeady H.G.Copsey 5-1 23.67 33rd Santa Barbara II R.A.Williams 2-1f 23.79 54th Cold and Shaggy H.G.Copsey 10-1 23.82 65th Harvest King 7-1 23.90 46th Behattan Majestic Bob Burls 4-1 23.91 1 Laurels, Wimbledon (Aug 25, 500y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Ballymac Ball Stan Martin 15-8 28.19 42nd Behattans Choice Bob Burls 10-11f 28.47 13rd Fancy Hero Jack Harvey 100-6 28.59 64th Magna Hasty Stan Martin 7-1 28.07 35th Olivers Lad Jack Brennan 10-1 28.09 56th Hunters Luck 66-1 28.13 2 St Leger, Wembley (Sep 16, 700y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Fawn Mack George Curtis 11-10f 40.56 62nd Express Spot Reg 'String' Marsh 10-1 40.62 23rd Kilcaskin Mail Frank Wynne 6-1 40.64 34th Linden Grove Jack Harvey 8-1 40.74 45th Captain the Killer Norman Merchant 2-1 40.92 16th January Errand 50-1 41.08 5 Oaks, White City (Sep 30, 525y, £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Caledonian FaithArthur Mountfield 8-1 29.62 22nd Mad Winkle Stan Biss7-2 29.63 33rd Fawn Mack George Curtis 13-8f 29.64 64th Linden Grove Jack Harvey 5-2 29.88 15th Bridget O'Leer P Currie 100-7 29.92 46th Small Rogue Gaskin 100-8 29.96 5 The Grand Prix Walthamstow (Oct 7, 525y, £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Arrow Boy Jack Harvey 5-1 30.28 42nd Derryboy Blackbird Jack Harvey 9-4f 30.56 53rd Brussels Sprouts J Walsh 6-1 30.59 64th Cleofortis William Mills 7-2 30.75 15th Whistling Laddie Stan Martin 9-2 31.31 36th Behattan Martell Bob Burls 10-1 31.71 2 Cesarewitch, West Ham (Oct 20, 600y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Quare Customer Leslie Reynolds 11-10f 30.80 12nd Fancy Hero Jack Harvey 3-1 30.96 23rd Stoneyhill Sweep Harry Ward 8-1 31.12 64th Behattans Choice Bob Burls 5-2 31.15 45th Cleofortis Paddy Power 50-1 31.39 56th Glendart TulipRonnie Melville 66-1 31.51 3 Totalisator Returns The totalisator returns declared to the licensing authorities for the year 1950 are listed below. Tracks that did not have a totalisator in operation are not listed. StadiumTurnover £London (White City) 5,402,244London (Harringay) 3,809,428London (Wembley) 3,465,254London (Wimbledon) 2,979,574London (Walthamstow) 2,742,584London (Stamford Bridge) 2,015,525London (Wandsworth) 1,948,350London (Clapton) 1,927,747Manchester (Belle Vue) 1,835,193London (Catford) 1,738,666London (West Ham) 1,691,874London (Park Royal) 1,599,124London (Hackney) 1,379,992London (New Cross) 1,353,021London (Hendon) 1,164,566Glasgow (Shawfield) 1,021,159Brighton & Hove 997,678Manchester (White City) 989,595London (Charlton) 872,693Edinburgh (Powderhall) 865,292Romford 853,562Birmingham (Perry Barr, old) 798,925Crayford & Bexleyheath 786,300Manchester (Salford) 772,353London (Dagenham) 714,323Birmingham (Hall Green) 692,232Sheffield (Owlerton) 669,500Glasgow (White City) 655,126Newcastle (Brough Park) 648,673Cardiff (Arms Park) 643,279Southend-on-Sea 633,674Wolverhampton (Monmore)620,364Southampton 618,113Bristol (Eastville) 595,741Bradford (Greenfield) 588,264Birmingham (Kings Heath) 554,332Newcastle (Gosforth)550,080Glasgow (Carntyne) 548,360Liverpool (Seaforth) 538,963Coventry (Lythalls Lane) 537,589Sheffield (Darnall) 519,574Glasgow (Albion) 519,378 StadiumTurnover £Blackpool (St Anne's) 500,972Gateshead 495,778Leeds (Elland Road) 475,641Liverpool (White City)455,321Slough 428,003Liverpool (Stanley) 423,152Ramsgate (Dumpton Park) 422,184South Shields 394,906Chester 368,697Leicester (Blackbird Rd) 365,230Willenhall 365,039Reading (Oxford Road) 360,107Bolton 352,029Newcastle (White City) 348,906Gloucester & Cheltenham 336,317Portsmouth 335,660Ashington (Co Durham) 329,825Hull (Old Craven Park) 329,417Bradford (City) 323,850Rochester & Chatham 319,081Middlesbrough 317,689Derby292,558Plymouth 286,964Preston 286,556Nottingham (White City)277,957West Hartlepool 273,288Blackburn 267,630Glasgow (Firhill) 259,543Aberdeen 258,582Sunderland 257,623Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) 254,911Warrington 243,170Stoke-on-Trent (Hanley) 237,804Sheffield (Hyde Park)237,439Cradley Heath 233,821Oxford225,898Norwich (City) 216,651Newport 214,170Stanley (Co Durham) 208,673Exeter (County Ground)207,075Yarmouth 200,750Bristol (Knowle) 186,784 StadiumTurnover £Luton 178,813Keighley170,740 Tamworth 165,359Houghton-le-Spring 145,055Norwich (Boundary Park) 144,275Ipswich 141,375Rochdale 133,116London (Southall) 129,972Stockport (Hazel Grove) 115,384Wallyford (East Lothian) 113,022Doncaster (Spotbrough) 110,815Ayr (Tams Brig) 105,773Exeter (Marsh Barton) 103,763Oldham 101,088London (Harlington Corner) 93,946Wigan (Poolstock) 90,251Long Eaton89,730Easington (Co Durham) 89,160Peterborough 85,720Stockton-on-Tees (Belle Vue) 77,675Wigan (Woodhouse) 72,725Wakefield 65,761Rotherham 59,438Workington 53,397Staines 50,381Coundon (Co Durham) 46,553Edinburgh (Stenhouse) 46,091Northampton 43,281Ramsgate (Newington) 42,998Pelaw Grange (Co Durham) 38,723Durham City 38,192Kingskerswell (Devon) 37,461Taunton (Prior Park) 35,296Rayleigh (Essex) 32,479Belmont (Co Durham) 31,161Barry 30,499Spennymoor (Co Durham) 30,441Leeds (Parkside) 24,067St Helens 13,778Thornton (Fife) 12,039Aldershot 7,961Irvine (Townhead)6,953 Summary +CountryNo of tracks+Turnover England 165 £ 65,277,440 Wales 10 £ 673,778 Scotland 40 £ 4,457,013 Total 215 £ 70,408,231 + number of tracks include those without a tote in operation References 30em Category:Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom Category:Greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year UK and Ireland Greyhound Racing Year