1950 Irish Greyhound Derby

1950 Irish Greyhound Derby 12 August £1,000 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 1949 1951 The 1950 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 12 August 1950.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Crossmolina Rambler won £1,000 and was trained by Anthony Meenaghan and owned by Frank Fox and bred by Tadgh Drummond.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Final result At Shelbourne, 12 August (over 525 yards): +PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Crossmolina Rambler Tanners Trail - Reney's Delight 1 7-4f29.70Anthony Meenaghan2nd Deeps Dasher Model Dasher - Mythical Rose 3 5-1 29.82A Lockington3rdShady Tree Mad Tanist - Farloe Music 6 9-2 29.85Paddy Barry4th Clogher McGrath Tanist - Clogher Cross 4 5-1 Sean Cassidy5thBronze Badge Regal Major - Black Badge 5 4-1 Paddy O’Brien6thCryhelp Billie unknown 2 100-8 Andy Metcalfe Distances 1½, neck (lengths) Competition Report Trainer Bob Burls provided the English challenge with the 1950 Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Behattans Choice and another greyhound called Westend Dasher but faced a tough challenge from leading Irish runners including Sandown Champion and Imperial Dancer the latter trained by Tom Lynch. Imperial Dancer broke the five year old track record in the first round recording a sensational 29.55 sec and Behattans Choice impressed when winning a later heat win.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd The second round provided many shocks with the elimination of Behattans Choice, Westend Dasher and Imperial Dancer; Sandown Champion was withdrawn lame leaving the competition wide open. During the semi-finals Crossmolina Rambler defeated Deeps Dasher and Shady Tree in a time of 29.86 whilst Clogher McGrath beat Bronze Badge and Cryhelp Billie in 29.72.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 Mayo dog Crossmolina Rambler was cheered on by a huge attendance that included hundreds of supporters from the Mayo football side. Crossmolina Rambler had been just behind Deeps Dasher going into the first bend before overtaking the leader and running strongly to win by one and a half lengths. Deeps Dasher held off Shady Tree for second place. Coincidentally the following night Mayo won the All Ireland semi-final and then went on to lift the 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final itself. See also 1950 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Category:1950 in Irish sport Irish Greyhound Derby