1932 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none December 2024 December 2024 1932 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year File:Catford Greyhound Stadium c.1950.png Catford Stadium opened during 1932 1931 1933 The 1932 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the seventh 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 sixth 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 2026 The total annual attendance across the country for 1932 topped 20 million, increasing to 20,178,260 from 17,906,917 (in 1931), a sixth consecutive annual increase.Particulars of Licensed Tracks 1932 Licensing Authorities Summary At least 43 new tracks opened during 1932. It is believed that there were 187 tracks (including independent tracks) in operation by December 1932 as the industry continued to experience phenomenal growth. The breakdown consisted of 50 tracks affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Society and 14 tracks affiliated the rival organisation the British Greyhound Tracks Control Society (BGTCS) leaving 123 unaffiliated tracks.Culpepper Clarke Carlo F Greyhound and Greyhound Racing 1934 Methuen & Co Ltd (London)Tarter P Howard Greyhound Racing Encyclopedia 1949 Fleet Publishing Company Ltd Tracks The London area was served by four new tracks Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium, Hackney Wick Stadium, Catford Stadium and Brixton Greyhound Stadium. Catford held an inaugural meeting on Saturday 30 July where the crowd witnessed a seven card race of events comprising four or five runners. Mick the Miller was paraded around the track prior to the fourth race. Edinburgh welcomed two new tracks, Stenhouse Stadiumhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19320625/287/0017 The Scotsman Stenhouse Stadium Opens 25 June 1932 British Newspaper Archive subscription 1 December 2024 and Marine Gardens and Shawfield Stadium opened in Glasgow.Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Plans were drawn up by the Blackpool Greyhound Syndicate, owners of Blackpool and Hanley, to put a track around the football and rugby pitch at Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness. The syndicate sold it as an ambitious project that would give the Furness public its first taste of a sport that has become tremendously popular since its inauguration five years previously. Walter Aland, the managing director, was negotiating for the construction of greyhound tracks on football grounds in several parts of the country and was confident that it was possible to run a greyhound meeting on a football ground less than an hour after a match had finished. He said "Negotiations have already been completed for the introduction of greyhound racing to Barrow, Walsall and Coventry, and by June we hope to have tracks on 12 grounds, four of which will be in Lancashire". An application was to be made for a licence and facilities would be provided for private owners to enter dogs in races. Mr G Lumsden, was appointed general manager of all tracks under the control of the syndicate. The attempts to set up a track at Barrow met stiff opposition after being condemned by the clergymen claiming the plans as being an encouragement to gambling. News At Eastville Stadium the totalisator system was introduced at the same time that Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium installed their hand-operated tote, but within six months both tracks would suffer due to the government ban on tote betting. The government Cabinet committee conducted a report into the totalisator on greyhound racing tracks. The committee chaired by Sir J. Gilmour and using an interim report from the Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting recommended that the government should adopt a policy on totalisator betting at greyhound tracks. The royal commission findings highlighted the spread of organised facilities for betting and gambling and recommended that totalisator betting on the greyhound trade should come to an end as soon as possible. A recent court case (Shuttleworth v Leeds Greyhound Racing Association) was quoted whereby Leeds actions constituted an offence because of tote deductions from the winnings. The committee agreed that it should become illegal, despite the fact that horse racing could continue with the use of totalisator systems. In a similar case in Scotland (Strathern v Scottish Greyhound Racing Company) the court ruled that there was no offence committed against the Betting Houses Act 1853.http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/21516/1/LaybournGreyhound.pdf 'King Solomon's mines cannot compare with the money that has been raked in by greyhound racing': Greyhound racing, its critics and the working class, c. 1926 to 1951. Keith Laybourn The owner of Charlton Stadium (Thomas Murphy) died and had a memorial of two life sized greyhounds built on his grave in Charlton cemetery. Trainer Jock Hutchinson left Catford to be replaced by 1931 English Greyhound Derby winning owner Hammond. The Greyhound Express was launched giving readers the inside information to racing in London but it became so popular that the paper grew in size and was distributed throughout the country for the next 40 years.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Competitions The hurdler Long Hop won the Grand National, Empire Stadium Hurdles and Wimbledon Challenge Trophy in the process of securing 16 consecutive wins. Future Cutlet returned to track racing and was expected to take over the mantle of leading greyhound following the retirement of Mick the Miller. The brindle won the Wembley Spring Cup but was quoted at 100-1 for the 1932 English Greyhound Derby which led to a surge in ante-post bets that left the bookmakers with huge liabilities on the dog. Following his Derby defeat Future Cutlet bounced back to his best winning a second successive Cesarewitch, a competition that included Seldom Led. Future Cutlet set a new world record of 33.78 sec in his semi-final.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/hall-of-fame.aspx?id=6 Hall of Fame Greyhound Board of Great Britain The new Derby champion Wild Woolley switched from Jack Rimmer to Jimmy Campbell at Belle Vue Stadium and whilst winning the Northern Flat later that year he set a world record of 28.49 for 500 yards in the process. Jack's brother Jimmy Rimmer set a trainer's record of 504 winners in one year whilst attached to the Greenfield Stadium, Bradford. The Laurels in September, drew a strong field with the final including Seldom Led and Scurry Gold Cup champion Experts Boast and a new star called Beef Cutlet (half-brother to Future Cutlet and full brother to Queen of the Suir). He had reached the last four of the Coursing National Breeders' Stakes at Powerstown in 1932 and was purchased from Mr J.A. Byrne, by Sir Herbert Merrett, chairman of Cardiff City Football Club as a present for his daughter, Miss Joan Merritt. He made his debut on the track at Cardiff Arms Park, winning the Glamorgan Gold Cup and setting a new track record, in 28.41sec. His Waterhall kennels trainer John Hegarty would later become a Racing Manager. In only his seventh track race he won the Laurels, breaking the track record and setting a new world record for 500 yards recording 28.47. Derby finalists performed well throughout the year and Fret Not trained by Leslie Reynolds won the St Leger from 4-9 favourite Curious Mickey. The Oaks went to Queen of the Suir, the sister of the two Cutlets.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two 1991 Ringpress Books 0-948955-61-9Barnes/Sellers Julia/John Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File, pages 142-143 1992 Ringpress Books 0-948955-22-8 Ireland Mullingar Greyhound Stadium opened on 16 August, just two weeks before a calendar of classic events was distributed by the Irish Coursing Club for the first time, on 2 August, it read as follows; St Leger at Celtic Park, National Sprint at Dunmore Park, National Derby at Shelbourne Park, Grand National at Harold's Cross Stadium and the Oaks at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium. Harold's Cross were left angered by the decision to run the National Derby at Shelbourne because they had run the unofficial National Derby since 1928. Creamery Border was purchased by butter maker Michael Collins as a puppy, together with his litter brother Sly Mover, for £30, a large sum taking into account the depression. The blue dog by Border Line out of Cook had suffered from distemper at 12 months old but was cured by Arthur 'Doc' Callanan. Six months later he made his debut coursing in the Cork Cup in which he was defeated in the semi-final by coursing legend White Sandills. At two years old he contested the Kingdom Cup at Ballybeggan Park, Tralee, a thirty-two-dog stake and went through the event undefeated which gained the attention of the London owners and syndicates.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd Tracks opened DateStadium/TrackLocationRef12 JanuaryOwlerton Stadium Sheffield 9 March Poolstock Stadium Wigan 11 MarchForthbank Park Stirling 15 MarchAudenshaw Greyhound Racing and Sports Ground Manchester 25 March Yarmouth Greyhound Track Yarmouth 26 March Willenhall Greyhound Stadium Willenhall 28 March Crayford & Bexleyheath Stadium London ? March Hawthorn Greyhound Track Pontypridd 8 April Hackney Wick Stadium London 23 April White City, Swansea Greyhound Track Swansea https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003431/19320422/159/0006 White City, Fforestfach, Swansea Neath Guardian 22 April 1932 British Newspaper Archive subscription 14 April 20255 May Preston Greyhound Stadium Preston 20 May New Writtle Street Stadium Chelmsford 21 May Gosforth Greyhound Stadium Newcastle 25 May York Street Boston 18 June Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Rochdale 25 June Aberdeen Regent Park Greyhound Stadium Aberdeen 25 June Stenhouse Stadium Edinburgh 1 July Galway Sportsgrounds Galway Galway Greyhound Co. Racing Track Posponed to Friday next Irish Independent 27 June 1932 21 March 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/19320627/190/0013 British Newspaper Archive subscription 2 July Marine Gardens Edinburgh 16 July Brockville Park Falkirk 19 July Cobridge Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 22 July Clyde Valley Greyhound Track Motherwell 29 July Brandywell Stadium Derry 30 July The Firs Stadium Norwich 30 July Catford Stadium London 30 July Shirebrook Stadium Shirebrook 5 August City Stadium Bradford 16 August Mullingar Greyhound Stadium Mullingar 19 August Diamond Stadium Falkirk 20 August White City Stadium Liverpool ? August Craven Park Barrow-in-Furness 3 September Jenner Park Stadium Barry 10 September Brixton Greyhound Stadium London 6 October Boundary Park Stadium Norwich 7 October Boghead Park Dumbarton 14 October Love Street Stadium Paisley 28 October Welling Stadium London 5 November St Helens Greyhound Racing and Sports Stadium St Helens 9 November Dens Park Dundee 14 November Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 17 November Somerton Park Newport 12 December Parkside Sports Stadium Leeds 23 December Hazel Grove Greyhound Stadium Stockport 26 December Athletic Ground Aberdare 26 December Dover and District Greyhound Stadium Dover 30 December Townhead Greyhound Track Irvine Roll of honour Major Winners Award Name of Winner1932 English Greyhound DerbyDack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 63-65 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 Wild Woolley1932 Irish Greyhound DerbyFortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 Guideless Joe1932 Scottish Greyhound DerbyHobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 Laverock1932 Welsh Greyhound DerbyGenders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, pages 129-130 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Reel Tom Principal UK races Grand National, White City (Jun 4, 525y h, £300)PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP Time (sec)Trap 1stLong Hop Ian McCorkindale 3-1 31.44 42ndWisbech General Jock Hutchinson 25-1 31.68 23rdBass Horn Jack Rimmer 5-2 31.69 34thSammys Adventure Stanley Biss 10-11f 1 Cesarewitch, West Ham (Jul 16, 600y, £700) PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stFuture Cutlet Sidney Probert 2-7f 34.11 32ndBella Stanley Biss 11-2 34.21 23rdRobins Reward Perry 60-1 34.45 5uSeldom Led Jerry Hannafin 20-1 1uElsell Jack Rimmer 100-6 4uCastleve Arthur Doc Callanan 60-1 6 Scottish Greyhound Derby, Carntyne (Jul 23, 525y, £150)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stLaverock WC Glasgow 8-1 30.10 32ndLocknavon WC Glasgow 10-1 30.34 23rdMan FridayCarntyne 5-4jf 30.37 6uGoldberry Carntyne 20-1 1uHidden Bottle Powderhall 5-4jf 4uAllergarthCarntyne 25-1 5 Welsh Derby, White City (Cardiff) (Aug 6, 525y, £112)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stReel Tom Billy Quinn 5-1 29.87 22ndDee Swift Mrs D Firman 5-1 29.95 13rdDerek F Mrs D Firman 4-9f 29.96 34thGarryowen Boy 4 Scurry Gold Cup, Clapton (Aug 6, 400y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stExperts Boast Sid Jennings 4-6f 23.61 12ndKing of Thomond Paddy McEllistrim 9-1 23.8553rdBarrack Bridge Arthur Doc Callanan 8-1 24.09 4uBarmecidePrivate10-1 2uWinning Bound Jack Rimmer 7-2 3uDerrick Sidney Orton 33-1 6 Laurels, Wimbledon (Sep 2, 500y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stBeef Cutlet John Hegarty4-6f 28.47+ 42ndDerek F Mrs D Firman 10-1 28.85 33rdToftwood Misery Sidney Orton 20-1 28.935uExperts Boast Sid Jennings 6-1 1uKing of Thomond Paddy McEllistrim 3-1 2uSeldom Led Jerry Hannafin 100-6 6 St Leger, Wembley (Oct 8, 700y, £750)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stFret Not Leslie Reynolds 7-2 41.35 22ndEarl Whitehall Thomas Cudmore 6-1 41.51 13rdCurious Mickey Ronnie Melville 4-9f 41.59 34thCamper Johnny Bullock 10-1 4 Oaks, White City (Oct 22, 525y, £300)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1stQueen of the Suir Stanley Biss 9-4 30.89 22ndKitty True Sidney Orton 3-1 30.97 53rdBurnouse Dal Hawkesley 10-1 30.98 1uBella Stanley Biss 6-4f 3uDessinoRonnie Melville 100-6 4uDiabolo Sidney Probert 100-6 6 Key U = unplaced 0.08 = 1 length + = Track record References 30em Category:Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom Category:Greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland Category:1932 in British sport Category:1932 in Irish sport Category:1932 in Welsh sport Category:1932 in Scottish sport