1961 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

British greyhound racing year October 2023 October 2023 1961 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year 1960 1962 The 1961 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 36th 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 35th 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 Winner1961 English Greyhound Derby Palms Printer Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 111/112 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2051 1961 Greyhound Data1961 Irish Greyhound Derby Chieftain's Guest Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers LtdFortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd1961 Scottish Greyhound Derby Hey There Merry Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-41961 Welsh Greyhound Derby Oregon Prince Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474Greyhound Trainer of the Year Jack Harvey & Jimmy JowettGreyhound of the Year Palms Printer & Clonalvy Pride http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-april-2-3/ Remember When - April 1962 7 April 2018 Greyhound Star Summary The Betting and Gaming Act 1960 came into force on 1 January 1961.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/newsid_2969000/2969846.stm 1960: Game on for British betting shops BBC News September 1960 The effect was almost instantaneous with afternoon attendances collapsing.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/7CSBm7. "Decline In Greyhound Racing Attendances." Times, 26 Feb. 1962, p14 Times Digital ArchivesMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes In an attempt to combat the decline, the National Greyhound Racing Society banned telephones at the track and did not allow results to be published before 9.00 pm.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/7CS2j5. "Embargo Likely On Dog Race Results." Times, 14 Jan. 1961, p. 4 Times Digital ArchivesMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes In addition they attempted delaying trap draws and enforced a copyright on the tote returns but the government legislation had effectively handed over the afternoon track trade to the bookmaker industry.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Bizarrely the government handed horse racing a levy (a deduction from bookmaker's turnover that would be paid back to the racecourses), under the Betting Levy Act 1961. The levy was given because of the losses that horse racing would incur with daytime bookmakers shops opening. Greyhound racing was not given a levy which came as a further blow to the industry.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Knowle Stadium, Stanley Greyhound Stadium (Liverpool) and Woodhouse Lane Stadium all closed.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5 Tracks The opening meeting was held at Poole football stadium on 8 May. A track was also added around the County Ground, Taunton despite an initial betting licence refusal.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/7CS4q8. "Sports in Brief." Times, 15 Mar. 1961, p. 21 Times Digital ArchivesMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes The Sheffield Corporation took over Owlerton Stadium with a £185,000 offer and converted the three private clubs into public bars which helped boost attendance figures. Competitions Long Story won the Gold Collar to make up for his unlucky exit in the previous years 1960 Irish Greyhound Derby; the black dog had switched kennels from Jim Syder Jr. to Phil Rees.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two 1991 Ringpress Books 0-948955-61-9 Oregon Prince easily won the Welsh Greyhound Derby while Palms Printer won the Scurry Gold Cup for his new handler Greg Doyle who had replaced Paddy McEvoy at the Clapton Stadium kennels; the veteran greyhound Gorey Airways was denied a third successive Scurry Gold Cup title.Barnes/Sellers Julia/John Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File 1992 Ringpress Books 0-948955-22-8 Chantilly Lace won the TV Trophyhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000768/19610504/011/0011 TV Trophy for Chantilly Lace Birmingham Mail 4 May 1961 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 March 2025 and Clonalvy Pride finally broke his classic duck, the April 1958 whelp ran a great race at Wimbledon, defeating the field that included Palms Printer and Winter Bell. Within two weeks he had also picked up the St Leger at Wembley Greyhounds and also won the Olympic at Wandsworth.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000768/19611113/007/0007 Fealside Bridge Birmingham Mail 13 November 1961 British Newspaper Archive subscription 15 December 2024 During the Eclipse heats the track record at Lythalls Lane Stadium is broken three times, Faithful Charlie (the eventual competition winner) set a new record of 29.19 followed by Jim's Tour in 29.16 and finally SS Leader in 29.12.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-september-3-2/ Remember When - September 1961 19 September 2018 Greyhound Star News John Sutton was handed control of the family-run business at Catford Stadium, following the death of his father Frank Sutton. He would introduce the first Jackpot Pool, later to be copied by horse racing. After the closure of the Knowle track, trainer John Rowe (father of Bob Rowe) joined Oxford Stadium. Within a year he had taken up the position as Racing Manager at Leicester Stadium and his son Bob became Assistant Racing Manager to Charles Boulton at Wandsworth Stadium. The Greyhound Racing Association introduced under track heating systems at Belle Vue Stadium, Harringay Stadium and White City following a successful trial in Scotland. Electric cables were sewn into the track by the tractor and a team of workers then placed the cables eight inches under the turf. They would prove to be useful until the advent of all sand tracks. Catford and Walthamstow Stadium would continue to use under track systems replacing electric cables with water pipes until the late 1980s. Former Oxford, Sheffield, Nottingham and Park Royal trainer Frank Schock leaves for Australia and takes a minor open race hound with him called Which Chariot. The greyhound provides a major bloodline in the Australian breeding industry. Five times Derby winning trainer Leslie Reynolds died on 1 August. Ireland The Bord na gCon continued the process of upgrading their tracks by installing totalisator systems into seven more tracks. Principal UK races Grand National, White City (April 29 525y h, £500) PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP TimeTrap 1st Ballinatona Special Stan Martin 6-4f 29.50 12nd Rory's Special Joe Pickering 3-1 29.56 63rd Shannon Dasher Jimmy Maw 10-1 29.80 34th Dawn Dancer Cyril Beaumont 3-1 29.81 45th Prince Thomas 10-1 30.29 26th Bruff Chariot Jimmy Jowett 100-7 30.45 5 The Grand Prix Walthamstow (May 9, 500y, £600)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Clonalvy Romance Fred Taylor 9-2 28.57 32nd Twinies Pet Jimmy Jowett 100-8 28.73 43rd Shootover Dave Geggus 10-1 28.81 64th Fitz's Star Tom 'Paddy' Reilly 10-11f 29.05 55th Ashmount Bronco Barney O'Connor 8-1 29.08 26th Drakes Honey Reg 'String' Marsh 13-2 29.14 1 Gold Collar, Catford (May 20, 440y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Long Story Phil Rees Sr. 20-1 25.69 62nd Skips Choice Leslie Reynolds 1-1f 25.97 43rd Spinning Coin II Phil Rees Sr. 4-1 26.00 24th Crazy Invitation Bob Burls 11-4 26.16 15th Flying Fox II Jimmy Jowett 10-1 26.17 36th Ashfield Miller Jimmy Jowett 8-1 26.41 5 Welsh Derby, Arms Park (Jul 1, 525y £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Oregon Prince Phil Rees Sr. 2-5f 28.86 62nd Galbally Airways Dr Dennis O'Brien 10-1 29.58 53rd Early Foot Jimmy Jowett 4-1 29.70 14th Clonmannon Fire 8-1 29.82 45th Gallant Leader Ronnie Mills 20-1 30.04 26th Crazy Holiday Bob Burls 16-1 30.68 3 Oaks, Harringay (Jul 3, 525y, £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Ballinasloe Blondie Jack Harvey 2-7f 29.58 12nd Linda's Flier Mrs.E.Eade 7-2 29.88 23rd Wins Eye DuckieIvor Morse 10-1 29.92 44th Black Rattler Jack Harvey 33-1 30.04 35th Morning Moonlight Joe Pickering 50-1 30.44 6N/R About July Wilf France 5 Scottish Greyhound Derby, Carntyne (Jul 3, 525y, £500)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Hey There Merry Hugo Spencer 12-1 29.11 52nd Tutcher 7-1 29.13 63rd Desert Rambler Joe Booth 1-1f 29.19 34th Ballinclogher Champion 3-1 29.35 25th Prince of Honour 25-1 29.41 16th Dainty Spark Harry Ward 5-1 29.45 4 Scurry Gold Cup, Clapton (Jul 232, 400y £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Palms Printer Greg Doyle 10-11f 22.63 32nd Jims Tour Bob Burls 7-2 22.85 63rd Shootover Dave Geggus 7-1 23.03 14th Irish Blood Jimmy Jowett 5-1 23.33 55th Crazy HolidayBob Burls 25-1 23.47 26th Gorey Airways Jimmy Jowett 10-1 23.55 4 Laurels, Wimbledon (Aug 18, 500y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Clonalvy Pride Jack Harvey 2-1jf 27.66+ 52nd Galbally Airways Dr Dennis O'Brien20-1 27.94 43rd Golden Arrow II Bob Burls 10-1 27.95 24th Violets Duke Barney O'Connor 2-1jf 28.09 15th Palms Printer Greg Doyle3-1 28.23 36th Winter Bell Clare Orton 100-8 23.24 6 +Equalled Track Record St Leger, Wembley (Sep 4, 700y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Clonalvy Pride Jack Harvey 4-7f 39.64 12nd Desert Rambler Joe Booth 3-1 39.76 63rd Old Berry Silver Jack Toseland 10-1 40.16 24th Chubbys Choice Ted Brennan 6-1 40.32 45th Avis Jimmy Rimmer 50-1 40.36 56th Utellme Clare Orton 50-1 40.40 3 Cesarewitch, West Ham (Oct 6, 600y, £1,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Prairie Flash Jack Harvey 9-4 32.91 22nd Nans Land 3-1 33.09 63rd Desert Rambler Joe Booth 11-8f 33.25 14th Cross Word Arthur Hancock 20-1 33.37 55th Laird O'The Glen Ken Moody 6-1 33.59 46th Raymond Gift Tony Dennis 20-1 33.77 3 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