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The 1938 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 13th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award Name of Winner
1938 English Greyhound Derby[2] Lone Keel
1938 Irish Greyhound Derby[3] Abbeylara
1938 Scottish Greyhound Derby [4] Roeside Scottie

Summary

1938 in the United Kingdom was a place of tension due to the unrest in Europe and the ongoing negotiations between the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain and Germany. However the public continued to embrace greyhound racing which was an affordable national pastime. Attendances at the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) licensed tracks topped 26 million with totalisator turnover recorded as £39,352,839.[5] The track tote deduction was 6% and the government tote tax was an additional 6%.

The leading greyhound company, the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) significantly increased profits once again. The operating profit for 1938 was £278,000 (a substantial figure at the time) and attendances at GRA tracks increased rose to 4,408,412.[6] The GRA also invested heavily into their breeding facility on the company owned Fan Court Farm, on the Longcross Road in Chertsey, Surrey.[6]

Lone Keel won the 1938 English Greyhound Derby, he was jointly owned by Staines Greyhound Stadium's owner Jack Walsh and William Hill (the founder of the betting company.[7][8]

Tracks

Six known tracks were opened, three of which were in Scotland. Independent tracks were common north of the border with many choosing not to apply for NGRC status and remaining as small unlicensed tracks.

Tracks opened

Date Stadium/Track Location
9 July Denny Stadium Denny
14 September Hartlepool Stadium Hartlepool
1 October Coundon Greyhound Stadium Coundon, County Durham
3 November Houghton Stadium Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham
21 December Raploch Park Larkhall
unknown date North End Greyhound Stadium Cowdenbeath
unknown date Pontefract Greyhound Stadium Pontefract

Competitions

Trainer Joe Harmon experienced considerable success with his pair of kennels brothers, Puppy Derby champion Junior Classic and Juvenile Classic and Trafalgar Cup champion Quarter Day. Junior Classic overcame a tough field in the Gold Collar, a competition that included 1937 English Greyhound Derby champion Wattle Bark, now trained by Leslie Reynolds and Scurry Gold Cup champion Hexham Bridge. One week earlier Juvenile Classic had jumped to glory in the Grand National.[9]

Jesmond Cutlet made an unsuccessful attempt at defending his Scottish Greyhound Derby title, when well beaten by favourite Roe Side Scottie in July and during the same month Orlucks Best won the Scurry Gold Cup, one year after he finished runner up in the same event.[10] Ballyhennessy Sandills retained his Laurels crown, a great achievement because the final consisted of Wattle Bark, Bealtaine and Roe Side Scottie.[11] Quarter Day claimed the Oaks from Gretas Rosary.

Nine days later Gretas Rosary picked up the St Leger winner's prize at Wembley. The blue brindle and white bitch had a qualifying heat in between the two classic competition finals and also accounted for the Irish Greyhound Derby winner Abbeylara.[12] Quarter Day then returned to White City, in November and won the valuable 'White City' invitation race.[12]

Ireland

Abbeylara stood out as the leading greyhound in Ireland, the brindle dog easily won the Irish Greyhound Derby and the St Leger.[13][14] He also reached the English St Leger final.

News

GRA trainer Eddie Wright moved from his Powderhall kennels to the Hook Estate and Kennels and a track attachment at Harringay and the GRA also moved Harry Buck from Belle Vue to White City.[12]

Principal UK races

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Grand National, White City (May 21, 525y h, £300)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Juvenile Classic Joe Harmon 2-1 30.35 5
2nd Bay Moon Joe Harmon 8-1 30.47 2
3rd Grakle Paddy McEllistrim 8-1 30.87 3
4th Mount Pottinger Jerry Hannafin 25-1 31.03 4
5th Lenins Ring Joe Harmon 4-7f 31.19 1

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Gold Collar, Catford (May 28, 400y, £600)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Junior Classic Joe Harmon 11-8f 25.77 6
2nd Demotic Mack Charles Cross 100-7 25.87 2
3rd Sandfield Girl Archie Whitcher 6-1 26.19 3
4th Hexham Bridge Bill Cowell 5-1 26.51 1
5th Golden Alexander Jimmy Campbell 6-1 26.59 5
6th Wattle Bark Leslie Reynolds 7-2 26.69 4

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Scottish Greyhound Derby, Carntyne (Jul 9, 525y, £240)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Roeside Scottie Michael Downey 1-1f 29.53 6
2nd Whispering Symphony Michael Downey 7-2 29.54 2
3rd Jesmond Cutlet Dal Hawkesley 6-1 29.86 3
4th Kinauld Demonstrator Eddie Wright 14-1 30.02 4
5th Model Hope J.W Day 10-1 30.18 5
6th Yarridge Heights Bill Cowell 10-1 30.34 1

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Scurry Gold Cup, Clapton (Jul 23, 400y, £500)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Orlucks Best Charlie Ashley 11-8f 23.24 6
2nd Demotic Mack Charles Cross 4-1 23.40 5
3rd Kilcora Willie Charlie Ashley 8-1 23.44 4
4th Westley Bridge Jack Harvey 100-7 23.68 2
5th Ballyhennessy Sandills Sidney Orton 11-4 23.72 3
6th Found At Last Jack Power 100-7 23.96 1

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Laurels, Wimbledon (Aug 12, 500y, £700)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Ballyhennessy Sandills Sidney Orton 11-8f 28.50 6
2nd Wattle Bark Leslie Reynolds 7-2 28.78 1
3rd Glen Ranger Les Parry 9-4 28.82 5
4th Bealtaine Joe Harmon 100-6 28.88 3
5th Roe Side Scottie Michael Downey 20-1 28.96 2
6th Woodstock Swift Joe Harmon 25-1 29.36 4

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Oaks, White City (Sep 10, 525y, £300)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Quarter Day Joe Harmon 4-5f 29.49 5
2nd Gretas Rosary Eddie Wright 11-4 29.93 2
3rd Dogberry Davate E Harfield 100-8 30.49 3
4th Sally Maid A Rees 6-1 30.57 1
5th Oak Cutlet Marshall 8-1 30.61 4
6th Grey Ribbon Tom Lightfoot 33-1 31.25 6

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St Leger, Wembley (Sep 19, 700y, £500)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Gretas Rosary Eddie Wright 7-4jf 40.82 4
2nd Gayhunter A Jack 7-2 40.98 2
3rd Keeries Pride Patrick McKinney 100-8 41.22 5
4th Catherine of Waterhall Bill Cowell 100-8 41.23 6
5th Neville the Devil Leslie Reynolds 10-1 41.43 3
6th Abbeylara Tom Black 7-4jf 41.59 1

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The White City White City (Nov 5, 525y, £2,000)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Quarter Day Joe Harmon 2-1f 29.58 5
2nd Jesmond Cutlet Dal Hawkesley 100-7 29.98 3
3rd Roeside Scottie Michael Downey 7-1 30.46 6
4th Glen Ranger Les Parry 3-1 30.48 2
5th Cinderella of Waterhall Bill Cowell 10-1 30.56 4
6th Ballyjoker Sidney Orton 11-4 30.60 1

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Cesarewitch, West Ham (Dec 12, 600y, £500)
Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap
1st Ballyjoker Sidney Orton 3-1 34.02 1
2nd d/h Barryreel Joe Harmon 8-1 34.34 2
2nd d/h Colonel of Waterhall Leslie Carpenter 6-1 34.34 3
4th Glen Ranger Les Parry 1-1f 34.42 4
5th Great Record Eddie Wright 10-1 34.44 5
6th Neville the Devil Leslie Reynolds 33-1 35.00 6

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Key d/h = dead heat

Totalisator Returns

Шаблон:Collapse top The totalisator returns declared to the licensing authorities for the year 1938 are listed below. Tracks that did not have a totalisator in operation are not listed.[5] Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-3

Stadium Turnover £
London (White City) 4,003,332
London (Harringay) 3,033,931
London (Wimbledon) 2,210,504
London (Wembley) 1,617,278
London (West Ham) 1,590,106
London (Stamford Bridge) 1,475,624
Glasgow Stadia combined (Albion, Carntyne, Firhill, Shawfield, White City) 1,427,174
London (Walthamstow) 1,380,475
London (Clapton) 1,297,462
London (Catford) 1,090,357
London (Park Royal) 933,827
Manchester (Belle Vue) 863,352
London (Wandsworth) 862,614
London (Hackney) 810,869
London (New Cross) 715,021
Edinburgh (Powderhall) 593,481
Manchester (White City) 589,786
London (Hendon) 493,766
Newcastle (Gosforth) 464,145
Sheffield (Owlerton) 444,933
Liverpool (Seaforth) 425,460
Gateshead 410,589
Bradford (Greenfield) 407,166
Manchester (Salford) 375,136
Crayford & Bexleyheath 354,734
Newcastle (Brough Park) 352,634
Birmingham (Perry Barr, old) 351,205
Bristol (Eastville) 349,525
Birmingham (Hall Green) 346,452
Brighton & Hove 336,366

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Stadium Turnover £
South Shields 336,519
London (Charlton) 312,690
Newcastle (White City) 298,775
Leeds (Elland Road) 292,579
Wolverhampton (Monmore) 291,069
Liverpool (White City) 286,394
Romford 283,486
Liverpool (Stanley) 245,642
Birmingham (Kings Heath) 245,213
Willenhall 236,918
Ashington (Co Durham) 228,360
Sheffield (Darnall) 226,229
Nottingham (White City) 219,514
West Hartlepool 216,326
Portsmouth 210,584
Southampton 206,895
Cardiff (Arms Park) 203,169
Gloucester & Cheltenham 196,112
Stanley (Co Durham) 193,962
Slough 182,949
Rochester & Chatham 182,458
Reading (Oxford Road) 177,686
Blackpool (St Anne's) 166,593
Plymouth 162,678
Stoke-on-Trent (Hanley) 154,673
Middlesbrough 141,108
Preston 134,087
Derby 132,324
Liverpool (Breck Park) 131,778
Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge) 121,151
Exeter (County Ground) 117,118
Norwich (Boundary Park) 113,365

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Stadium Turnover £
Sheffield (Hyde Park) 111,772
Ipswich 106,332
Newport 100,908
Houghton-le-Spring 92,793
Bradford (City) 88,653
Warrington 82,645
Coventry (Lythalls Lane) 75,886
Falkirk (Brockville Park) 71,816
London (Stratford) 61,503
Luton 59,050
Wigan (Poolstock) 55,205
Aberdeen 54,654
Edinburgh (Stenhouse) 42,136
Wallyford (East Lothian) 36,359
Wishaw (North Lanarks) 36,359
Doncaster (Spotbrough) 36,041
London (Southall) 34,405
London (Dagenham) 31,541
Rochdale 31,132
Norwich (City) 25,260
Bolton 22,001
Easington (Co Durham) 20,331
Thornton (Fife) 20,275
Coundon (Co Durham) 17,102
Leeds (Parkside) 16,470
Worksop 9,398
Rotherham 7,905
Castleford (Whitwood) 6,442
Ayr (Tams Brig) 4,594
Stockport (Hazel Grove) 2,437
Wombwell (South Yorks) 828

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Summary

Country No of tracks
(with tote)
Turnover
England 81 £ 33,545,716
Wales 2 £ 304,077
Scotland 9 £ 2,189,090
Total 92 £ 36,038,883

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References

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