1939 English Greyhound Derby

1939 English Greyhound Derby
Location White City Stadium

The 1939 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1939 at White City Stadium. The winner Highland Rum received a first prize of £1,250. The attendance was 92,000 and the totalisator turnover for the final was £14,341 and for the meeting it was £114,780 which set a new record for a greyhound meeting. [1] [2] Using historic inflation (2016) this equates to £7 million. [3]


Final result

At White City (over 525 yards):[4]

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Finish Time Trainer
1st Highland Rum Rum Ration - Liagh Lady 62-1jf29.35 Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon)
2nd Carmel Ash Tallboy - Carmel Jean 2 2-1jf29.55 Eddie Wright (Harringay)
3rd Demotic Mack Beef Cutlet - Kaiti Hill 3 10-130.51 Charles Cross (Clapton)
4th Mister Mutt Final Fight - Captains Fancy 5 100-830.53 A Stucker (Private)
5th Junior Classic Beef Cutlet - Lady Eleanor 15-230.61 Joe Harmon (Wimbledon)
N/R Black Peter Johnny Peters - Toftwood Magnet 4 Stan Raymond (Gloucester)

Distances

2½, 12, head, 1 (lengths)

References

  1. Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
  2. "OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Athletics." Times [London, England] 26 June 1939". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. "Historic inflation calculator: how the value of money has changed since 1900". This is money.
  4. "1939". Greyhound Data.
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