1931 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1931 National Derby
Venue Harold's Cross Stadium
Location Dublin
End date21 August
  1930
1932  

The 1931 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 21 August 1931. [1] It was the fourth and last edition of the event before it took the mantle of the official Irish Greyhound Derby. [2] The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club. [2]

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The winner was Little Chummie, trained by Billy Quinn and owned and bred by Michael Grace from (Callan). [3] The brindle dog born in June 1928 also won the National Cup at Shelbourne Park and the Lincoln Cup at Wembley. [1]

Final result

At Harolds Cross, 21 August (over 525 yards):

PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stLittle ChummieBottle - Coolalong Girl36-429.93Billy Quinn
2ndYankee Speedunknown24-5f30.17
3rdLong May She Liveunknown1100-7
unplacedJack Knowsunknown47-1
unplacedQueen of the Hillunknown510-1

Distances

3 (lengths)

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References

  1. 1 2 Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  2. 1 2 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
  3. Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.