1938 English Greyhound Derby

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1938 English Greyhound Derby
Location White City Stadium
Start date9 June
End date25 June
Total prize money£1,250 (winner)
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The 1938 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 25 June 1938 at White City Stadium. [1]

Contents

The winner Lone Keel received a first prize of £1,250 [2] and was trained by Sydney W Wright and owned by Jack Walsh and William Hill. [3]

Final result

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

PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stLone KeelLone Man - Lucky Plum39-429.62Sydney W Wright (Private)
2ndMelksham NumeralMelksham Ivan - Melksham Ivy18-129.66Bert Heyes (White City - London)
3rdWattle BarkSecret Chance - Helena Kane420-129.67 Jim Syder Sr. (Wembley)
4thBealtimeNora's Cutlet - Eagles Reel6100-630.07Joe Harmon (White City - London)
5thDemotic MackBeef Cutlet - Kaiti Hill27-230.23Charles Cross (Clapton)
6thManhattan MagicCreamery Border - Deemsters Olive57-4f00.00Sydney W Wright (Private)

Distances

½, short-head, 5, 2, DNF (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1927 to 1950 one length was equal to 0.06 of one second but race times are shown as 0.08 as per modern day calculations. [5]

Competition Report

Only one bitch called Beckbury Moth was among the 37 nominations for the 1938 running of the classic. The event became all male when Beckbury Moth was scratched before the first round. [6]

Wattle Bark returned to defend the title he won in 1937 but had suffered a serious shoulder injury early in the year and was not considered a contender. Jack Walsh owner of the London track Staines Greyhound Stadium was in greyhound partnership with fellow bookmaker William Hill and the pair had two contenders in Manhattan Midnight and Lone Keel trained by Wright. They were both very fast greyhounds but Lone Keel despite breaking many track records had failed to win any of the five major finals he had appeared in. [6]

When the first round began Manhattan Midnight won in fast 29.34 and Lone Keel also won in 29.60. Wattle Bark finished third in a re-run in his heat but still qualified. The second round mirrored the first round with two more wins for Manhattan Midnight 29.25, just half a length off the track record and Lone Keel recorded 29.43. [6]

In the first semi-final the Northern Flat and London Cup champion Demotic Mack took the early lead before Manhattan Midnight overtook him to win in 29.38. The second semi was won by kennelmate Lone Keel in 29.39 from Melksham Numeral in second place, Wattle Bark claimed a place in the final by crossing the line in third place. [6]

The kennelmates had reached the final unbeaten with semi-final wins just one spot (0.01 sec) apart but the bookies sent Manhattan Midnight off at 7-4 favourite. More than 90,000 people attended the final. As the traps opened Melksham Numeral led until the first bend where Lone Keel overtook him and went on to win the race. Wattle Bark took up second place but lost it again to Melksham Numeral at the third bend. The favourite Manhattan Midnight missed the break completely and found trouble before falling. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Greyhound Racing." Times [London, England] 27 June 1938". The Times .
  2. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, pages 87-88. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1991). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, pages 159-170. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-61-9.
  4. ↑ "1938". Greyhound Data.
  5. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 75–77. ISBN   0-948955-36-8.
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