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Portsmouth Stadium
Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Tipner north west of Portsmouth, England. Origins The stadium was constructed in 1930 east of Tipner Lane on the site of the Stamshaw Chemical Works. The stadium would be accessed from the new Target Road and effectively replaced the track at Portsmouth Greyhound Track (Copnor), which raced from 1928 to 1930. Opening The new, larger stadium was opened on 25 May 1931, with trainer Fred Tolfree claiming all the first four places in a five-dog opening race. The first winner was Tommy's Pup, the 2–1 favourite. Pre war history In 1932 the stadium was bought by Joe Childs, a famous jockey at the time because he was jockey to the King George V. Also included in the new management team were Jack Parker, captain of the Harringay speedway team, and Bradbury Pratt. In 1937 a 14-year-old boy called George Curtis secured a job with track trainer Bill Peters and one year later Hugo Spencer joined the track as a trainer. The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipner
Tipner is a residential district of Portsmouth, located on the north western corner of Portsea Island in southern England. It includes a housing estate, built during the 1930s, that used to function as married quarters for the Royal Navy, a yachting club, allotments, a primary school, The Harbour special school, and indoor and outdoor rifle ranges. There is a nearby sports centre at Alexandra Park. Tipner is bounded to the north and west by the M275 motorway and Tipner Lake. To the south is Stamshaw. Gunpowder magazines In the 1790s a gunpowder magazine was constructed on Tipner Point (as part of the Board of Ordnance's policy of distributing gunpowder stored near the Royal Dockyards to a few more isolated and scattered locations). By 1804 facilities had been built nearby on Stamshaw Point and Horsea Island to enable damp or damaged gunpowder offloaded from ships to be restored and then reused: from Tipner, the powder was taken first to Stamshaw, where it was unpacked from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Stadium (Oxford Road)
Reading Stadium (Oxford Road) was a greyhound racing stadium and short lived speedway venue in Reading. It is not to be confused with Reading Stadium in Bennet Road that opened one year after Oxford Road closed and is located further to the south of Reading. Opening Reading Stadium was situated north-west of the town and was built adjacent to the Great Western Railway and north of Wigmore Lane off the Oxford Road. It opened on Saturday 14 November 1931. The stadium attracted a crowd estimated to be between four and five thousand who came to watch a seven race card produced by Racing Manager Mr J Compton with the first race starting at 7.30pm. The first race was won by 'Symbol' but the feature events of the evening were the Berkshire Stakes heats and Tilehurst hurdles stakes heats. The success of the first nights racing resulted in two more meetings on the Monday and Wednesday and track alterations took place in time for the finals of the events mentioned that were held the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demolished Sports Venues In The United Kingdom
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2010 Disestablishments In England
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1931 Establishments In England
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Sport In Portsmouth
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Defunct Sports Venues In Hampshire
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Defunct Greyhound Racing Venues In The United Kingdom
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Peppercorn (legal)
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Catford Stadium
Catford Stadium was a historic greyhound racing stadium in Catford, a suburb of London. Origins Charles Benstead and Frank Sutton founded the stadium on Southern Railway land between two commuter lines in 1932. The entrance was on Adenmore Road, West of Doggett Road. Greyhound Racing Opening The inaugural meeting was held on Saturday 30 July 1932 and consisted of a seven card race of events comprising four or five runners. Mick the Miller was paraded around the track prior to the fourth race. The first racing manager was Lt. Col. A J Vernon and there were no less than eighty bookmakers. A kennel complex was constructed at Layham's Farm, Keston, near Biggin Hill and six trainers were appointed. The track was described as a tight 369 yard circumference circuit and the hare was an 'Outside Breco Silent' before being switched to a more conventional 'Outside McKee'. Buses originally dropped patrons off just outside the main gates and by the entrance gates were tote facilities a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Cup (greyhounds)
The Edinburgh Cup was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Powderhall Stadium in Powderhall, Scotland. It was inaugurated in 1933 and was considered one of the major competitions in the greyhound calendar. In Scotland only the Scottish Greyhound Derby was held in higher esteem. Two English Greyhound Derby winners Rushton Mac Rushton Mac was a racing greyhound during the 1950s. He won the 1955 English Greyhound Derby and was the 1955 Greyhound of the Year. Early life He was whelped in June 1952 and the litter included a greyhound called Rushton Sport. His sire was R ... and Pigalle Wonder both won the competition on two occasions. The race ended in 1995 following the closure of Powderhall Stadium. Past winners Discontinued Sponsors *1982-1982 Kenny Waugh Bookmakers *1994-1994 Regal Venues & Distances *1933-1971 (Powderhall 500 yards) *1975-1995 (Powderhall 465 metres) References {{UK & Irish greyhound competitions Greyhound racing competitions in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Anglian Derby (greyhounds)
The East Anglian Derby is a greyhound competition held at Yarmouth Stadium. Race history The event was inaugurated in 1947, when the stadium ran under independent rules. It continued to be a major race on the independent calendar before the stadium switched to National Greyhound Racing Club status. It was first run under NGRC rules in 1975 and is worth £15,000 to the winner today. The prize money level paid today rates the competition as one of the major races on the greyhound calendar. Charlie Lister OBE has won the event a record twelve times. Location *1975–present - Yarmouth, 462 metres Sponsors *2008–2010 (Betfair) *2012–2012 (Ladbrokes} *2014–2015 (Totepool) *2017–2017 (Sunbets) *2018–2020 (Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 6 ... Greyho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
