The 1931 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at
Harold's Cross Stadium
Harold's Cross Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Harold's Cross, Dublin, owned and operated by the Irish Greyhound Board.
Facilities included a grandstand restaurant, carvery, a number of bars, totalisator betting and seating.
Raci ...
in
Dublin on 21 August 1931.
It was the fourth and last edition of the event before it took the mantle of the official Irish Greyhound Derby.
The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club.
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The winner was Little Chummie, trained by Billy Quinn and owned and bred by Michael Grace from (]Callan
Callan is a given name and surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It can derive from Ó Cathaláin, meaning ''descendant of Cathalán''. Callan can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Allin or Mac Callin. Notable people with the name includ ...
).Shelbourne Park
Shelbourne Park is a greyhound racing stadium in the south Dublin inner city suburb of Ringsend.
Greyhound Racing
Opening
The plans to open a greyhound track in Dublin were drawn up by Paddy O’Donoghue, Jerry Collins, Patsy McAlinden and Jim ...
and the Lincoln Cup at Wembley.[
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Final result
At Harolds Cross, 21 August (over 525 yards):
Distances
3 (lengths)
See also
* 1931 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1931 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the sixth year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The total annual attendance across the country for 1931 increased to 17,906,917 from 17,119,120 (in 1930), a fifth consecutive an ...
References
{{Irish Greyhound Derby
Greyhound Derby
Irish Greyhound Derby