1931 Irish Greyhound Derby Explained

1931 National Derby
Date End:21 August
Venue:Harold's Cross Stadium
Location:Dublin
Prev:1930
Next: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]

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):

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1stLittle ChummieBottle - Coolalong Girl 3 6-4 29.93Billy Quinn
2ndYankee Speedunknown 2 4-5f30.17
3rdLong May She Live unknown 1100-7
unplacedJack Knows unknown 4 7-1
unplacedQueen of the Hillunknown 5 10-1

Distances

3 (lengths)

See also

Notes and References

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