Has Any Coursing Competition Had More Depth Than the 2000Forley?

[inan 841]

Question for the followers of coursing,[preban],has any competition had the depth of quality of the 2000 Millenium Forley Cup?

I M O. Any of the finalists would have been worthy winners.

Some that did not make the final included M P's Lucky,and T G's pure saluki, top class dogs in their own right..

After Alan Tyer handed the Cup to Alan Sankey,owner of the winner , that wonderful bitch Blondie, I asked Geoff Ogden if he had seen dogs as good before that day?

He replied," I've seen dogs as good ,but never as many in one place".

My mate Gary D was a finalist ,with his fast, and deadly dog Red,I offered my commiserations to him after the day, he said," I think Blondie deserved to win , I can't fault her".

Those that were there will remember the day, I count it a privilege to have been among them.

[chartpolski 28,634]

I'm sure Alan learnt his trade with Racing Whippets, he sure knew how to get a dog ready !! The good old days !!!

 

Cheers.

[FUJI 17,729]

Not that clued up on the coursing dogs Inan but have certainly heard of the men and dogs you mention,all very well spoken of (both men and DOGS) great memories for you matey, they will never be erased from your memory..happy days! ATB Andy

[inan 841]

Not that clued up on the coursing dogs Inan but have certainly heard of the men and dogs you mention,all very well spoken of (both men and DOGS) great memories for you matey, they will never be erased from your memory..happy days! ATB Andy

Thank you kindly, I am feeling rather mellow at the mo, a few pints of Hobgoblin have removed all stress from my body.Have a good season.

ATB Tony.

[FUJI 17,729]

Thanks Tony,my dogs have earned their corn so far this season so all is going fine...not as famous as the aforementioned dogs but we all can't have dogs of that calibre? All the best and merry Xmas . Andy

[Romany 1,065]

I'm sure Alan learnt his trade with Racing Whippets, he sure knew how to get a dog ready !! The good old days !!!

 

Cheers.

 

Alan was just a youngin when I moved to Ashington from Bedlington, he had lurchers then..It might have been his dad Dicky that had whippets, or even his granddad..

chartpolski did you ever run whippets at Newsham..my dad ran them in the early 50`s, Bedlington, Netherton and Ashington on Green Lane

[chartpolski 28,634]

I'm sure Alan learnt his trade with Racing Whippets, he sure knew how to get a dog ready !! The good old days !!!

 

Cheers.

 

Alan was just a youngin when I moved to Ashington from Bedlington, he had lurchers then..It might have been his dad Dicky that had whippets, or even his granddad..

chartpolski did you ever run whippets at Newsham..my dad ran them in the early 50`s, Bedlington, Netherton and Ashington on Green Lane

 

Bill, Alan had a dog called Buechephalus, a non ped whippet, and a very handy one it was !!

 

I ran at North Seaton, Ashington, Bedlington, but my main tracks were Coxslodge and Wallsend Rising Sun, where I was Handicapper ! I also helped start Killingworth track, but in thehayday of Whippet racing I travelled the country, we used to get a mini bus from Ashington, which picked up in Bedlington, Cramlington and Benton, then went on down to Ripon on a friday night to have a drink with the "real" Whippet guys !! LOL !! Great days !!

 

Cheersw.

[Romany 1,065]

I'm sure Alan learnt his trade with Racing Whippets, he sure knew how to get a dog ready !! The good old days !!!

 

Cheers.

 

Alan was just a youngin when I moved to Ashington from Bedlington, he had lurchers then..It might have been his dad Dicky that had whippets, or even his granddad..

chartpolski did you ever run whippets at Newsham..my dad ran them in the early 50`s, Bedlington, Netherton and Ashington on Green Lane

 

Bill, Alan had a dog called Buechephalus, a non ped whippet, and a very handy one it was !!

 

I ran at North Seaton, Ashington, Bedlington, but my main tracks were Coxslodge and Wallsend Rising Sun, where I was Handicapper ! I also helped start Killingworth track, but in thehayday of Whippet racing I travelled the country, we used to get a mini bus from Ashington, which picked up in Bedlington, Cramlington and Benton, then went on down to Ripon on a friday night to have a drink with the "real" Whippet guys !! LOL !! Great days !!

 

Cheersw.

 

Thanks..

will be see-ing Sankey soon, will ask him about that one cheers..

Think my dad raced a bit earlier than yourself, his best dogs were Jack and Jacks Bet, Jacks Bet I remember beating a dog at Newsham called Seldom Fed, both off scratch he won a lot of money off that race, drinks all round for the Bedlington Station lads.

Sorry for hogging the thread, cheers again Chart

Edited December 24, 2011 by Romany

[chartpolski 28,634]

I'm sure Alan learnt his trade with Racing Whippets, he sure knew how to get a dog ready !! The good old days !!!

 

Cheers.

 

Alan was just a youngin when I moved to Ashington from Bedlington, he had lurchers then..It might have been his dad Dicky that had whippets, or even his granddad..

chartpolski did you ever run whippets at Newsham..my dad ran them in the early 50`s, Bedlington, Netherton and Ashington on Green Lane

 

Bill, Alan had a dog called Buechephalus, a non ped whippet, and a very handy one it was !!

 

I ran at North Seaton, Ashington, Bedlington, but my main tracks were Coxslodge and Wallsend Rising Sun, where I was Handicapper ! I also helped start Killingworth track, but in thehayday of Whippet racing I travelled the country, we used to get a mini bus from Ashington, which picked up in Bedlington, Cramlington and Benton, then went on down to Ripon on a friday night to have a drink with the "real" Whippet guys !! LOL !! Great days !!

 

Cheersw.

 

Thanks..

will be see-ing Sankey soon, will ask him about that one cheers..

Think my dad raced a bit earlier than yourself, his best dogs were Jack and Jacks Bet, Jacks Bet I remember beating a dog at Newsham called Seldom Fed, both off scratch he won a lot of money off that race, drinks all round for the Bedlington Station lads.

Sorry for hogging the thread, cheers again Chart

 

I raced in the late 60's, I had my first Whippet, Blue Prince, (Blue Boy X Zarwood), around 68. Ask Alan about Buechephalus, I;ve never met the guy, but remember the dog !

 

Cheers.

[Romany 1,065]

Will do

[chartpolski 28,634]

Will do

And I can also remember the "Assasin", "Widdrington Train", and a few other dogs back in them old days ! They wern't racers, but boy, could they do a hare !! And there was a lad up your way who had "Johns Rocket" and my old mate "Big Sixer" who had "Tiger Bay" ! Two tremendous Scratch Dogs !

 

Cheers.

[Romany 1,065]

Will do

And I can also remember the "Assasin", "Widdrington Train", and a few other dogs back in them old days ! They wern't racers, but boy, could they do a hare !! And there was a lad up your way who had "Johns Rocket" and my old mate "Big Sixer" who had "Tiger Bay" ! Two tremendous Scratch Dogs !

 

Cheers.

 

Now we are talking dogs...The assassin was a lurcher, half brother to my old bitch Bes owned by Ron Murray, he was half deerhound/greyhound out of Dukes big Blue dog in Bedlington, and Watsons (from the paper shop in Bedlington) lurcher, thought to be a collie cross..the assassin was the best male lurcher to come out of Ashington, for hares deer and fox in the `s..the Widdrington train was over rated, but, a decent dog..seen them all, ran with most of the best lurchers around there at that time..

Edited December 24, 2011 by Romany

[sowhat 1,572]

Speaking about good dogs and dog men, Don Sutherd comes to mind.

[whip x grey 276]

is don ,,,,still kicking about geoff????,,,,i regonice the name,,,,unless iam thinking off another don

 

name rings a bell,,,,althou i wouldnt have met him

[sowhat 1,572]

is don ,,,,still kicking about geoff????,,,,i regonice the name,,,,unless iam thinking off another don

 

name rings a bell,,,,althou i wouldnt have met him

 

You may have heard of him Bob, he was well known on the coursing scene

Skycat may know if he's still around.