Sir Frederick had been knocked over in the second round of the 1959 English Greyhound Derby and when he returned home his trainer Tom Harty aimed at the Irish Derby. He was the fastest round one winner in 29.32. One of the leading favourites and track record holder Fauna also impressed by winning in a time of 29.34 and Derrylava Mover recorded 29.45.[3]
In the second round Fauna was eliminated, finishing fourth behind Gallant Winner in 29.41. Other winners were Sir Frederick (29.60), Winged Heels (29.80) and Recorded Course 30.02. The two undefeated greyhounds Sir Frederick and Gallant Winner (both from Kanturk) were drawn together in the semi-finals and both qualified for the final when Gallant Winner beat Sir Frederick in a fast 29.40; recorded Course took third place and the a slot in the final. The second semi-final resulted in victory for Skipit Laddie from Prairie Chieftain and Snowland Battleship in 29.98.[4]
Many residents of the town of Kanturk attended the final on the evening of 7 August to watch the two greyhounds in the final. The brindle dog Sir Frederick beat Gallant Winner by four lengths in the final after a devastating run along the back straight to catch and overtake Gallant Winner and Snowland Battleship. The time of 29.30 was just outside the track record of 29.31 set by Fauna in the recent Callanan Cup. Winning trainer Tom Harty had trained a previous Irish Derby winner in 1935 (24 years previously).[4]
^ abFortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536.
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1959, irish, greyhound, derby, took, place, during, july, august, with, final, being, held, harold, cross, stadium, dublin, august, 1959, venueharold, cross, stadiumlocationdublinend, date7, augusttotal, prize, money, winner, 19581960, winner, frederick, train. The 1959 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Harold s Cross Stadium in Dublin on 7 August 1959 1 1959 Irish Greyhound DerbyVenueHarold s Cross StadiumLocationDublinEnd date7 AugustTotal prize money 500 winner 19581960 The winner Sir Frederick won 500 and was trained by Tom Harty owned by Mrs Hannah Cronin and bred by Jimmy Walsh 2 Contents 1 Final result 1 1 Distances 2 Competition Report 3 See also 4 ReferencesFinal result editAt Harold s Cross 7 August over 525 yards Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer1st Sir Frederick Champion Prince Charming Biddy 5 9 4 29 30 Tom Harty2nd Gallant Winner Knockrour Again Mixed Stone 6 1 1f 29 62 John Crowley3rd Snowland Battleship Spanish Battleship unknown 1 8 1 29 90 Jim O Reilly4th Recorded Course Magic Bimbo Recording Crystal 3 100 75th Skipit Laddie Ballinclea Dancer Skipit Quick 4 7 1 Maeve McCooey6th Prairie Chieftain Champion Prince Peaceful Lady 2 20 1 Tom LynchDistances edit 4 3 lengths Competition Report editSir Frederick had been knocked over in the second round of the 1959 English Greyhound Derby and when he returned home his trainer Tom Harty aimed at the Irish Derby He was the fastest round one winner in 29 32 One of the leading favourites and track record holder Fauna also impressed by winning in a time of 29 34 and Derrylava Mover recorded 29 45 3 In the second round Fauna was eliminated finishing fourth behind Gallant Winner in 29 41 Other winners were Sir Frederick 29 60 Winged Heels 29 80 and Recorded Course 30 02 The two undefeated greyhounds Sir Frederick and Gallant Winner both from Kanturk were drawn together in the semi finals and both qualified for the final when Gallant Winner beat Sir Frederick in a fast 29 40 recorded Course took third place and the a slot in the final The second semi final resulted in victory for Skipit Laddie from Prairie Chieftain and Snowland Battleship in 29 98 4 Many residents of the town of Kanturk attended the final on the evening of 7 August to watch the two greyhounds in the final The brindle dog Sir Frederick beat Gallant Winner by four lengths in the final after a devastating run along the back straight to catch and overtake Gallant Winner and Snowland Battleship The time of 29 30 was just outside the track record of 29 31 set by Fauna in the recent Callanan Cup Winning trainer Tom Harty had trained a previous Irish Derby winner in 1935 24 years previously 4 See also edit1959 UK amp Ireland Greyhound Racing YearReferences edit Genders Roy 1990 NGRC book of Greyhound Racing Pelham Books Ltd p 261 ISBN 0 7207 1804 X Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932 1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd a b Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review ISSN 0332 3536 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 Irish Greyhound Derby amp oldid 1077632848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
