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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2020 15:00:33 GMT
Does anybody have any memories of HAZEL GROVE
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Apr 27, 2020 15:04:23 GMT
Does anybody have any memories of HAZEL GROVE |
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Post by magicbus on Apr 27, 2020 15:55:01 GMT
did anyone go to Rochdale dogs I never went, it was before my time, it closed in November 1969. My father bought his first dog in January 1970, a fawn dog, its sire was Snub Nose which ran second in the 1959 Derby. This fawn dog was supposed to have raced in the last meeting at Rochdale, although I have the racecard from the last meeting, I did not know what name he raced under, and suppose I will never get to know. I still have other Rochdale cards dating back to 1965. |
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Post by presenter on Apr 27, 2020 16:34:04 GMT
Remember Teddy Lord saying he could get a dog graded on Preston without a trial. Sure enough the dog was entered and appeared on the card giving 3 yards to top class dogs he'd be getting 3 off at Bolton. Needless to say that route was not pursued. Also Frank Gillespie who went mysteriously grey after being "missing" for a few months and who invariably paid out at 6/4 when Teddy couldn't attend. frank did the clubs half decent comic did teddy lord have a painting and decorating business |
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Post by presenter on Apr 27, 2020 16:36:32 GMT
what were the midlands track where you had to go through the yard of a firm that made boilers? was it willenhall benny |
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Post by benny on Apr 27, 2020 17:46:57 GMT
no, I don't think it was that track.
saw a thread on frank Gillespie.he was a good lad frank.
once we saw molly norman Taylors sister hit frank with her bag for selling norman a bad dog. she shouted the track down at Oldham.i think he did replace it. bloody funny guy and he died I see a few years back, sad.
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Post by magicbus on Apr 27, 2020 18:08:05 GMT
what were the midlands track where you had to go through the yard of a firm that made boilers? was it willenhall benny Could have been Cradley Heath, that had some heavy industry nearby. |
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Post by maltay on Apr 27, 2020 19:34:58 GMT
frank did the clubs half decent comic did teddy lord have a painting and decorating business Yes it was in Rochdale I think which is where Frank Gillespie comes in. Teddy was a real gent who used to back in units of £40/£80 etc.. I went to Whitwood to back one of his and put him £40 on. It won a short head and he couldn't believe he got 6/1 to his money ! |
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Post by benny on Apr 27, 2020 22:04:10 GMT
years ago teddy lord went into a pal of mines in Rochdale norman was his name.he had a pub nr a roundabout, just out of the centre of Rochdale.if you went round the roundabout it went over moors the to a carvery , pat McComb dined there the alpine.
spoke to teddy lord.he said then hed stopped doing dogs cause the game had finished, that was about eight years ago.
a pure gentleman was teddy lord.and he knew his dogs ok.
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Post by benny on Apr 28, 2020 8:50:25 GMT
the track I believe, where you went through the yard was I think Potterton .and the track was Warwick.and we wnt with norman evans.who sold goods on the entrance at bolton. and lyndsey schofield .who he married they moved to ireland.[ john scofield was lyndseys dad he went everywhere with her,nobody on here would remember john.he did all the tracks ,but died many years ago.. NORMAN bought a house from seamus es relative.seamus went to bolton a nice guy from originally enniscorthy. had a lot of dogs.a big ,tall chap seamus.,lived just outside the track. anybody remember him.  |
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