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Post by presenter on Apr 21, 2020 7:19:54 GMT
does anyone remember George Robbie ((robinson)
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Post by benny on Apr 21, 2020 9:29:14 GMT
vaguely.wore a trilby and had open race dogs , mainly. from stockport way.
Norman Taylor.tall guy who walked everywhere .he once walked from shaw to Halifax with his dog , and then it had to race,
goosie a real character, whose son won the weekly draw, it was a hundred and sixty quid,goosie took the money and bought the son a pastie.he would only buy toffees with it.
Cyril the pig farmer,had everybody eating cream cakes.till they found out they were meant for the pigs.
bacon billy.kept his dogs in his van WITH the bacon not fridged in those days.billy your dogs are eating the bacon.dont matter they love matured bacon on Salford market..
could go on and on.
brian pugh.a million stories about pughie.
one was at bv,someone had thrown a cap on to the track to stop a race.there was mayhem ,the security came.pughie asked them after if anyone had seen his cap.lol.more later.
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Post by P TAYLOR on Apr 21, 2020 10:19:45 GMT
Great stories 👍🏻
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Post by presenter on Apr 21, 2020 10:52:27 GMT
vaguely.wore a trilby and had open race dogs , mainly. from stockport way. Norman Taylor.tall guy who walked everywhere .he once walked from shaw to Halifax with his dog , and then it had to race, goosie a real character, whose son won the weekly draw, it was a hundred and sixty quid,goosie took the money and bought the son a pastie.he would only buy toffees with it. Cyril the pig farmer,had everybody eating cream cakes.till they found out they were meant for the pigs. bacon billy.kept his dogs in his van WITH the bacon not fridged in those days.billy your dogs are eating the bacon.dont matter they love matured bacon on Salford market.. could go on and on. brian pugh.a million stories about pughie. one was at bv,someone had thrown a cap on to the track to stop a race.there was mayhem ,the security came.pughie asked them after if anyone had seen his cap.lol.more later. |
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Post by presenter on Apr 21, 2020 10:57:03 GMT
bill Holland racing manager hard to pull the wool over his eyes
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Post by jacksparrow on Apr 21, 2020 10:57:57 GMT
great thread geff this brings back some great memorys,with my dad crackerjack.jack hallam snr.i was the kid in the 70s sat on the wall with a bottle of pop in hand and a bag of chrisp waiting for my dad after racing .he allway finished the night in the club house,i remember a perticular night when bill holland the racing manager had all the window smashed on his green jag that was allways parked inside the stadium.i was questioned by the police but i really didnt hear or see a thing even though it happened 100 yards in hearshot.
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Post by presenter on Apr 21, 2020 11:03:13 GMT
I CAN REMEMBER MANY TALES about Bolton. and other flaps.switching dogs .changing dogs colours. and even running dogs for bitches. we were in a rather big final at GOSFORTH nr Newcastle.we had two in it and drew the wrong traps for the pair of them.On the final night, we switched traps [two very good dogs]pure madness and noble lox[he had no kishkers]ice on fires dad matty Fenwick, was also in the final and Russ who later run highgate. said I know youve switched traps , but Fenwicks have switched dogs.it was a top ngrc dog I can't remember but we thought it was called it's amazing.a top dog in its day. ANYWAY, IT WON BY ABOUT 10 LENGTHS AND WE ALL WENT HOME POORER BUT WISER. many tales I could tell you about Bolton and trainers past and present who ran Bolton who were real fiddlers at Bolton and are still training,to this day.some who now pretend to be straight but I know different. cause for 18 months i was assistant manager at Bolton under harry Thorpe the wisest cagiest manager ever.he was a legend. could go on for hours. |
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Post by presenter on Apr 21, 2020 11:08:52 GMT
when you went to the office for the prize money harry would say is that envelope yours our mine
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Post by jacksparrow on Apr 21, 2020 11:17:04 GMT
another night at oldham my dads mate[jack aldridge] had a black dog ready for a decent bet it was my job to parade the dog that night just as you come out of the ginle next to the club house and right in front of the bookies and my dad i accidently stood on the dogs foot it didnt half yelp,thk god it still won dread to think what would have happened if it lost lol
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Post by benny on Apr 21, 2020 11:23:19 GMT
HARRYS INSTRUCTIONS TO ME WERE, TELL THEM I PUT THEM IN.then they will always leave the prizemoney.mind you harry was only on £40 a week.that was all.they even paid me £120.got away with murder did the paymasters.at Bolton.
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