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"sparrow"........When White City had bookmakers stretching from the second to third bends on the cheap side, the main tic-tac was most important. He showed across from just below the restaurant & had men working on the floor in the top rings below.
There were three rings on the dearer side. In the early 1950s, the top ring bookmakers were Philly Earl, Manny King,**McDonald & Ted Craze (Craze & Gibbs).........Tony Hancocks father in law, "Cutface" Ross, worked for Ted Craze. Admission to the top ring was 12/6d. |
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In the early 70's I used to work in a Betting Shop for**Mcdonald in Upton Park Market. Their was this Old Guy in his seventies then who worked with me. His name was "JIMMY CROCKET". He did his Tic Tac at the White City mostly for a firm called Martin Huntman, does anybody out there remember him??
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this one?
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this one?
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no the other one
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Jimmy Crockett was Gerry Driscolls brother-in-law.Lovely little man.Micheal Tabor started with Martin Huntmans father Ruby.
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must pull you up in the memory stakes Fin Name Sex**Color Sire Dam Time Dist STime Box Posts SP kg Comment 1st Sallys Cobbler m APR 1973 BK Cobbler Pineapple Jam 29.73 2 5/2 2nd Foreign Exchange m JUL 1973 BEF Silver Record Coolagorna Again 29.81 1 5 8/1 3rd Lively Band * m MAY 1972 F Silver Hope Kell's Queen 29.89 1 3 3/1 4th Shamrock Point * m JAN 1973 WBK Monalee Champion Gruelling Point ? 5th Slippery Slave m MAY 1972 BD The Grand Silver Doon Bridge ? 6th Beara's Magic m MAY 1973 F Monalee Arkle Final Finish ? as you can see no camira flash in the race that was years earlier |
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apologies did not see case money had replied
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WHEN WORKING AT NORTHAW ,I HAD A DOG THAT I LOOKED AFTER CALLED ....DOUBTFUL SAM ...I HAD ME CASE 2 QUID ON HIM ONE NIGHT AND HE WON AT 25-1 ,I HAD TO NIP ROUND THE CHEAP SIDE AND HAD IT WITH THE FIRST BOOK I COME TO ,DUNNO HIS NAME ....WHEN I DREW ME 49.92 HE WASNT HALF PLEASED TO SE ME .....HAPPY DAYS
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It was Not Flashing that was disq so Camira Flash got into the final.
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alby parsons was the fist book outside them days used to bet in the name of sammy davis and was tic tac for john white at the horses
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HE WAS THE BOOK NEAREST THE PADDOCK 3RD BEND
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did they ever have a going bias there ;-)
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thats right john the fruit was the light and dark and shortie was the tic tac
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I have updated the news on Albie on the other thread.
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cashless did you work for singleton his dogs were always very well turned out
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I gave Albie some money for a White City dog when we were at Sandown in the afternoon.
Early next morning, Sunday, there was a knock at the door & there stood Mr Parsons with a wad of money in his hand. "I dont usually deliver on a Sunday but I want to know where you got the information from" he said. The dog was called " Brindle Tape" & it was trained by............................Adam Jackson. |
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yeh white city awesome ,loved the last race ,680M graded.......always about three different
leaders ,no problems getting a bet on ! ,how did the derby go to wimbledon? if backed few winners ,finish off at golden nugget casino now go to oxford ,non of the above apply there! |
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forgot the graded hurdles
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WHITMARSH...COLIN WEST WHEN HE WAS THERE
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adam jackson graet man to do adog agent aswell always buy you a light ale tragedy he died so young he had a lot of putters on you never knew how big a touch he had very generous man who loved life
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Cashless at the time of the dog you spoke of Doubtful Sam you would have been with Colin West at the time of the good hurdlers Shanneys Darkie and Drish Pat. Did the good hurdler Try It Blackie start with West? I think it went to Harringay. Talking of hurdlers the best i ever saw was Sherrys Prince the year he beat Adamstown Valley Derry Palm and Irish Hedgehog was a very strong Grand Natinal Final.do you remember the Colin West stayers Sole View and dramatic move?
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Case Money i remember the great staying dog Case Money it was mid seventies trained at Harringay by Ted parker and owned by Irishman Mr.Paerce
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Whitmarsh-are you a relation of the old bookmaker of the same name.
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No that was Pat Whitmarsh a good fiddler.He always used to shout six to four the field with six to five on the board.A stampede of punters would run from the big ring to where he bet then he would point to the six to five.Anybody remember Mary Stavin the Miss World waiting for Don Shanks to come back from a Q.P.R away game used to see her by the jellied eel stall.Stan Bowles Henrygobbo and the shrewd punter Minnie all got about together.I met Mary Stavin years later and she told me she married an American and lives not to far from Lingfield racecourse.
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Where was the jellied eel stall.
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By the entrance................halfway down the back straight........and another one opposite (the finishing line)
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Thats right underneath the cheap ring.
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Sparrow the late John Whites brother who was on top at White City was Billy.The last time I saw his brother Siddy was in the silver ring at goodwood but that was many years ago.
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hard to believe it all excisted ,like some ghost world from a different age.
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wish we could go back to white city days!!!! would love to have seen it
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Case money and Rothman Mike.The year Tommy Johnstons Lively Band won the consolation final in red was Jimsuns derby final.I backed Ger McKennas Ballymaclune out of trap six. The Irish coursing man Fintan Kerwin had Myrtown in it trained by Eddie Moore in Manchester I cant remember the other runners. It was 1974 because they put the Derby back a week from the fourth week in June because of the world cup.The following year Xmas Holiday was in red Ibacked another Ger McKenna dog beaten in the final called Ballybeg Prim.Natalie Savva had Westmead Myra in six I think she was the first ** pup to contest a derby final.The owner of Ballybeg Prim thought he was unbeatable and it was dubbed the best greyhound in the world until he missed the break and Mutts Silver beat him in the semi final.Mutts Silver was a rocket to the bend.Tartan Khans year must have been later.Balliniska Bands year i backed adog called Pat Seamur at abig price to win a lot of money .It run well but you dont cop for running well.
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Case money and Rothman Mike.The year Tommy Johnstons Lively Band won the consolation final in red was Jimsuns derby final.I backed Ger McKennas Ballymaclune out of trap six. The Irish coursing man Fintan Kerwin had Myrtown in it trained by Eddie Moore in Manchester I cant remember the other runners. It was 1974 because they put the Derby back a week from the fourth week in June because of the world cup.Xmas Holiday was in red Ibacked another Ger McKenna dog beaten in the final called Ballybeg Prim.Natalie Savva had Westmead Myra in six I think she was the first ** pup to contest a derby final.The owner of Ballybeg Prim thought he was unbeatable and it was dubbed the best greyhound in the world until he missed the break and Mutts Silver beat him in the semi final.Mutts Silver was a rocket to the bend.Tartan Khans year must have been later.Balliniska Bands year i backed adog called Pat Seamur at abig price to win a lot of money .It run well but you dont cop for running well.
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The above post should read after world cup.....The following year. Apologies.
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mutts silver 1st t4 6/1
ballybeg prim 2nd 4/5f w'mead myra 3rd 20/1 xmas holiday 4th 5/1 jackies jet 5th 7/1 w;mead champ t3 3/1 do you remember Flip Your Top arountd that time. my 1st ever favourite dog! cheers |