Harringay What Do You Remember ?

itv 7 ....  golf off... racing off... bowling followed by the woofs at harringay

golden Jacket used to be there ?

I remember seaside

I went to the very last meeting, it wasn't my manor but I felt a sense of duty if you like to the sport. The locals were understandably upset and in a state of shock and some did a lap of honour.

went to a lot of tracks in my younger days but
seem to remember was the only track where they
rang a bell as the hare started ( only went harringay a dozen times approx)

even to this day when im p11ssed i jokingly say
"hares running harringay "

sundridge racing going lame when 10 lenghths clear in a final 

never knew my way round london , but went to watch arsenal at highbury every home game
and was amazed one day when i realised u could walk through the nearby park and be
very close to highbury from harringay dogs

If I remember right they had a meeting on Boxing day in the morning

man selling the morning star outside manor house tube

Topeofthetide in 6 was the standing dish over hurdles when the horse racing was snowed off, Reg Gutteridge used to call them home.

i remember topofthetide srong runner think it got injured at harringay was there one night for the poor mick marathon heats they had 3 no races that night

afore ya go. tonys friend. adamstown valley .great hurdlers

paradise spectre

bovril at the third bend , the bookie with chalk all over his face and gilliat who called "down to boy owes"

bookmaker with chalk was dyer.paul gillat got time for murder think hes out now

yes mick , dyer used to lick his fingers to rub the prices , looked a right mess at the end of the meeting . Was Gilliat an iron ?

yes

That great bitch Cranog Bet winning the Oaks. Bank Holiday afternoons and when they finally decided to bank the bends.

We have done the Harringay threads before on here. They are still available.

best bit was ....

Cheetah Racing at Harringay[edit]

In 1937, Harringay Stadium was part of a scheme by the owner of the Romford greyhound, track, Arthur Leggett, to increase attendance at his venue.

Twelve cheetahs were imported into the UK from Kenya in December 1936 by explorer Kenneth Gandar-Dower.[5] After six months' quarantine the cheetahs were given a year to acclimatise and for training at Harringay and Staines stadia. The cheetahs ran in public for the first time to a packed house at the Romford track, on Saturday, 11 December 1937. After this initial race, the cheetahs had only one further outing. Needless to say they consistently beat the greyhounds.

The reason for the failure of the enterprise is not known, though it is believed that complaints from local residents and pressure generated by other track owners had some bearing on the decision.[6] Other speculation suggests the experiment failed because the animals had no interest in racing.[5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXrDDBNIZyQ

Ballinderry Moth ,Try It Blackie ,Pitmans Brief ,come to mind

great Vid Spot ,how fast was haymaker

I can remember another saturday afternoon dog called Stuart Captain just gone over hurdles was 20 clear jumping last and fell,
absolutely aero the dog was

Stuart Captain

I remember backing it at White City

Went *** over tit that night as well when miles in front

Yes I think Harringay has been done before

Paul Gillet was a very nice man, never refused me a bet all the time I went there

Unlike obe dyre

Cranog Bet was a great bitch one of the best I ever saw

Don't think anything lead her at Harringay, she was a little black bitch come to think of it I think she won every race she had at Harringay

I used to stand on the line with all the judges.

Used to pick up a balls eye almost every meeting no problem.

Took my wife on our first date there on Nov 2 1979 for final of the Oaks. Had a 3 fivers Lady Raft in the marathon which copped ended up winning a pony on the night after exes. Didnt get me leg over though.

seaside , am I calling you right , fatty steve , big paul , down to plumpton on the rattler , manor house rowans ?

Pmsl Shiner

Yes eyeball I sent you a message

Yankee Express used to Fly round there...All the top dogs ran there, very long run-in.. Great Track like so many others that are now gone.. And all we have left are Total Khazi's.

My grandfather used to make a book there.My father used to make a book there and i made a book there some nights when  my dad was at rye house.

My brother in-laws father also had the last winner ever there,Blonde Heroine i think.

hows dad used to see him up kings cross getting the racing post years ago

The Hand Of GOG

Yankee Express

Yes that was a very good dog

He's not too bad thanks MDM

his mince's are  not that good anymore but he still gets out to have sports bets.

He came out for a meal last night with us.

Thanks for asking, hope you are well and backing plenty of winners.