92,000 crowd for the 1939 Derby Final

The 1939 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1939 at White City Stadium. The winner Highland Rum received a first prize of £1,250. The attendance was 92,000 and the totalisator turnover for the final was £14,341 and for the meeting it was £114,780 which set a new record for a greyhound meeting. Using historic inflation (2016) this equates to £7 million.



At White City (over 525 yards):[4]

Position    Name of Greyhound    Breeding    Trap    SP    Time    Trainer
1st    Highland Rum    Rum Ration - Liagh Lady    6    2-1jf    29.35    Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon)
2nd    Carmel Ash    Tallboy - Carmel Jean    2    2-1jf    29.55    Eddie Wright (Harringay)
3rd    Demotic Mack    Beef Cutlet - Kaiti Hill    3    10-1    30.51    Charles Cross (Clapton)
4th    Mister Mutt    Final Fight - Captains Fancy    5    100-8    30.53    Albert Stocker (Private)
5th    Junior Classic    Beef Cutlet - Lady Eleanor    1    5-2    30.61    Joe Harmon (Wimbledon)
N/R    Black Peter    Johnny Peters - Toftwood Magnet    4            Stan Raymond (Gloucester)