Powderhall 1920s Handslip Handicap.

whippet racing, this was going long before greyhound racing.Ran to the rag owner stood past winning line waving a rag .

Was that whippet racing in the film, clayfield?

I should have realised that but failed to notice. Thanks for putting me right though.

Notes on the film say greyhounds............

M/S Track side. Flat capped trainers and owners prepare their greyhounds for the off. The dogs are being held at the start line. There is a puff of smoke from the starting pistol and the race begins.  All the dogs race away.

Just watched it again a couple of times, these are whippets 100% look at the size of the dogs when they are being held at the start, only about up to the men's knees. As I said whippet racing was going a good few years before greyhound track racing started in this country.

Yes clayfield and the year would seem to give it away although I thought at first with the handslip start it might have been an early unlicensed event.