25.   BLUEVIEW DAN Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio   1247

52.   BLUEVIEW SAM Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio 1244

That was a right mess in the Ashmore Master buckle. The dogs went up wearing the wrong collars.

THANKS FOR THE UPDATES ANAGLOGS......GLASGOW. 

Gwan the treasures - big run in the mornin for her tho

Absent friends remembered in stories and treasured memories


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The early-morning grey mist over Powerstown Racecourse didn’t in any way dampen the spirits yesterday morning, opening day in Clonmel of the 87th annual National Coursing Meeting.

Old friends from all over the country – and beyond – meeting and warmly greeting at one of Ireland’s great sporting occasions. As ever, however, there were also absent friends, those who for various reasons, didn’t make it. Some have passed on, with us now in spirit only; some have reached a stage where attendance at this stamina-sapping all-day three-day outdoor event is no longer an option; some were merely out for this year only. Even as those in the sizeable attendance settled down to the day’s sport, however, all were fondly remembered.

So it was that Brendan Matthews and his clan, his kids and their kids, had a thought for their much-loved family matriarch, Anna, taken so suddenly from them during the last year. So it was that those of us who cover this event spoke fondly of veteran journalist Gerry McCarthy, he of the encyclopaedic knowledge of coursing and Clonmel but unable to tog off for this one due to illness. And so it was that we speak this morning of Tess Power.

Tessie featured in these pages before – in fact, along with husband Tom and son Lester, she’s one of the regulars. Their hospitality at the national meeting is legendary, a hot-whiskey stop to battle the cold first thing every morning for many, get the blood flowing. Tom is the quiet-spoken half of this relationship; Tess? Well let’s put it this way – Tessie Power has strong opinions, is ready to express them, and isn’t at all reluctant to use a bit of colourful emphasis.

Never was, in fact, according to Tom. "When she was still only a schoolgirl, the teacher lived across the road from them and said to her one day – ‘Tessie, you may take home my books for me today’ – ‘You may f***in’ bring them home for yourself!’ Even at that age she didn’t care about anyone."

She was a legendary figure, not just in Clonmel but at every local coursing meeting over the years up and down the country. Everyone has their own favourite Tessie Power story to tell, but everyone too began with the same rider – "But you couldn’t print it!" Tom tells a tale of a fella in the neighbourhood; word got out that he was beating his wife, so Tess got together with another formidable lady and – well, without getting into details, let’s just say that guy suffered his own comeuppance at the hands of those women, learned a hard lesson but learned it well! "God they’d be in jail today for what they did", says Tom, "But it worked!"

Charlie Murphy, a friend for over half a century, told a story of an occasion at a Trial Stake in Wexford. "Willie Duggan, the great rugby-player, had a bitch in training with Tom and Tess and after a few very tough runs she was in the final. Tom was rubbing the bitch, Tess was holding her – ‘Dammit, will you rub her, Tom’ she says, ‘You rub me twice as hard as that!’

Jim Quinlan, another old friend, remembers an incident in Tramore. "Tessie had a little shop, sold a lot of vegetables. They were in a loose display, no plastic bags then, not washed either. There was a very kind of hoity-toity lady, a Mrs Fennelly from Callan in Co Kilkenny – she was actually a distant relative of my own — out staying in one of the holiday chalets and happened into Tessie’s; there she was, browsing, and eventually she came over to Tessie – ‘I wonder madam,’ she says, ‘Would you be able to get the vegetables for me, I don’t want to get my hands dirty.’ ‘If you f***in’ want them you can get them yourself!’ - that’s exactly what she said.

She was a straight-shooter, took no prisoners, and yet, says Anne Quinlan - Jim’s wife and another old friend – was soft-centred. "It was her heart, her kindness. All my kids, when they were young, she’d always have a half-crown or a two-shilling piece for them, they never went away from Tessie empty-handed."

Tessie wasn’t there yesterday, at 81 is feeling a little frail, though still – according to Lester – as feisty as ever. "The other morning in the nursing home the nurse said to me mother – ‘What would you like for your breakfast?’ Me mother thought for a second – ‘I’d love a smoked rasher!’ The nurse said – ‘Tessie, where would I get a smoked rasher?’ She wasn’t expecting the reply – ‘In a f***in’ shop, where else!’

She’s a once off, her presence sorely missed, but as with Anna and as with Gerry, as with so many others like the late Patrick O’Sullivan of Tournafulla who passed away only over the Christmas, in the stories and in the memories she is forever treasured.


Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/other/absent-friends-remembered-in-stories-and-treasured-memories-182099.html#ixzz1l1Od0Onl

The following greyhounds have been officially withdrawn from the 2012 National Coursing Meeting.

****.COM DERBY
Montalto King
Capfield (res)
Charlemont Mills
Serene Dilemma

GREYHOUND & PET WORLD OAKS
Listowel Lady (res)
Kingsmill Eve
Alainn

CLASSICS CLUB CHAMPION STAKES
High And Mighty
Caesar Music
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GREYHOUND & PET WORLD OAKS
4/1 Emmas Goldrush, Fives Treasure, Ravel Glory
8/1 Barrack Bimbo
10/1 Fiery Sunset, Capetown Lucy, Cassie Beag
12/1 Feede Blond, Cushie Victoria
14/1 Bar

****.COM DERBY
4/1 Offshore Eoin, Blueview Sam
6/1 Here Comes Harry
7/1 Hopes And Dreams
8/1 Belated Birthday, Go Home Hare, Solid Monk
10/1 Smart Touch, Prime Example, Blueview Dan, Skellig Wish
12/1 Bar
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DRAWS FOR CONSOLATION STAKES


Stockproof Fencing Kitty Butler Stakes
Laughing Lady v Your Symbolic.
Runaway Blonde v Marshals Duchess.
Trioanas Joy v Swing Rose.
Bombshelriapants v Turn The Tide.
Naughty Lady v Perfume.
Cloverhill Sandy v Gaisce Mor.
Lady Bombshell v Bossa Nova Babe.
Daisycutter v Lisdaleen Star.

Stockproof Fencing TA Morris Stakes
Ballymac Bex v Blackpool Swank.
Vacume Cool Dude v Carrowkeal Benji.
All In Jo v Tock Tick.
Path Of Peace v Brannig Rioroyal.
Ardmore Butch v Yellow River.
Barrack Eoin v Nickies Rio.
Windgap Lar v Gaffney Ranger.
Hunters Glory v Master Jackpot.

Horse and Jockey Hotel Keen Laddie Stakes
Donnellans Cross v Wise Call.
Eoin Roger v Glanmore Adam.
Loyal Land v Indepub.
Fascinator v Dustys Blueboy.
Barahaven Boy v Ashmore Master.
Lixnaw Eoin v Breaking Tide.
Uptown Abu v BYE.

Clonmel 2012: B0ylesports.com Derby Round 2 Results

4.   BELATED BIRTHDAY Tynwald Smokey ex Belated Legacy 1264, 1256
6.   BALLYMORE BOB Bexhill Eoin ex Spice One nc, 1270
11.   BRINDLE MAN Razor Ashmore ex Dillrock Nina 1275, 1253
15.   INDIA RIO Tynwald Smokey ex Uptown Smurf 1255, 1253

20.   PRIME EXAMPLE Bexhill Eoin ex Call Up 1251, 1292(bumping)
24.   ARDFERT PETER Bexhill Eoin ex Silent Mac 1264, 1271
25.   BLUEVIEW DAN Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio   1247, 1264
32.   GO HOME HARE Wallace Green ex Inallherglory 1255, 1256

36.   TOM BAWN Bexhill Eoin ex Bridewell Rose 1315, 1279
37.   SKELLIG WISH Matt Hyland ex Beyond Tivoli 1251, 1254
44.   KINGSMILL EXILE Kingsmill Dynamo ex Larchill Lil [RESERVE E] 1260
48.   SOLID MONK Bar Time ex Tobitl 1273, 1254

52.   BLUEVIEW SAM Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio 1244,1240
55.   CUINE BOY Kyle James ex Garbally Glory   1262, 1263
59.   MASTER MC HUGH Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio   1273, 1252
63.   AFTERTIMING Bexhill Eoin ex Butlers Mary    1278,nc

Blueview Sam 3/1
Belated Birthday 9/2
Skellig wish 5/1
Solid Monk 11/2
Go Home Hare 11/2
Master McHugh 6/1
Blueview Dan 6/1
Kingsmill Exile 7/1
Prime Example 10/1
Brindle Man 10/1
India Rio 10/1
Ardfert Peter 12/1
Tom Bawn 12/1
Aftertiming 12/1
Ballymore Bob 16/1
Cuine Boy 16/1

looking like fives treasure and ravel glory in the oaks

Clonmel 2012: B0ylesports.com Derby Round 3 Results

4.   BELATED BIRTHDAY Tynwald Smokey ex Belated Legacy 1264, 1256, 1262
15.  INDIA RIO Tynwald Smokey ex Uptown Smurf 1255, 1253, ?

20.  PRIME EXAMPLE Bexhill Eoin ex Call Up 1251, 1292(bumping), 1265
32.  GO HOME HARE Wallace Green ex Inallherglory 1255, 1256, 1245

37.  SKELLIG WISH Matt Hyland ex Beyond Tivoli 1251, 1254, 1266
48.  SOLID MONK Bar Time ex Tobitl 1273, 1254, 1269,

52.  BLUEVIEW SAM Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio 1244,1240, 1242
63.  AFTERTIMING Bexhill Eoin ex Butlers Mary    1278,nc, 1259

Stockproof Fencing Kitty Butler Stakes Round 1 Results

13.   YOUR SYMBOLIC Bexhill Eoin X Killucan Betty   
62.   MARSHALS DUCHESS Bexhill Eoin X Marshals Pearl

42.   SWING ROSE Razor Ashmore X Miss Candy Floss
15.   BOMBSHELRIAPANTS Kingsmill Dynamo X Hollyoak Pegasus

28.   NAUGHTY LADY Bexhill Eoin X Chubbys Princess
7.   GAISCE MOR Bexhill Eoin X Rith Gan Gaisce   

18.   BOSSA NOVA BABE Bexhill Eoin X Rith Gan Gaisce

32.   DAISYCUTTER Bexhill Eoin X Gallant Daisy
RES C   LISDALEEN STAR Janey Mac Aroo ex Tiplaki Mottie

Somebody on here must own Aftertiming

Oaks Betting and tick tocks

3 Feede Blond Tubbercurry 5/1 10.26         
14 Emmas Goldrush Cappoquin 3/1 10.22         
         
24 Fives Treasure Castleisland 1/1 10.11
27 Awe & Wonder Ennis  14/1 10.6                   

38 Oh Banba Limerick City 10/1 10.34
48 Coffee in Currow Thurles 6/1 10.34
         
52 Rosie Hedge Wexford 5/1 10.56         
58 Dale Roisin Rathdowney 12/1 10.45

Fives Treasure

does anyone know if HARRY was connected to any runners this year. ???

Five Treasures winning today. I hear she had a fall after it but they just said she slid on the ground so hopefuly no harm done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3EHj1j79o&feature=player_embedded

Car-boot commune spare no expense

By Diarmuid O’ Flynn

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

We’ve spoken before in these pages about the earthiness of those who go to Clonmel every year for the annual National Coursing Meeting, of how grounded they are in nature, how self-sufficient.

During the regular season they’ll go from Trial Stake to Trial Stake, to places where the facilities are first, last and foremost for the hares and the hounds, and where the humans are expected to look after themselves.

These events last for several hours, from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, and for all of those hours you’re on your feet, exposed to the elements. The break then, when it comes, is a special time; some will go to the mobile chipper, most head for the car-boot, for the flask and the sandwiches.

Clonmel though is different. Here you have the stands, cover from the elements for those who arrive early enough; here also you have the likes of Masterchefs Hospitality serving up a selection of more upmarket mobile grub.

Yet still people head for the car-boots. Every day, however, the largest crowd of all heads for a couple of cars parked at the back end of the dog-owners’ car-park. Why? Well that’s where Brendan Murphy and his father Christy are parked, alongside the Quinlan family, and by now in Clonmel the word has spread. The food is special, yes, a buffet lunch you’d pay dearly for anywhere else, but it’s the company, the camaraderie, the communion.

"I was raised on this," Brendan explains, "When I was a young fella we used to come here every year and it was the very same then as it is now. The sandwiches, the salads, the tea and coffee, they all came out of the boots of the cars, everyone pooled in and shared with one another. The Quinlans, the Spratts, the Mackeys – John and Mrs. Mackey were still there then – that’s where all this started."

Oh it’s an impressive spread, a truly impressive spread, but Brendan dismisses any credit for the quality of the fare on offer, the platters of seafood, cold meats, salads etc, or the cost of same. "Sure cost doesn’t come into it – if you were looking only at the cost of things nowadays you wouldn’t even get up in the morning! It’s very easy for me now, we own the Horse & Hound hotel in Ballinaboola (near New Ross) and the staff would have all the food ready for us in the morning, all we have to do is load it into the car and on we come, so I can’t claim that much credit for it." As for the hot whiskeys and hot ports – "That comes out of someone else’s car! Everyone does their piece – it’s a routine at this stage."

It’s a hive, is what it is, and within minutes of the break Jim Quinlan’s improvised table has been set and the influx starts. "This is why I love Clonmel," says Christy. "Meeting all the old friends – that’s what it’s all about, this little community. We started doing this over 30 years ago and it’s gone on and on – a lot of old friends, like Jim Spratt and Andy Hughes, Michael Heeney and his daughter Eimear — they’re from Louth and they’re here with us every year; you have the Buckleys from Cork, old friends, but we’re also meeting new people all the time. People will ask me – how did you get to know so-and-so? Clonmel, that’s how."

What puzzles both Brendan and his father, however, is the lack of coverage that the National Coursing Meeting gets, on television especially. "I think they’re a little bit asleep," says Brendan; "Minority sports are almost ignored by the likes of RTE and TV3, and I don’t know why." Given that his daughter Gráinne, a swimmer, has qualified for the Olympics later this year, yet could still walk down any street in Ireland and probably remain unrecognised, Brendan knows whereof he speaks. "Do we really want to see soccer every day of the week?" he asks, but the question is rhetorical. "I heard a lot of people today here discussing a documentary they saw last night about the contribution of the Irish to Australia – that’s the kind of thing we need, a bit of variety. We DON’T need to see the same thing every day. For months before Clonmel the various Trial Stakes are big events in their own areas, yet there’s no coverage. The Corn na Féile in Abbeyfeale every year, a huge event, ignored; the Irish Cup in a few weeks’ time, a massive prize-fund, same thing. Very little coverage nationally, apart from the Irish Examiner."

No matter, and in a way coursing is better off away from the glare, away from those who would never understand. The car-boot commune, what better medium do you need?


Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other/car-boot-commune-spare-no-expense-182224.html#ixzz1l7XdBSbf

Clonmel 2012: Spirit of Mischief Semi Finals
21.   SOMETHING QUICK Bexhill Eoin X Ballymore Trick 1262
RES I   BIGWOOD VIRGINIA Wallace Green x Daltons Herasay 1299

44.   LET ME CALL Johnny Casanova X Maughera Times 1275
12.   MULBOY GIRL Bexhill Eoin X Mardine Blonde 1272

Clonmel 2012: Horse and Jockey Hotel Keen Laddie Stakes Semi Finals
13.   EOIN ROGER Bexhill Eoin ex Tullamoy Lady   
RES   DUSTYS BLUEBOY Bexhill Eoin ex Moat Elsa

9.   LIXNAW EOIN Bexhill Eoin ex Bridewell Rose BYE
47.   UPTOWN ABU Murtys Blaze ex Uptown Dilemma BYE

Stockproof Fencing Kitty Butler Stakes Semi Finals
62.   MARSHALS DUCHESS Bexhill Eoin X Marshals Pearl 1270
15.   BOMBSHELRIAPANTS Kingsmill Dynamo X Hollyoak Pegasus 1272

7.   GAISCE MOR Bexhill Eoin X Rith Gan Gaisce    1284
18.   BOSSA NOVA BABE Bexhill Eoin X Rith Gan Gaisce 1261

Stockproof Fencing TA Morris Stakes Semi Finals
57.   VACUME COOL DUDE Bexhill Eoin ex Vacume Blond 1258
1.   BRANNIG RIOROYAL Tynwald Smokey ex Leigh Shady 1267

43.   ARDMORE BUTCH Lochbo Butch ex Ardmore Rhythm    1271
30.   GAFFNEY RANGER Bexhill Eoin ex Chubbys Accord 1269

Clonmel 2012: Greyhound & Pet World Oaks Semi-Finals

14.  EMMAS GOLDRUSH Murtys Blaze X Uptown Dilemma 1261,1263,nc,1250
24.  FIVES TREASURE Wallace Green X Daltons Heresay 1244,1241, 1251,1252

38.  OH BANBA Bexhill Eoin X Bambas Hawkeye         1276, 1268, 1277, 1281
58.  DALE ROISIN Eoin Rua X Two Car Trap               1278, 1270, 1262, 1272

Clonmel 2012: B0ylesports.com Derby Semi-Finals

15.   INDIA RIO Tynwald Smokey ex Uptown Smurf 1255, 1253,nc,1259
32.   GO HOME HARE Wallace Green ex Inallherglory 1255, 1256, 1245 (lifted leg
twice at pickup), 1253

48.   SOLID MONK Bar Time ex Tobitl 1273, 1254, 1269, 1258
52.   BLUEVIEW SAM Murtys Gang ex Foxhill Rio 1244,1240, 1242  1247