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Remember this !! Rob...

Very sorry to hear the news about Ted. We stayed with Ted and Betty in their home at the Lizard a number of time. We were always made welcome and enjoyed the walks along the top of the clifts, and the racing at the Club and on Thursday nights on the football field opposite the school. Our...

Thanks to all those who have emailed me on this race meeting To confuse the matter I now have a programme which shows odd poundage groups (ie 19, 21, etc.) And the attach pic of me sitting by the trophy table - I don't remember being there!! There may have been more than one meeting and can't...

I know it was a long time ago - but Does any one remember this race meeting and who won the weight groups? It was at the South of England show ground - Toddy took the entries (I think). I've looked in 1996 WNs and can't find any results. Thanks, Rob...

If you know that power is getting to the motor it would seem that the connections are ok. However, battery voltage is very important. After charging a 12v car battery should be at 12.7v if the voltage has dropped to 12.5 - the battery is only half charged. This small drop in voltage may seem...

Sorrey to have to inform you all that The Game Fair at Ragley Hall has been cancelled for August 2010 Therefore they will be no Whippet Racing at Ragley this season. The is a basic problem with other events at Ragley Hall during the Summer months so no space for the Warwick & West Midlands...

I'm a third into to writting a book on Ped racing and have come across What a Gem I understand she won Superstar bitches in 91 & 92 Thanks - Rob

I've just heard the sad news that Arnold Mortimer has died in Kent. Arnold coursed with the Whippet Coursing club, the East of England WCC and the Wooly WCC. His 'Hall of fame' coursers were Silver Harrier who was a top puppy in 78/79 and followed this as a top dog in 88/89/90 and his other...

I've just heard the sad news that Arnold Mortimer has died in Kent. Arnold was WCRA chairman for a number of years and although he coursed his whippets more that he raced he did have runners that made Championship finals. I have no more information. Rob

Looks like an interesting programme on BBC 2 tonight If you get a chance to watch!!

Additional info It looks like the First Round will be on th Sunday And the Finals on the MONDAY - as it is the Bank Holiday!! It will be this weekend - but it looks like which days are still to be agreed. Watch this Space :o .

Hi All Just to keep you informed - 2010's Whippet Racing at Ragley Hall is not on the 'normal' August weekend. For 2010 it will NOT clash with the Lizard & Dist Open!! It will now Clash with the West Cornwall Open - sorry!! The dates are totally out of our hands and have to fit in with so...

Hi all When most had gone, alone on the grass, filled with blown leaves - what would happen? Would the owner of this abandoned item - please let me know and I will return it.

I think there is light at the end of the tunnel. The question is are the dogs ready?

I’ve been reading articles about the limits that animals can run at. The author (from Stanford Univ, CA. USA) has studied Humans, Horses and Greyhounds and has arrived at a figure for speed of 16.66m/s. He has studied Horse Race times (1.5 miles) back to 1870s and Greyhound times back to 1927...

Fighting Or Not Some time back (I go back a long way) it was agreed that it was difficult to train people to be Disqualification Judges (Ian?) – because we have rules and then we are expected to read and apply them. What is fighting to one judge is only a bump to another. When A...

Hi June Glad to see the Whippet Rescue Open had been to 3 locations near Andover, you will have to ask Dave or Carol Brown for the date the event was last held at Newmarket (it was on the bends some time - may have been over 285yards and 8 weight groups), and I think is was held at Harvel (but...

Hi all Now I might be wrong but - surely the WCRA's 40th anniversary race meeting was going to be in May 2010 - by defination (ie 40 years after the initial race meeting) and if you look back on K9 you could see that I started a thread 2 years ago asking what people would like to see at the...

I think the WCRA have run the Rescue Open in the past. I know the Snowball Open started by Alan Jones alway gave its money to JR Rescue - and I think this was the start of the Rescue Opens. I know Alan allowed different clubs to host the Open and I know that there was a balance of money which...

Hi all, This is some info about the Artist - John Lines was born in 1938 in Rugby Warwickshire. He studied art in Warwickshire at Rugby Polytechnic from 1959 and then at York School of Art from 1961 to 1962.   Lines has been exhibiting his contemporary paintings since leaving art school...