Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.

Hyde Park was great i went a few times with some bloke who had a bookies at Hunters Bar

Hello, what was the name of the bookies on Hunters Bar.

Think it was Ford the shop was on Sharrow Vale Road

Never went there but knew a chap called Birtles who ran dogs there in the 70s.

Wasn't there was also a dog track in Darnall, - somewhere near Kettle Bridge ?

Yes, Darnall was a licensed track, Hyde Park was a 'flapping' track. Owlerton, licensed, is the only one remaining. Clarks was the bookies at Hunter's bar - up the stairs to the right!

Did not know about Darnall when did it close?

Darnall greyhound racetrack was just behind the old Parkway Market. It
was more or less at the end of Poole Road, when Poole Road was half the
length that it is now. The current A-Z has a roundabout at the junction
of Acres Hill Lane and Poole Road; that is more or less on the site of
the greyhound track, as far as I can judge from here!

The above is from someone else's thread. It doesn't give a date of closure but confirms its existence. I went there with my dad and it wasn't open when I was 18, so I'd guess at late 50's?

Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.i can remember the dog track my father was on the door of the club upstairs ted savage
dont think he got paid just a few free drinks and regulars would also bye him one dont remember him sober i used to watch the dogs run from our front room window on daker row

::D Yes I remember Roy Lindop as I am he by the way does anyone still owe me any money if so please get in touch. I'm sure Mark Booth or the Naughton brotherts do. Great place wish it was still there now very fond memories. Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.
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I remember your father Ted he used to let me in the club when I was barred by Dan Slack(before I came a bookmaker)good bloke.

: Yes I remember Roy Lindop as I am he by the way does anyone still owe me any money if so please get in touch. I'm sure Mark Booth or the Naughton brotherts do. Great place wish it was still there now very fond memories.

i had a mate called mary,she was a kennel maid/handler, back in the late 60's

Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.

I used to go with my Dad and take our dog onto the track. We also used to go to Darnell and Wombwell I think?

i had a mate called mary,she was a kennel maid/handler, back in the late 60's

I remember Mary her friend the other kennel maid was called susan they both worked for Roy.

I used to go with my Dad and take our dog onto the track. We also used to go to Darnell and Wombwell I think?
Who is your dad and what was the racing name of your dog at hyde park.

Yes, Darnall was a licensed track, Hyde Park was a 'flapping' track. Owlerton, licensed, is the only one remaining. Clarks was the bookies at Hunter's bar - up the stairs to the right!

A flapping track maybe,but can your remember when they held an open race there and the prize money was a £1000 in the mid 70s.

i can remember the dog track my father was on the door of the club upstairs ted savage
dont think he got paid just a few free drinks and regulars would also bye him one dont remember him sober i used to watch the dogs run from our front room window on daker row

I remember your father Ted he used to let me in the club when I was barred by Dan Slack(before I came a bookmaker)good bloke.

A guy called" Fruit" was a big gambler at Hyde Park in the 70's

Never went there but knew a chap called Birtles who ran dogs there in the 70s.



Wasn't there was also a dog track in Darnall, - somewhere near Kettle Bridge ?

I know Birtles his first name is Jeff.

A guy called" Fruit" was a big gambler at Hyde Park in the 70's
Do you know any more details of the fellow.

I remember Mary her friend the other kennel maid was called susan they both worked for Roy.susan,you had to mention susan....i was deeply in love with her,we courted for a while but drifted apart..:love::(

Do you know any more details of the fellow.

Think he may have been a bookie himself but just a punter when at the dogs.

Fairly young at the time 20's

susan,you had to mention susan....i was deeply in love with her,we courted for a while but drifted apart..:love::(

What about Jennifer Mckenna

What about Jennifer Mckennano ,sorry,never met that lady

i rue the day susan walked in the elm tree, i was out with my mates on a stag night,we only stayed local, my mates sister came in with him and her friend so we all sat together, susan came in saw us and thought i was up to no good..:( as there were two women and me and my mate,she stormed off,never to speak to me again.such is life :cry:

What did she say I believe you thousands woundn't.:rant:

What did she say I believe you thousands woundn't.:rant:no,she just turned around and walked off,couldnt find her outside :( saw mary some years ago,she had been in a bad car accident and had plastic surgery i think, oh well,it was a long time ago,but you still hang on to certain memories

remember some one throwing a teddybear on to the track from the flats to stop a race ? :hihi:

Not a teddybear it was a blue & white smurf thrown from the back of the 375yds trap by certain not so good looking david, cost me a fortune as I was bookmaking there at the time and a dog called Lilo (who no one had backed)had got the race well and truly sewn up,and I had laid a dog called Pretty Purse for a fortune but had to return all the stakes because the race was classified as void.

Not a teddybear it was a blue & white smurf thrown from the back of the 375yds trap by certain not so good looking david, cost me a fortune as I was bookmaking there at the time and a dog called Lilo (who no one had backed)had got the race well and truly sewn up,and I had laid a dog called Pretty Purse for a fortune but had to return all the stakes because the race was classified as void.
what happened to him ? the david who threw the smurf, it was a long time ago and my memory isnt what it was

i believe my great aunt owned /run the pie stall

what happened to him ? the david who threw the smurf, it was a long time ago and my memory isnt what it was
David still goes to Owlerton Dogs just find Russ Warren the trainer and he will tell you where and when to find him.

i believe my great aunt owned /run the pie stall
Yes I remember your great aunt her name was emma she had a small hut just on the last bend of the track her pies were the best and the cheapest.

Yes I remember your great aunt her name was emma she had a small hut just on the last bend of the track her pies were the best and the cheapest.
yep she,s the one she was also a window cleaner working in the town center.we used to sit on the wall when were kids & watch the racing

i believe my great aunt owned /run the pie stallso now we know how you got to be a giant,the pies and hammer slinging for all those years..:) t

the only dogs i remember running at hyde park are Suesies pet Sarah's flyer
and K.L.J

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We ran several dogs at Hyde park - I SPY , IVANHOE, BEACH BOY , HARVEST GOLD + several more I can't remember all there names, also remember Susan and Russ Warren working there !
Roy Marper and Stan Coles had several runners there also !
I am going back about 35 years ago.
Mick & Pat Ward is our name and now living in Rotherham

I know Stan Coles from Darnall allotments and racing dogs at Chesterfield and Highgate. To get back to the subject I have an old race card from Hyde Park with my Grandad on it as the owner of Joe's Jet.

I seem to remember the greyhounds name but cannot rember the owners name , what is your grandad's name ?
When did you last see or hear from Stan Coles !
I think I last saw him years ago in the old Morrisons at Darnall have not heard or seen him since !
We see Fred Moore's son regular who raced dogs at Hyde Park, Chesterfield,where he works at Curry's Park Gate !

My Grandad's name was Joe Wing.

I haven't seen Stan for a year or so, but I do see people who see Stan often.

Sorry but his name does not ring a bell with me , having said that my memory is not what it used to be these days, would most probly know his face if a saw him !
Good to hear that Stan is still alive and kicking, I used to work with him about 35-40 years ago at Harry Hodges demolition (lorry driving).

Sorry but his name does not ring a bell with me , having said that my memory is not what it used to be these days, would most probly know his face if a saw him !
Good to hear that Stan is still alive and kicking, I used to work with him about 35-40 years ago at Harry Hodges demolition (lorry driving).

I've just today heard that Stan died in july this year aged 84.

i can remember the dog track my father was on the door of the club upstairs ted savage
dont think he got paid just a few free drinks and regulars would also bye him one dont remember him sober i used to watch the dogs run from our front room window on daker row

i also watched the dogs running from our window on dacre row can also remember having sports day,s on there.have a few old pictures as well our family were called smith.

i also watched the dogs running from our window on dacre row can also remember having sports day,s on there.have a few old pictures as well our family were called smith.
What year did you live on Dacre row and do you remember The Wilsons and their
next door neigbour the D'says think thats how you spell it .also any chance you can email me them photos of the sports day please ;)

we lived onm there between 1960 to 1965.my dad was called arnold smith my mums name was audrey smith nee mason.i will put the pictures up as soon as i can

Hi Stagecoach, Just found your post while googling for Hyde Park Dog Track. In the 1940's , I lived in Whites Lane, Wybourn, and as a very young boy often went with a crowd of pals to the dog track, where we climbed the exterior wall, then sat and watched the dogs and the spectators, till we were chased off by the track security. On the "spare ground" up from the dog track, was where crowds of men used to gather to play "pitch and toss", gambling what seemed huge amounts to me, on throwing a couple of pennies in the air, and occasionally if we were lucky, we'd earn a few pence acting as an outer ring of lookouts for the adult lookouts, watching for the inevitable police raids ! There was also, near Warris place, a quarry (or a huge bomb crater), where in about 1947 after very heavy snowfalls, the "bigger" boys organised Anderson Shelter rides (a curved section of a dismantled Anderson shelter acting as a giant sledge) down into the quarry, 2 bigger lads steering, and 6 or 7 of us nippers as passengers ! Wonderful memories. One of the older lads was my uncle Harry (Gill) who lived on the Wybourn all his life. I'd love to see your photos of the dog track if you can find time, as I've no Photos at all from the early part of my life on the Wybourn.:)

Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.

I knew the Naughtons Im still friends with Kev Naughton Paddy's son and a lot of other people who went there. I used to baby sit in a flat in the seventies that over looked the dog track I kept the kids quiet by telling them to watch the dogs.

I can remember an uncle having a pig stye up on Skye Edge by the side of the dog track.Late 40s.

: Yes I remember Roy Lindop as I am he by the way does anyone still owe me any money if so please get in touch. I'm sure Mark Booth or the Naughton brotherts do. Great place wish it was still there now very fond memories.

nice to see you are still here yes hyde park was a right track we made some money from them duffed dogs we know the winner before they raced

one or two of young ones then are still about sadly a lot of old friend from then are gone we had some good times

What about Jennifer Mckenna

she was a nice girl my mate mick whow had a dog running at the track courted he but it fizzeled out

Can anybody remember Hyde Park Dog Track, and also the regular people that went there, for instance people who went to spectate or people that had dog's running there, for instance David Naughton, his brother Shaun, Mark Booth and the book maker called Roy Lindop, and Paddy Naughton who used to go there.

i remember my cousin ian cook having some involvment there and what a good view i used to get.my cousin lived on rowland row and his flat overlooked the dog track,you couldn,t wish for better viewing it was great!good times

i know ian cook we played darts together for meny years him and his father. istill see him and his wife soom times

yes. thats the one both him and his dad were tremendous dart players,tell him cousin dave wrote to you if you see him!

A guy called" Fruit" was a big gambler at Hyde Park in the 70'sNot fruit but farouk his name is Alan May.

[QUOTE=Little Hobo;3831376]Do you know any more details of the fellow.[/QUOTE

I remember Alan May at Hyde Park , Alan used to live not far from me in those days at Woodhouse.
We used to see him at most of the flapping tracks , Hyde Park, Chesterfield, Wombwell, Doncaster & Highgate to name a few !
Those were great days !!!!

Just found out that Eric White has recently passed away , he was a regular dog owner that raced at Hyde Park and many local flapping tracks !

I remember once in the 70s somebody stuck a pretty well known dog from Owlerton called Lakewood Drive in a race under another name.It won by a mile but unfortunately the cops had got wind of it & stood by the bookies waiting to collar anybody who had backed it.Unsurprisingly,nobody dare go & collect their winnings.It was quite funny really.

Just found out that Eric White has recently passed away , he was a regular dog owner that raced at Hyde Park and many local flapping tracks !

Are you mad mick

I lived at 66 derwent row in 81 and 82 and our balcony overlooked the dog track - it was wonderfully decrepit - decaying corrugated asbestos (i think), ancient bulb lamps hanging from wires, filthy concrete terraces - went there a few times and loved it. knocked down early 80s probably - a lovely old health hazard

Being a ex Wybourn lad had some good times at t'dogs on tuesday nite as a punter and yes Zunwalt one or two races I was told the winner before the race was run :hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:
Then when turned out in to target for a few drinks and if you were lucky watch a good punce up outside :hihi::hihi::hihi:

Are you mad mick

No I am Mick Ward who had Ivanhoe, I spy, Harvest gold and many more over the years !

Does anyone remember Tommy the tailor [Tommy machin] alias Bert Rhodes who use to go there?. Always had a big cigar in his gob, he still goes to Owlerton they even had a race night for him because he has hardly missed a meeting in decades.

My dad used to go the greyhounds every friday night,
Were they commonly called "the grews" ??
& mom used to take me to the movies.
My aunt told me my dad used to have a greyhound called i think 'desert silk'.