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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:54 am    Post subject: Re: Greyhound Quiz Reply with quote

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5) On a race card what does the term B stand for, as in B6 race.



Very tough question!!  

Am i right in saying that the only track that has this grade is Swindon?


Im not sure, it used to be a common grade, but you may well be right.

Hmmm i checked a few results and now i am confused, many tracks use grade A for 435 metres, they always used to be grade B though.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Questions 1-3-4 still to go.... I will need to look into question five and see if grade B races are still run....Apologies for not checking first.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:59 am    Post subject: Re: Greyhound Quiz Reply with quote

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5) On a race card what does the term B stand for, as in B6 race.



Very tough question!!  

Am i right in saying that the only track that has this grade is Swindon?


Im not sure, it used to be a common grade, but you may well be right.

Hmmm i checked a few results and now i am confused, many tracks use grade A for 435 metres, they always used to be grade B though.



The plot thickens....

Crayford use S grade for 540m races and monmore do too,for their 620m contests!  
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

S is for Stayers Rochester....

Edits to add i am off out.....i will check the answers later and see if i can find out anymore about the grade B races.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Questions 1-3-4 still to go.... I will need to look into question five and see if grade B races are still run....Apologies for not checking first.
hey al
have a look at the results from the top dog tournie from yarmouth (the last tournie you did) and there was 1 grade b race
another guess is it a race just for bitches????

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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S is for Stayers Rochester....



Opps of course!!  

Ahh and i guess M is for Marathon distance!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Archie i have checked and there were no Grade Bs at yarmouth according to the site i use. If you have a link i would be greatfull.

http://www.thedogs.co.uk/trap6/re..._result_full.php?meetingid=214079

Rochester, just for you and Westmead, whats the grade for Sprinters ?


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D for dash Alan?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok lets have a little guess at these then :-

1) Why the name Greyhound, when you hardly see a grey one ?

The breed was originally imported as grey and has evolved since ????

3) Who introduced the breed to the UK ?

Romans ????

4) Name the first stadium the Chandler family helped build

Catford ????
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1) Grey has transcended over the years from the word Grei, although not sure what Grei means.

Does 'B' stand for bend
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

alansouthcoast wrote:
Archie i have checked and there were no Grade Bs at yarmouth according to the site i use. If you have a link i would be greatfull.

http://www.thedogs.co.uk/trap6/re..._result_full.php?meetingid=214079

Rochester, just for you and Westmead, whats the grade for Sprinters ?

hello al
sorry my mistake
just looked throu heaps of results from yarmouth and cant see any b grade races ever been run there so im stumped.

thanks archibald.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TGS Chandler used the money from sales of shares in his first venture, to buy a second track... so pretty close but wrong location

Archie... No worries thanks for looking anyway, i thought i had missed something.

Mikey....spot on with Grei, its the Saxon word for beautiful. Hence, beautiful hound.

TGS, spot on with the Romans, what did they ever do for us eh ?...  

I am impressed with everyone but Westmeadhawk, who forgot what her own user name was.    

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the quiz Alan.

My oversight is the state of the nation at the mo.  Drowning not waving    
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1) Is GREYhound a corruption of GAZEhound, ie one that hunts by sight, not scent?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jenny its a corruption of Grei hound Grei being Saxon for beautiful.

I see no one has got the answer about Mr Chandlers first venture yet.



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