Index

AA see Automobile Association
AGROA see Allied Greyhound Racecourse and Owners’ Association
Aldridge, John 49, 65, 71, 73
Allied Greyhound Racecourse and Owners’ Association (AGROA) 27, 30, 41, 117
‘American night out’ 14, 22, 76, 120, 123, 129, 138, 190, 197
Archbishop of Canterbury 38
Askwith, Lord 4, 27–8, 32, 37–8, 43, 45, 128
Associated Greyhound Racecourses Ltd 33
Associated Parliamentary Group for Parliamentary Welfare 176
The Welfare of Greyhounds (2007) 176
Attlee, Clement 5, 63, 65, 67, 75, 195
Labour governments (1945–51) 5, 11, 59–68, 75, 195
Attorney General v. Luncheon Sports Club 41
Automatic Electric Company 89, 147
Automobile Association (AA) 143
BAGS see Bookmakers’ Affiliated Greyhound Scheme
Bailey, P. C. 7, 13
Baker, Norman 5, 12, 59
Baldwin, Clarissa 188
Baldwin, Stanley 41, 43
government (1924–9) 41
Ballyrehan Lass 115
Bartlett, Captain 150–1
Baylen, Raymond 153
BBC see British Broadcasting Company
Beavan, Brad 8, 13, 114, 197
Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain (2004) 8
Bell Punch Totalisator Equipment 195
Belton, Brian 10, 101, 137, 174, 195
Betfair 186
Betfred 185
Betting Act (1853) 41–2
Betting and Gaming Act (1960) 14, 179, 182, 195
Betting and Gaming Lotteries Act (1963) 180
Betting and Gaming Lotteries Act (1971) 180
Betting and Lotteries Bill/Act (1934) 4, 10, 22, 34, 40, 46–9, 64–5, 79–80, 95–6, 125, 147, 152, 161–2, 179
Bevan, Aneurin (Nye) 5–6, 34, 136
BGTCS see British Greyhound Tracks Control Society
Blythe Bridge breeding farm 112
Bolton 36
and Farnworth Congregational Church 36
Federation of the Church of England’s Men Society 36
Greyhound Racing Company Ltd 81
Greyhound Racing Society 26
bookmakers 25, 28, 67–9, 70–4, 96
Bookmakers’ Affiliated Greyhound Scheme (BAGS) 183–7
BAGS/SIS Track Championship 185, 187
Bookmakers’ Committee at the Horse Race Levy Board 188
Bookmakers (Tax) Licence Duty Tax/Pool Fee/Scheme 67–74, 87, 96, 98, 199, 207
Bournemouth Labour Exchange 93
Bradford Greyhound Racing Federation 118
British Broadcasting Company (BBC) 195
British Greyhound Club 181
British Greyhound Federation 164, 181
British Greyhound Racing Federation (1974–77) 176, 179
The Welfare of Greyhounds (2007) 176
British Greyhound Racing Fund 176
British Greyhound Tracks Control Society (BGTCS) 20, 27, 28, 30, 35, 45, 60, 91, 115
Brough, C. H. 93–4
Browne, Lt. Col. 33
Buchan, John 4, 38, 51, 81, 127, 143, 145, 166
Buchanan, Mr J. (MP) 47, 90, 95
Burhill kennels 109
Calcutt, Lesley V. 74
Caledonian Investments 185
Cant, Percy 149
Cardiff Athletic Club 137
Cearns, W. J. 33, 175
Chamberlain, Mr 44, 127
Chandler, William 174
Chapman, Percy 84
chief constables passim
Bacup 147
Barnsley 147
Birmingham 145
Blackpool 144
Bolton 144
Bradford 144–5, 151
Brighton 156–8
Buckinghamshire 151, 153
Burnley 144
Caernarvon 147
Cambridgeshire 153
Cardiff 153–4
Carmarthenshire 147, 153
Colchester 144
Derby 147
Derbyshire 153
Devon 144, 153
Flint 147
Grantham 147
Hampshire 144
Huddersfield 147
Hull 144
Kendal 147
Kent 144
Lancashire 144, 163
Leeds 144
Leicester 144
Lincoln 147
Liverpool 144, 148, 150
Manchester 1, 3, 42, 130, 142, 144, 147, 152
Mansfield 24
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 147
Nottingham 147
Oxford 153–4
Preston 42
Salford 130, 152
Sheffield 144
South Shields 147
Southend-on-Sea 144
Sunderland 147
Walsall 147
Wolverhampton 144
Chief Constables’ Association of England and Wales 162–3, 167
Chief Constables Association of Scotland 15, 159, 163
Chinn, Carl 11, 195
Churchill, Winston 4, 27, 27, 51, 101, 127, 166
CID see Criminal Investigation Department
City Tote 71
Clapson, Mark 12, 106, 107–8, 195
Clapton Orient Football Club 31
Clarry, Mr (MP) 34
Clynes, J. R. 29, 145
Coleman, Ernest Allday 81
Coleman Steeplechase Electric Hare 81
Control of Fuel Dog Races (Association) Order 1947 65–6
Cope, Alfred 69–70
Coral/s 74, 185
Cortesi gang 154–5
Cotterill, George 36
Council of Action 3
coursing 10
Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team 175
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) 155, 160, 163, 165
Cripps, Sir Stafford 4–5, 49–51, 67, 129, 154, 159, 168, 195
Critchley, Brigadier-General A. C. 21–3, 27, 33, 43, 48, 82–4
Cunningham, Hugh 6–7, 13
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution (1980) 6
CUST see Customs and Excise
Customs and Excise (CUST) 70–1
Daily Express 2, 129
Daily Mail 149
Daily News 81, 84
Dalton, Hugh 67, 75
Dane, Sir Lewis 33
Davies, Andrew 7
Davies, Rhys (MP) 40
Dawson, Sir Philip 33
Defence Regulation 18B 155, 158
Devon and Cornwall Bookmakers’ Association 69
Dimont, Charles 125
Dixon, A. L. 145
Dixon, David 3
From Prohibition to Regulation: Bookmaking, Anti-Gambling and the Law (1991) 3
Dixon, Major L. Lynne 22, 27
Dog Betting Act (1971) 179
dog breeding 106–19 passim
Dog Local Option Bill (1933) 39–40
dog owning 106–19 passim
Dog Racecourse Betting (Temporary Provision) Act 1947 65–6
Regional Procedures (Industrial Committees) 65–6
Dog Racecourse Regulation (1975) 180
Dog Racecourse Totalisator Regulations 180
Dog Racing Bill (1928) 38, 145
Dog Racing Bill (1932) 39
Dog Racing Temporary Order/Provisions Bill/Act (1947) 44, 65–6, 135
dog training 106–19 passim
Done, Fred 185
Donnelly, Jim 188
Donoghue, Lord 188
du Maurier, Sir Gerard 113
Eardsley, C. R. 93
Eckersley, James 149
Ede, Chuter 66
Edwards, Superintendent 127
Eger, J. 144
Ellam, Sgt G. 148–9
Emeryville (California) 23
employment 79–80
engineers 81, 84
Entertainment Duty 66–7, 72, 98, 125
Entry Bridge 1, 25, 112
Ernest Hayes of Hove Ltd 71
European Racing Company Ltd 82
Evans, Captain Arthur (MP) 43
Evening News (London) 84
Farnworth 64
Methodist Church 64
Farr, John 84
flapping tracks 2, 12, 20, 20–35, 68–9, 87, 92, 94–100, 108–19passim, 136–7, 164, 166, 173, 196–7
Foggo, D. 176
Fox, TreNsal 157
France 176
France, James B. 33
Freeman, Arthur 84
Freemantle, Sir Sidney 33, 128
Gainford, Lord 128
gambling turnover 9
Gatrell, V. A. C. 7, 13, 167
GBGB see Greyhound Board of Great Britain
Gentle, Sir William 22, 32, 83–4
Gibbins, Walter Cordley 189
Gibbons, Lt. Col. Sir Walter 36, 143
Gilbert, Rev. E. R. 64
Gillett, Edward 84
Gillett, Thomas Frank 84
Gillett, Woodward 84
Gilmour, Sir John 12, 40, 43, 46–7, 123, 129, 146
‘Betting in Britain’ 133
Glasgow 19, 38, 61, 80
Greyhound Racecourses Ltd 33
police 152
Godfrey, Major 130, 152
Gosforth 148, 151
Graham, Captain M. W. A. P. 33
Graham, Robert Osborne 81
Green, Canon Peter 3, 36, 45, 127
Greene, Graham 154
Brighton Rock 154
Greyhound Association of Wales and the West of England 164
Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) 21–2, 173, 176–7, 184, 186
Greyhound Commitment, an operational charter 177
Greyhound Breeder and Exporter 109
Greyhound Breeder and Gazette 25
Greyhound Breeder Information Centre 106
Greyhound Media Group 185
Greyhound Owner and Breeder 109
greyhound racing
attendances 2, 19–20, 26, 31, 41–2, 48, 50, 59–60, 62, 97–8, 126–7, 132–3, 138, 152, 173–4, 180–1, 183, 203, 208
breeding 109, 111, 115, 117
costs 110–11
cruelty 175–7
enclosures 87
income 95–8
numbers 107–9, 116, 119–20, 164, 176, 189
prize money 41, 95, 118
profits 44–5, 98, 125
races
Cesarewitch 25, 112, 186
Champion Hurdle 25
Coronation Cup 25
Greyhound Derby 25, 100, 108, 175, 186–7
Greyhound Grand National 25
Greyhound St. Leger 25
Gymcrack 186
Ladbrokes Golden Jacket 186
Northern Flat Championship 25
Oaks 25
Regency 187
The Laurels 25, 108
training 114–15
Greyhound Racing Association 19, 27, 33, 43–4, 81, 83, 110, 112, 137, 174
Greyhound Racing Association (Manchester) Limited 33
Greyhound Racing Association Trust Ltd 23, 27, 81, 174
Greyhound Racing Protection Association 11
Greyhound Racing Society 28
Greyhound (Racing) Totalisator (Control) Board 43
Greyhound Racing Track (Touring) 83
Greyhound Racing Yearbook for 1933 30
Greyhound Star 187
Greyhound Stud Book 106
greyhound tracks/stadiums
costs of greyhound stadiums 82–3, 97–9
employment 90–4
levy on off-course betting 180–1
registered number of greyhounds 177
tracks 2, 20–2, 60–2, 75, 81–2, 87–94, 173, 181, 183, 189–90, 200, 207–8
Aberdere (Glasgow) 205
Abbey Meads (Blunden, Swindon) 173
Albion (Glasgow) 33, 45, 93, 152
Albion (Salford) 33, 48, 137, 199
Albion (Stanley) 204
Albion (Stoke) 199
Aldershot (Surrey) 205
Anfield (Liverpool) 204
Armadale (West Lothian) 205
Arms Park (Cardiff) 81, 96, 98, 133, 137, 199
Ashby-de-la-Zouch 116
Askern (West Riding) 205
Aylston Road (Leicester) 24
Barrowhouse (Lanarkshire) 205
Barry (Glasgow) 205
Belle Vue Stadium (Manchester) 1–2, 19, 22–3, 25, 32, 48, 69, 85–6, 98, 109, 112, 124, 126–7, 142, 187, 199
Belmont (Dunbar) 205
Bideford (Devon) 153
Blackpool Borough Road 136
Blackpool Greyhound Track, St. Anne’s Road 85, 98, 136, 189
Blackpool Squires Gate 136, 189
Bradford (Legrams Lane) 99, 151
Brandon Gate (Coventry) 174–5, 199
Breck Park (Liverpool) 24, 26, 148–9, 199
Brighton and Hove (now Coral Brighton and Hove) 45, 86, 90, 112, 136, 155–6, 187–6, 199
Brimington (Derby County) 205
Bristol (Knowles Park) 199
Brixton 31, 152
Burnley 33, 199
Caerphilly 116
Caledonian (Ayr County) 205
Carntyne (Glasgow) 32, 33, 47, 89, 90
Castleford 205
Catford (London) 112
Central Park (Fife) 205
Charlton (London) 27, 31
City Greyhound and Sports Club/Stadium (Legrams Lane, Bradford) 43, 99
Clapton (London) 32–3, 44, 62–3, 90, 160–1, 189, 191
Cleveland Park (Middlesbrough) 199
Cowdenbeath (Fife) 205
Crayford (London) 31, 160, 186–7, 189
Crystal Palace (London) 39
Dagenham (London) 31, 85, 189
Darnell (Sheffield) 49, 187, 189, 199
Dartford (London) 27, 31, 153
Deane (West Riding) 205
Dundee 33, 199
Dunstable 27
Edinburgh 45, 199
Edmonton (London) 27, 31, 160–1
Elland Road (Leeds) 24, 85, 199
Firhall (Glasgow) 204
Fullerton Park (Leeds) 24
Gosforth (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) 151
Greenfield (Bradford) 24
Hackney Wick (London) 31–2, 39, 137, 159–60, 189
Hall Green (Birmingham) 23–4, 33, 175, 186, 189, 199
Harlow (Essex) 186
Harringay (London) 23, 33, 44, 47, 50, 62–3, 65, 82, 85–6, 90, 126–7, 130–1, 160–2, 189
Hawthorn Grange (Pontypridd) 116, 136
Hendon 85–6, 90
Henlow 24, 187
Hull (Craven Park) 33, 44
Irvine (Ayr County) 205
Kingbenwith (Devon) 205
King’s Heath (Birmingham) 24, 33, 69, 199
Kinsley 187
Leicester 199
Little Hutton (Bolton) 36
Long Easton (Nottingham) 199
Maine Gardens 45
Mansfield and Doncaster 199
Marine Drive (Edinburgh) 33
Middlesbrough 131
Mildenhall (Suffolk) 186
Mond Barton (Exeter) 205
Monmore 186–7
National Greyhounds (Monmouth/Norwich) 199
New Cross 31, 50, 160
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 187
Newington (Kent) 205
Owleston (Sheffield) 199
Oxford (Sandy Lane, Cowley) 72–4, 153–4, 174
Park Royal 31, 85, 189
Parkside (Hunslet in Leeds) 42
Parkside (Leeds) 204
Pelaw Grange (Chester-le -Street) 186, 205
Perry Bar (Burchfield) 187, 199
Perry Hill 31
Peterborough 187
Plymouth 69, 199
Poole 187
Portsmouth 174, 199
Powderhall (Edinburgh) 23, 33
Raikes Park (Bolton) 24, 42
Ramsgate 199
Reading 199
Romford (London) 27, 31, 187, 189
Sansted 204
Seaforth (Liverpool) 204
Shawfield (Glasgow) 186
Shirebrook (Derbyshire) 205
Sittingbourne 187
Southall (London) 31–2, 150
Southend 199
Spennymoor 90
Stainforth (West Riding) 205
Stamford Bridge (London) 50, 79, 85, 160, 189
Stenhouse (Edinburgh) 205
Stoke 31, 98
Stratford (West Ham) 31, 98
Sunderland 187
Swansea (Glamorgan) 205
Swindon 187
Tamouth 204
Taunton (Somerset) 205
Temple Mills 31
Thornley (Durham County) 205
Torquay (Devon) 205
Towcester 187
Tredegar 34
Walthamstow (London) 31, 62–3, 86, 98, 137, 174, 189
Wandsworth (London) 31, 62–3
Warrington 199
Watford 31
Welsh Harp (London) 19, 23
Welsh White City (Cardiff) 199
Wembley (London) 25, 33, 62–3, 65, 69, 79, 81, 85, 160–1
West Ham (London) 25, 65, 81, 86, 98, 112, 137, 150, 174, 189, 199
Wheatley Hill (Durham County) 205
White Castle (Exeter) 200
White City (Ibrox, Glasgow) 33, 69, 98, 199
White City (Liverpool) 48–9
White City (London) 3, 25, 32–3, 37, 44, 48, 63, 81, 98, 108, 144, 160–1, 199
White City (Manchester) 33, 47–8, 142, 199
Wilshaw (Motherwell) 205
Wimbledon (London) 2–3, 23, 25, 33, 62–3, 81, 90–1, 109–10, 114–15, 126, 160–1, 175, 186, 189, 199
Wolverhampton 199, 205
Wombwell 66, 85
Worksop 205
Yarmouth 187
York 45
Greyhound Trust 106
Gulland, John 3, 35
Canine Casinos (1928) 3, 35
Guntrips Ltd 71
Hackney Town Council 31–2, 39, 146
Hailsham, Lord 43
Handley, Frederick 155
Hardman, Henry Howard 83–4
hare coursing 19
Harrisson, Tom 129
Hartropp, James Alfred 83–4
Heartbreak Harry 115
Heath, Edward 179
Heath, John 36, 124
Hill, Jeff 10, 127
Hiller, W. C. 156–8
Hills Guide to Greyhound Racing (1952–53) 131
HLG see Housing and Local Government
Hobsbawm, Eric 8
Hollyoak Irish Training Establishment 3
Home Office (HO) 1, 22–3, 30, 34, 38–42, 61, 127, 144–5, 158
Home Secretary 3–4, 28–30, 32–4, 37, 42–3, 66, 81, 129, 144–6
Hook Estate training centre and kennels 112
House of Commons 14, 34, 146, 196
House of Lords 27
Housing and Local Government (HLG) 64
Howarth, Ernest 84
Huggins, Mike 5, 11, 20, 24–5, 51, 80, 194, 196
Hull 127
Hynd, H. (MP) 66
Industrial Christian Fellowship 35
Ireland 176, 188, 190
Irish greyhounds 76, 189
Jack Solomon’s Ltd 71
Jennings, Humphrey 129
Joe Coral 59
John Bull 43, 91
John McLauchlan Ltd 150
Johnson, Luke 175
Jones, J. (MP) 10
Jones, Stephen G. 7, 127
Jowitt, Sir William 29, 145
Joyce, Patrick 7
Work, Society and Politics: The Culture of the Factory in Late Victorian Britain (1980) 7
Joynson-Hicks, William 4, 143
Kearsley Urban District Council (Bolton) 64
Kempton, Arundel 110
Kemsley, W. F. F. 133
‘Betting in Britain’ 133
Kendall, Sir Norman 157
Kennell Club 106
Kilmorey 27
Kimver, P. R. 84
Lacey, John 8
Ladbroke Corals 185
Ladbrokes 59, 185–6
Lambeth Council 32
Lancashire County Police 153
Lavers, G. R. 133
with B. Seebohm Rowntree, English Life and Leisure (1951) 133
LBOs see Licensed Betting Offices
League Against Cruel Sports 188
Leeds Greyhound Association Ltd 81
Leeworthy, Daryl 12, 133, 136, 196
Leicester Racecourse 185
Leicestershire Greyhound Racing Ltd 84
Leitch, Archibald Keith 85
Lenmarch, William 83
Lewisham Exchange 93
Licensed Betting Offices (LBOs) 179–80, 183–4, 190, 197
Licensed Greyhound Racecourse Association 165
Scotland 165
West Yorkshire Federation 165
Liverpool Greyhound Club 165
Loch, Major-General Edward Douglas, Lord 28, 33, 43, 115
Logan, D. G. (MP) 48
London 19, 41, 61, 63, 80, 144, 189
Lord Bishop 128
Londonderry, Marquis of 128
Lord’s Day Observance Acts (1780s) 29, 145
Lord’s Day Observance Society 29
Lovat, Lord 43
Lovett, W. F. 46
Lyons, John 43
MacDonald, J. Ramsay 5, 19, 43
Madge, Charles 129
Manchester 7, 19, 36, 38, 48, 60, 80, 127, 130
City Police 127, 152
Evening News 127
Guardian 36, 40, 162
Lord Bishop of 130
Watch Committee 36, 124
Mancroft, Lord Stormont Samuel 181
Manners, Lady R. 84
Marie-Gushin, Geoffrey Maurice 83
Marleybone Police Court 128
Mass Observation (MO) 50, 129–32, 134–5, 138, 195
‘Dog Fever’ (1948) 131–2
Mass Gambling (1948) 130, 133, 135
Worktown (1937) 129
Maxwell, John 42, 142, 152
May Mansard 115
McGovern, John (MP) 47, 90
McGrath, W. H. 33
McKibbin, Ross 7
Classes and Culture: England 1918–1951 (1998) 10
Mears, Lt. Col. E. L. 33
Mecca 74
mechanical hare system 86
Inside Sumner 86
Inside McWhirter 86
Outside Breco Silent 86
Outside McCable 86
Outside McGee (McKee) 86
Outside Sumner 86
Mee, Harold F. 84
Merton Council 175
Metropolitan Police 29, 99, 144–6, 152–3, 160–2, 167
Mick the Miller 25, 109–10, 112
Middlesbrough Greyhound Association 81
Midland Counties Turf Commission 69
Mobile Tote Ltd 150
Moore-Brabazon, Lt. Col. 29, 39–40, 43
Morgan, Sir David Hughes 83
Morley Lodge training kennels 112
Munn, Charles 19, 22–3
NAGL see National Anti-Gambling League
National Anti-Gambling League (NAGL) 3–4, 9–10, 35, 45, 125, 133–4, 166, 194–5
National Bookmakers’ Protection Association (NBPA) 20, 28, 69–74
Banyan 28
National Council of Evangelical Free Churches Federation 124
National Coursing Club 106
National Emergency Committee of Christian Churches 3
National Emergency Committee of Christian Citizens 35, 38
Facts about Greyhound Racing (1928) 35
National Greyhound Patrons’ Association 66
National Greyhound Racing Board 188
National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) 20–1, 23, 26–7, 29–30, 32–3, 35, 40, 48, 74, 79–80, 86–7, 94, 100–1, 107–9, 113, 115, 119, 131, 163–4, 167, 173, 178, 180–3, 197
National Greyhound Racing Society (NGRS) 12, 19–23, 26–8, 37, 40–1, 43, 45, 47–9, 51, 59–61, 65–6, 71, 74, 79–80, 82–3, 86–90, 94–101, 107–9, 110–15, 117–19, 128, 135–7, 146, 164–5, 167, 178–81, 196–7, 200, 204–5
National League of Education for Gambling 130
National Lottery 187, 195
NBPA see National Bookmakers’ Protection Association
Nelson, M. 93
New Zealand 176, 190
Newcastle Police 151
NGRC see National Greyhound Racing Club
NGRS see National Greyhound Racing Society
Nightingale, Rev. Thomas 36–7
Nixon, Patrick 188
nonconformity 5
Northern Association of Tote Club Proprietors 43
Northern Bookmakers and Backers’ Protection Society Ltd 42
Northern Captain (MP) 46
Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. 45, 129, 146
Peacock, Robert (Chief Constable of Manchester) 3, 45
PGTCO see Provincial Greyhound Tracks Central Office
Piratin, Phil (MP) 66
police/policing 126, 130, 142–68 passim
Pool Betting Duty/Tax 66–7, 71, 206–7
Portland, Duchess of 113
Powell, Lt. Col. G. R. 83
Priestley, J. B. 11
Primitive Methodists 3, 43
Provincial Greyhound Tracks Central Office (PGTCO) 20, 27, 34, 60–1, 66, 72, 74, 82–3, 87–8, 90–1, 95, 97, 107, 110, 115–19, 131, 135, 163–5, 167, 182, 205
Group 1–4 tracks 60
Provincial Greyhound Tracks Federation (1973) 182
Public Entertainment Act 49
Randall, W. J. 9
rational recreation 7, 13, 195
Rawlinson, John Molyneux 43
Rawson, Sir Alfred Cooper (MP) 157
Risk Capital Partners 175
Rose, Sonya 9
Rowlatt, Sir Sidney Arthur Taylor 29
see also Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming
Rowntree, B. Seebohm 3–4, 35, 45
with G. R. Lavers, English Life and Leisure (1951) 133
Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries and Gaming 22, 46, 61, 67, 69–72, 133, 159, 163–4, 179, 195
Royal Commission on Gambling (1976–78) 107, 165, 182–3
Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting (1932–33) 29, 34, 40, 45–8, 89, 116, 180
Rushton, Thomas 176
RSPCA 176
Sabini, Charles 154–5
Sabini, Darby (also Derby) 154–5
Sabini, Frederick 154–5
Sabini, Harry 153
Sabini, Joseph 154
Sabini, Ottavio (Ottavius) Handley 130, 154–7
Sabinis 130, 154–9, 197
Salford 7, 38, 60, 152
and District National Committee of the Evangelical Free Churches 36
Satellite Information Services (SIS) 184–6
Savage, Mike 8
Scottish Football Association 42
Scottish Greyhound Racing Co. Ltd 33
Second World War 5, 13, 20, 34, 46, 48–51, 59–60, 63, 96, 129, 135, 154, 194–5
Select Committee on the Betting Duty (1923) 3
Sherman survey 195
Shinwell, Manny 65
Shuttleworth, I. 41–2
Shuttleworth v. Leeds Greyhound Racing Company (1932) 41, 127, 147
Skerritt, William 112
Sky (TV) Sports 185, 195
Smith, J. (of Peckham) 29–30
Smith, Owen Patrick 19, 23
South Africa 176, 190
South London Greyhound Association Racecourse Ltd 148
Spectator 9
Spender, Humphrey 129
St. Stephen Parochial Church Council, Farnworth 64
Standing Conference of Women’s Organisations 65
Stanley, Hon. R. 182
Stanley, Oliver F. G. 30
Star Sports 187
Stevens, Lt. Col. F. A. D 145
Strathan Council 150
Strathan v. Albion Greyhound (Glasgow) Ltd 152
Street Beting Act (1906) 3
Sunday Closure debate 29–30
Sunday Times 176
Sunderland Echo 176
Tarist 110
Taught, Superintendent 151
Taylor, James 150
Taylor, M. 157
Taylor, Matthew 50
The British Totalisator Manufacturers’ Conference 89
The City and Provincial Dog Racing and Trackster House Ltd 84
The Council of Christian Ministers on Social Questions Joint Committee 45
The European Racing Company Ltd 81
The Greyhound Mirror and Gazette 25
The Greyhound Racing Association of South Wales 83–4
The Greyhound Racing Yearbook 1933 30, 90, 110
The League Against Cruel Sports 176
The State of Greyhound Racing in Great Britain: A Mandate for Change (2014) 176
The Lord’s Day Observance Society 29
The Metropolitan Dog Racing Association 182
The Midland Dog Racing Association 82
The Morning Post 142
The Nottingham Greyhound Racing Company Ltd 82–3
The Portable Dog Racing Trackster House Ltd 84
The Southern Course Racing Stadium Company 81
The Stratford Express 174
The Times 176
Thirsk Racecourse 185
Thomas, Kenneth 83
tote or totalisator 41–6passim, 63, 87
All-Electric Totalisator 147
Bell Punch Totalisator Equipment 88
human tote 147–52
Premier Totalisator 147
Tote Act (1928) 42
Tote Bill (1969) 178
tote clubs 41–2, 147–8
crisis (1932–34) 4, 20, 40–6, 109–10, 146–54, 160
Tote Pool Betting Duty (1948) 66–8, 72–4, 83, 87, 90, 98, 107, 111, 178
tote take 44–5, 62, 73
tote tracks 42
tote turnover 44, 51, 60, 68, 72, 74, 98
Touring Greyhound Race Ltd 82
Town and Country Planning Act (1932) 39
Town Planning Act (1925) 38–9
Trenchard, Lord Hugh 150, 161
Truth 10
Tryan, Rt. Hon. G. C. (MP) 136
Turf Guardians 9
Turf TV 185
Urban District Council Association 40, 64
United States 1, 19–20, 23, 51, 175
Waggles substitution case 165
Wall Street Crash (1929) 40
Waterloo Cup 106
Watkins, Hugh 92–3
Wells, H. Garland 33, 43, 66
Welsh National Sporting Association 69
Wembley (Greyhound and) Speedway Control Board 66
Wesleyan Methodist Conference 38
West Ham Greyhound Racing Ltd 81
West of England Bookmakers’ Protection Society 69
Western Mail 129
Westmorland, Earl of 182
White, Alf (‘Big Alf’) 159, 197
White City Racing Association 32
Whitley, Viscount Ward of 182
William Hill Ltd 59, 71, 74, 185–6
Williams, T. (MP) 47, 90
Wilson, Len. C. 131
Wimbledon Stadium News Bulletin 114
Wombwell (Barnsley) speedway track 66
Worth, Percy 163
The Security Side of Greyhound Racing 163
Yates, G. 69–70
Yiddishers 154
YMCA see Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) 44, 127
Zweig, Ferdinand 132–4, 195
Labour, Life and Poverty (1949) 132
The British Worker (1952) 132–3