Clithcroe Advertiser 'mid limes, Friday, May 17, 1968 9 I 1


WHIPPET RACING HAS LOTS OF THRILLS for ENTHUSIASTS


Whippy racing is a sp o r t wh ich is fast g row in g in p op u la r ity . Th re e years a g o ,


ihc Clitheroc VVhippet Clu b had 48 m em b er s, but then it w a s d isb an d ed an d was replaced by the Eas t L an ca sh ir e Wh ip pe t R a c in g C lu b w h ich n ow has a membership of more than 10 0 .


Wvjrs and occasionally addi- ;,om,> open meetings are i'elcl on Sundays when any- : ,c can enter, including non- members


Mce meetings are held ,.„rv Saturday afternoon at Ktockerwood. Clayton-le-


of the club,


although the entry fee is 10s. '• dt®'Dogs weighing more than


pc:


30;bs.°aie not eligible to race. A trial run out of the traps


ires its grade, and the fol- oving week it can be entered


;3 a race. The membership fee is £1


per year, plus five shillings


jor every race. A pedigree whippet puppy


can be bought for £5 and up­ wards, but a whippet which aas been racing for some time can cost anything bet­ ween £25 and £50. .Ur. Jack Hail, of Wellgatc.


Clit'ncroe. one of seven local members’ of the Club, said


::iat the average racing life ■


>: a whippet is sis to seven }E SO


the women- who attend lass obviously enjoy the any as well as the les-


iy the company and feel better for doing them."


tesonx many years now. ■ ■ I've been taking


s imjxirtant to them and not for the purpose of ling as so many people


nakes them feel younger, hat. after all. is what we >nt.


' •.-oars. Tiit-v start racing at about ilri months and reach their


Jeak at about three-and-a- iu'f to lour years. The East Lancashire Club,


which is one of more than 100 whippet racing clubs in Eigland. lias a membership Tiiich covers the whole family and there are several man and wife teams, as well as children, competing. The ground at Knocker-


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What a dismal showing to end the season !


I f Clitheroe F ootb all Club


possessed a flag, it should be flying at h alf-mast fo l low in g their 0 — 8 h ome d e fea t at the hands o f South Liverpool on


Saturday. There have been many excit­


ing clashes with the Liverpool club over the years, but none has been so one-sided since the late 1930s when Clitheroe suf­ fered two successive heavy defeats on thetr opponents' ground. The total lack of fight by


after 36 minutes when Shreeve's shot hit a defender and sent Schofield the wrong way. Five minutes later Saunders


and then five minutes lai-v, Saunders made it 7—0. Two minutes from t im e


increased tire visitors' lead when Holden missed a tackle and the outside left raced on few steps before shooting


Shreeve made the rout complete when he netted from Saunders'


through pass. Teams: Clithcroe: Schofield;


home from 30 yards. Just before the interval Wil­


liamson was hurt in a tackle and had to receive treatment. Half-time: C l i t h e r o e 0,


South Liverpool 2. Straight after the restart.


Clitheroe in the second half of the game was a disgrace to the name of the club, and the result a fair indication of the


play, although South Liverpool, could, with a little more luck, have had double figures. ThLs defeat was one of the


biggest in Clitlieroe’s history in the Lancashire Combination, and their biggest a t home since Morecambe beat them by the same score in 1947-48. With all the talk about what


Bcresford took the ball down the right and crossed to Dicken, whose shot was cleared off the line by Kay.


w in n e r


49 minutes and Marshall came on as substitute, with Kay dropping back into defence. South Liverpool opened their


Williamson left the field after


Clitheroe are hoping to accom­ plish next season, it was un­ fortunate that they had to end this one on such a sour notei for such a defeat will not be forgotten easily.


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ing that angered the Clitheroe supporters, but the way their team accepted defeat well be­ fore the final whistle. I t is only fair to point out.


I t was not so much the beat


second half account with a goal from Saunders after 50 minutes. Two Clitheroe defenders mis- headed the ball forward to tire left winger whose shot entered the net off tire far post. Six minutes later Shreeve


Holden, Holt; Baron, Sims, Wil­ liamson; Kay. Widdup, Hartley. H a rv ie , Wiison. Substitute: Marshall, S o u th Liverpool: Harper:


Owens. O’Shaunhessy; Will­ iams, Keegan. Nicrnen; Beret- ford. Dicken, Shreeve, Murdoch. Saunders. Substitute: Grant. Referee: Mr. A. Moil- of Cher


ley. Saturday's results in tie


Lancashire Combination Divi sion I: Clithcroe 0, South Liverpool 8: Horwich 0. Lan caster 0; Morecambe 4, Droyls- den 0; Prcscot Town 2, Bur.-- cough 1: Southport Reserves 3 Rosscndale 1; St. Helens li Barrow Reserves 0: Marine 2 Skelmersdale 1.


made it 4—0 when he shot under the diving Schofield. Widdup had a good shot


Morecambe Guinness Ex. Skelmersdale Fleetwood Gt. Harwood


saved by Harper In Clitheroe’s first real threat of the second half. After 65 minutes Bcresford


however, that Clitheroe lost Colin Williamson early In the second half when tire score was still 2—0, and though Stuart Marshall played reasonably well at outside right when he came on as substitute, there was still a big gap left hi tire defence. The visitors proved to be in


wood is well situated and can cater for several hundred visitors. There are parking facilities for about 200 cars.


Training NW O Imits Denmark • k o l s .


are set aside as training nights, and this certainly pays off. for one of the mem­ bers, who comes from Leigh, bad his dog, "Little Mary,” win the Open Championship held in Bedfordshire, and the title "Whippet of the Year.” Among the coming events


Tuesdays and Thursdays Above: John Bond with prizewinning Pendle Prinbess.


In the club's diary are the Junella Cup. to be won out­ right. which is being pre­ sented by Joint Man- Ltd., trawler owners and wholesale rlsh merchants, of Hull and Blackburn, the Dog and Otter Cup and the Plough Trophy. Mr. Hall said that he too


would be donating a trophy later in the season. It is hoped to organise a


whippet racing league for dabs in Lancashire and York­ shire in the near future. "If we are able to organise


hounds for about 20 years, said he had been interested in the sport long before he decided to take i t up, and often, as a schoolboy, used to watch the coursing matches.


Thrilling


one in which the members become really keen,” he added. “The whippet racers are very loyal to their sport and some travel miles each Saturday to race their dogs.” Whippet racing in Clitheroe


“I t is a thrilling sport and


a league.” said Mr. Hall, "it will probably create even more interest in the sport than there is at the moment.” Mr. Hall, who has been racing whippets and grey-


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top of the Great Harwood Bow­ ling League, having won four of their games, clitheroe Castle, in third place, are the only other unbeaten side in the league, and they have a game in hand over Blackburn. Last week’s results: oalder-


Blackburn Alliance are stiU


stones S.C. 100, Oswaldtwistle Conservatives 93; Lowerfold


Calderstones S.C. . . 4 2 2 21 OToe Castle........ 3 3 0 20 C'roe C-C............... 3 2 1 17 Ribb Wands Whalley


League table; Blackburn Alii.


P W L Pts .. 4 4 0 32


Lowerfold Park .. 4 1 3 15 Os’twistle Cons. Salesbury M.C.


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............. 3 1 2 15 .. 3 1 2 12


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Park 93, Ribblesdale 101; Black­ burn Alliance 107. Olitheroe C.C. 83.


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did not start until 1963, although up to 1932 the locals enjoyed coursing matches. Live rabbits were used in


the 1800s, but by the 1930s this was looked upon as being cruel and it was decided to finish. Coursing was especially


Club’s two-year existence, races were held at Sawley Bridge football ground and also at the Edisford pitch.


During Clitheroe Whippet


not get a permanent field on which to hold their meetings, and after a time some of the members who came from Clayton-le-Moors, Accring­


The Clitheroe Club could


ton and Great Harwood, managed to rent the field at Knockenvood, where the


Fourteen-year-old H Gather’s pride and joy, taken f or their daily walk.


meetings are still held. The six other local members


of the East Lancashire Club are Mr. John Bond, of Shaw House Farm, Whalley; Mr. Harry Richardson, of East- moor Drive, Olitlieroe; Mr. John Kenyon, of Whalley Nab; Mr. Finch, of Salthill. Clitheroe: Mr. Bernard Har­ greaves, of Conway Avenue, and Mr. Joe Ge'ldard, of Faraday Avenue. The club also has members


from Manchester, Bury, Accrington, Colne, Burnley, Blackburn and Newcastle. The members from New­


owned by Mr. P. Quinn, of Chappel Street. Clayton-le- Moors. Several local dogs have had


castle joined when about 32 members of the club went to the North-East with 32 dogs, to race against a Newcastle club a few weeks ago. The club’s track at Knoc-


considerable success a t other meetings,


kerwood is a 200-yard U- shape for which the record is 13.4 seconds, set up in Sep­ tember by “Light Sherry”,


Bond's “Pendle Princess”, which was first out of 78 dogs in a knock-out basis, in the St. Leger Trophy at Fleetwood, and also his “Gol­ den Arrow”, which was sec­ ond in the Lincolnshire Handicap.


including Mr. F I S H I N G


popular, at the turn of the century, and even in the early days, some owners used to bet up to £50 on one race. There were usually two


A race of feathers covering more than 100 miles


dogs taking part in each match, and one of the most famous matches to be held hi the Ciitheroe district, was that between “Lion,” belong­ ing to the late Mr. Tom Swales, of King Lane, Mr. Hall's uncle, and “Jim,” belonging to the late Mr. Henry Snape. of the Joiners Arms. Whalley Road.


Muzzled


Chorley House, Clitheroe, was the organiser of the last coursing matches, which were held in a field at Goosebutts. No cruelty is attached to


The late Mr. Royal King, of


Althou gh C l i t h c r o e H om in g S o c ie ty ’s race


from Craven Arms in Ap ril was affected b y the weath er, their last two races from Hereford on S aturday, M a y 4 , and last Satu rd ay were better than


exp ected . In the April race, bad visi­


bility delayed liberation from Craven Arms until 3-0 p.m., and towards the expected arrival time, rain started,


resulting in poor returns on the day.


present-day whippet racing, Although every dog has to be muzzled during a race as, at the end, when it catches up with the bait—usually a rab­ bit skin—a whippet will snap at anything.


eventually proved to be the winners and G. Cowper- thwaite was tire main pools winner.


Thorsby and Lofthousc


were raced by 31 competitors in the race, which covered


Four' hundred an two birds


100 miles. Results:


8mins 3secs (velocity 1374.98); T. and D. Whaites, 2—9—0 (1371.10); K. Croft, 2—11—13, (1341.13); G. Wilkinson, 2 - 15-45. (1296.71); G. Cowper- thwaite. 2—17—48, (1277.67); Chatburn Bros., 2—19—18, (1264.50).


Thorsby and Lofthouse, 2hrs


greaves, 2—22—25, (1236.681; G Wilkinson. 2—23—12, (1229.25); W. J. F. Cottam, 2—24—17, (1227.06).


(1247.36); Chatburn Bros., 2 —22—20 (1237.56); E. Har­


V. Alderson, 2—21—9, pools winner with the same


bird. There were 298 birds sent by the 31 competitors.


Results: Chatburn Bros.. 2—28—5.


(1490.86); T. and D. Whaites, 2—29—8, (1485.92): K. Croft. 2—28—53. (1482.85); Scott and Son. 2—29—20, (1481.07); Scott and son, 2—29—26 (1480.06) V. Alderson, 2—29


32. (1475.68): G. Cowper- thwaite, 2—30—40, (1464.92); W. J. F. Cottam, 2—32—9, (1456.33); K. Croft. 2—31—54, (1452.79); K. Croft, 2—32—6. (1450.88); J. Smith, 2—32—14.


(1450.07) . In the second Hereford race, the birds were once again


19. (1479.20). Jones and Addison, 2—29—


liberated at 11.00 a.m. in a North-East wind, but it pro­ ved a slower race than the previous week, although the returns were very good.


all tire pools. The 28 competi­ tors raced 213 birds. Results;


K. Croft won the race and


Mitchell and Addison, 2—6— 24 (1188.90); V. Alderson, 2— 5— 59, (1186.77): K. Croft, 2— 6— 14. (1185.56); F. Nutter'. 2—6—30, (1183.86):


K. Croft, 2—5—22, (1191.10);


K. Croft, 2—9—20, (1166.14); V. O’Neil. 2—9—21, (1166.04); V. Alderson. 2—10—42, (1157.42); K. Croft, 2—10—57, (1156.27); Mitchell and Addi­ son, 2—11—46, (1155.63).


R. Lavin, 2—8—52, (1173.27);


CLITHEROE PLAYER FAILS IN TROPHY RID


J oh n G lo v er, o f Clithe ro e G o lf Clu b , a Lancashire


Cou n ty p la y er, wa s b ea ten b y 2 an d 1 o ver 18 h o le s in the final o f the E a s t Lan ca sh ire Ch am pion sh ip p la y ed at P lea s in g ton on M on d a y ev en in g , for the H a ro ld Ryden


Troph y. His opponent in tire final was


Codling did not go ahead until the 16 th with a par three. Glover won the second and


covering 125 miles, the birds were liberated a t 11.00 a.m. in a North-East wind and made better time than expec­


In the first Hereford race,


ted. The returns on the day


bum Bros, emerged as the eventual winners. G. Cowper- thwaite was again tills main


were very good and Ghat-


Tom codling, of Fleasington, also a county player. I t was an erratic final and


third and, had he not missed from four feet on the lirst and fourth greens, might have been four up after four holes.


Squared


won the sixth and the 10th where he had a birdie two, but Glover went ahead again at the 11th and after a half In six ait the 13th, where Codling took four putts and Glover three, the match was squared once more a t the 15th. Codling finally finished on a


Codling squared when he G O L F


terday week: Miss I. Tyerman (105—27—78 nett); Mrs. J. Huddleston (93—14—79 n e tt) ; Mrs. B. Shaw (98—18—80 n e tt) ; Mrs. G. Thompson (102—22— 80 n e tt) ; Mrs. E. Hadfield (102—21—81 nett).


Prize. Miss Tyerman won tire Medal


G O O D R U N O F F R E S H


S A L M O N T h e R ib b lc and H od d er


h a v e b e en running very high during ih e w eek en d— this co in cid ed with reasonably high tides— an d it appears we h a v e had a g o o d run o f salm on and a few sea trout


as was exp ected . Several salmon have been taken in the Clitheroe area


and one of these was a very fine fish of 181bs, which fell to a No. 4 Techno 1000 on the C.W.S. water at Mitton. The fish that have been


added a fifth when he raced past Holt and slipped the ball past Schofield. Clitheroe almost pulled one


Marine ............. 41 20 10 11 50 Netherfield ___ 42 20 9 13 49 S. Liverpool ---- 42 21 7 14 49 Horwich ......... 42 19 9 14 47 Lancaster — 42 18 11 13 -17 Chorlev


St. Helens......... 42 16 8 18 40 Kirkby Town .. 42 13 13 16 39 Droylsden


......... 42 17 9 16 43


back when, from Holden’s centre, Harper punched Mar­ shall’s header in the air and the ball landed on top of the bar before bouncing over. Shreeve completed his hat-


a class above Clitheroe and It was not unusual to see three or four South Liverpool forwards converging on the Clitheroe goal, with only Schofield, Har- vie and Kay to stop them. John Schofield, after his


trick when he scored his side’s sixth goal In the 75th minute,


Burscough . . . . 41 13 10 18 36 Clithcroe ......... 42 14 6 22 34 Southport Res. 42 12 9 21 33 Wigan Rovers .. 41 13 6 22 32 BaiTOW Res......... 42 13 4 25 30 Prescot Town .. 42 12 1 29 25 Bacup Borough ..41 8 6 27 22 Rossendale . . . . 41 6 5 30 17


___ 42 13 10 19 36 A S P D E N 'S


brilliant game a t Morecambe in mid-week, could not be faulted for any of tire goals, for he had precious little cover from his full-backs. Peter Holden and Wilf Holt


R E N T A B U S H


both had bad games and they were beaten in tire tackle on almost every occasion by the live-wire visiting forwards. The half-back line was not


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much better. Chris Sims started very well and soon proved to be an iron man hr the middle, but gradually he too was brought down to the common level and made several mistakes after the interval. David Baron was not half as


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effective as he can be, and Colin Williamson was obviously troubled by a first-half injury until he left tire field early in the second half.


Faults


the main faults which have plagued the team all this sea­ son-lack of punch and lack of


Tire forward line emphasised


note while on tire right wing, but played a little better when he dropped back into defence later on. His inside partner, Mel Wid-


ideas. Bernard Kay did nothing of


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dup, also failed to show the sort of form which has earned him many tributes recently, while inside left Wayne Harvie could make nothing of the quick-tackling defence. David Wilson, a t outside left,


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and Stuart Marshall, who came on as the substitute outside right, both received some rough treatment and as a result neither was able to do much on his respective wing. Clitheroe included in t h e i r


grassed and the ones showing, all appear to be fresh and com­ pletely free from disease. This is very encouraging and fisher­ men are hopeful that condi­ tions will remain the same for the rest of the season. I t will not be possible to


LEAGUE TABLE P. W. D. L. Pf 41 28 8 5 (i 41 28 6 7 02 41 23 10 8 5G 42 22 10 10 54 42 20 11 11 51


assess the quantity of fish that have run until the rivers are down again when it will be pos­ sible to see the fish in the pools. This should be the time to


try a fly for the salmon. The hair-winged flies have proved very successful over the past few years. Popular ones are Dunkeld, Thunder and Lightning, Hairy Mary and Black and Blue. KEN VAREY.


C a l l e d o f f


game against a team from Derbyshire and Cheshire, which was to have been played a t Old Trafford on Sunday, was abandoned because of heavy rain on the previous day. I t is hoped th at the Lanca­


Ribblesdale Youth League’s son.


team a t centre forward, Blackburn Junior, Dick Hartley a member of the Blackburn Central team which has won the Blackburn Combination First Division championship, in place of Les Ritson w*ho was unavailable. A heavy shower 15 minutes


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before the start turned the pitch into a quagmire and con­ ditions were difficult. Clitheroe kicked off but


straight away tire ball was sent towards the Clitheroe goal, where Saunders missed a great chance when, with an open goal facing him. h e s h o straight a t Holden. Wilson made a tricky run


down the left and did well to cross the ball, but there was no other Clitheroe forward there, and Harper easily collected. Clitheroe had tire ball in the


net after eight minutes when Wilson dribbled round Harper before slotting the ball home, but be was adjudged to have handled. Clitheroe piled on tire pres­


shire County Cricket Committee will be able to fit the match in an open date atcr in the sea­


sure and Harper did well to force a fierce shot from’ Kay round the post for a comer, from which Hartley headed


over. South Liverpool took tire lead


Doug Walters could be the star of the Aus­


brighter note by holding a 16- yard putt for a birdie three at the 17tlr. Codling defeated another


Pleasington player, K e i t l r Hornby, in the semi-final, while in his semi-final game, Glover defeated Keith Wilson, the Accrington left-hander. There were 66 entries in the


tralian Tourists. Colour shots of Walters and team captain Lawry are in­ cluded in a seven p a g e guide to the touring party.


Ladies’ Invitation Competition a t Clitheroc Golf Club on Sun­ day week, when the winners were Miss C. Hindle and Miss Duxbury (75 nett) and Mrs. M. Oglethorpe and Mrs. N. Moody (76 nett). In tire qualifying round of the


Other features include a -profile of- Billy Bremner, a picture history of the' European Cup, Joe Louis, plus angling, athletics, swim­ ming, lawn tennis, golf, etc.


The Sportsmans Magazine


Leggatt Competition a t the Golf Club on Wednesday week, the winners were Mrs. D. Hindle and Mrs G. Thompson (74 nett), Mrs. M. Oglethorpe and Miss E. Speak (82 nett) and Mrs. M. Olegg and Mrs. B. Shaw (83 nett). The following qualified for


the Ellga Handicap Competi­ tion a t Clitheroe Golf Club yes­


Pictured coming oat of the changing room for their last game of the season against South Liverpool on Saturday, are members of the .Clitheroe team. They are, left to right, Wayne Harvie, Peter Holden, Dick Hartley, Chris Sims, David Baron, John Schofield, Mel Widdup and the captain, Wilf Holt.


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