1970S Legend

[marshman 7,757]

My father with he's black bitch also Charlie Winyat with he's dog Toby ( the Hoover) and Bill Bruce old brindle bitch Lou . I hope this pic comes out lol.

[templeking 775]

great old pic.

[marshman 7,757]

One of my father with he's black bitch , I think this was taken on the fen but this bitch caught hares all over the country .

[darbo 4,774]

Nice to see your old man must have had some good experiences/days out to share.

[marshman 7,757]

How was your Dads black bitch bred Marshman ?

Toby the Hoover was a talking dog mate

No Internet back in the day to spread the word also

How good was Toby ?

my father bitch was mainly saluki x greyhound with a bit of deerhound x greyhound .

My father said that the Hoover had it all , the first time he see him run he caught five on the Marsh. My father arranged for he's mate Bill Bruce to run him , as bill had a real class brindle bitch,to run Charlie with the Hoover the following weekend . They got on the field and and started chatting dogs turns out that Billls brindle bitch was full belly sister to to Toby. Charlie won the day with five and bills bitch run three and missed the fourth, that first Pic was taken on that very day after the first few runs.

[basil123 103]

Nice pics marshman.good to see your dad in his youthful years with a couple of names from coursing history. Hoover's bloodlines still out there today. Atb basil

[baz 463]

Is that rod stewart second from right??? Haha, nice old pic fella

[marshman 7,757]

Nice to see your old man must have had some good experiences/days out to share.

He run that black bitch from a place called skeenflats, I think that's what he said the place was called, in Scotland to Salisbury plain and everywhere in between. He lived an breathed coursing, I can remember him picking me up from infants school and having to step over hares that he put in the foot well lol. Edited December 26, 2014 by marshman

[darbo 4,774]

 

Nice to see your old man must have had some good experiences/days out to share.

He run that black bitch from a place called skeenflats, I think that's what he said the place was called, in Scotland to Salisbury plain and everywhere in between. He lived an breathed coursing, I can remember him picking me up from infants school and having to step over hares that he put in the foot well lol.

 

[marshman 7,757]

Nice pics marshman.good to see your dad in his youthful years with a couple of names from coursing history. Hoover's bloodlines still out there today. Atb basil

cheers mate I got them pics framed for his Christmas present .

[marshman 7,757]

Is that rod stewart second from right??? Haha, nice old pic fella

he is a ringer ? it was the mid seventies I suppose Rod Stewart was big at the time lol.

[Bosun11 537]

Great pic's Marshy, a mate of mine seen Toby run too, along with Swoop. As has been said, those dogs made names for themselves in a world almost void of Lurcher publicity, just goes to prove, 'when they really are that good....'

[basil123 103]

Those boys from sittingbourne and a few others from kent were setting the pace for a while back in the seventy s. The black devil is worth a mention from those days . Atb basil

[marshman 7,757]

Those boys from sittingbourne and a few others from kent were setting the pace for a while back in the seventy s. The black devil is worth a mention from those days . Atb basil

did you ever see the devil run ?

[blacky13 284]

Got the pictures of Lou from he's son John Bruce trying to upload pictures