chartpolski 22,919 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 17 minutes ago, jukel123 said: I bought a lurcher sappling for next to nothing from a traveller in a pub at Appleby. He had acquired it as part of a deal for a horse and wanted rid. He said he didn't know anything about it, not even if it was stock broken. You would think all the warning signs were there but foolishly I bought it anyway. I guess I felt sorry for it. It looked so miserable tied up outside the pub. Anyway, turned out to be a very decent dog with no vices except it was not interested in rabbits, only bigger game. Stupidity sometimes goes unpunished. But not often. My mate and I bought this lurcher off the p***y’s on Newcastle Town Moor in 1972 for £20. Thats my mate, by the way, not me ! They said it was a “staghound”, deerhound/greyhound. It turned out to be one of the best lurchers I’ve ever seen, and up to date is the only one I’ve personally seen that took 100 rabbits in one night on the lamp. So yes, it IS possible to get a good dog from the gypsies. Cheers. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 (edited) 14 minutes ago, chartpolski said: My mate and I bought this lurcher off the p***y’s on Newcastle Town Moor in 1972 for £20. Thats my mate, by the way, not me ! They said it was a “staghound”, deerhound/greyhound. It turned out to be one of the best lurchers I’ve ever seen, and up to date is the only one I’ve personally seen that took 100 rabbits in one night on the lamp. So yes, it IS possible to get a good dog from the gypsies. Cheers. Wow the fabled hundred rabbits. Superb performance. Another story from Appleby. A friend of mine loves feathered ponies. One year he went to Appleby and bought a beauty along with a full set of tack. When the cash was handed over, the gypo suddenly took all the tack off whilst simultaneosly a fellow gypo drove alongside in a pick up. Gypo 1 tossed the tack in the back of the pick up and said" if you want the tack you'll have to fight me for it." With that the pick up sped off with both gypos inside. Caveat emptor,or, as the Scots say "watch yer f****n sel" at Appleby. Edited June 3 by jukel123 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 15,580 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 Word of advice . don’t let your mate buy a cowboy hat . it ain’t worth the agg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 35 minutes ago, steve66 said: Remember Len French at chatsworth selling some pups and someone asking whats there breeding , what do you want it to be was his answer looked like bedlington types to me no doubt they would have made handy pot fillers Ginger French at The background of lurcher litters is quite often hearsay and guess work. Especially those pups coming from a pet background. I wouldn't believe a word. The only exception being hard-core working bred litters,where more often the pups are what they say on the tin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,218 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 35 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Word of advice . don’t let your mate buy a cowboy hat . it ain’t worth the agg Arseless chaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,798 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, chartpolski said: My mate and I bought this lurcher off the p***y’s on Newcastle Town Moor in 1972 for £20. Thats my mate, by the way, not me ! They said it was a “staghound”, deerhound/greyhound. It turned out to be one of the best lurchers I’ve ever seen, and up to date is the only one I’ve personally seen that took 100 rabbits in one night on the lamp. So yes, it IS possible to get a good dog from the gypsies. Cheers. A princely some back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,919 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 2 minutes ago, mushroom said: A princely some back then. I had a couple of results with the whippet and greyhound match racing so the money came out of the winnings ; Cheers. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 I've never been much of a gambler. £10 is my limit. I had a friend who put 5 grand on a greyhound at Sunderland race track. It lost, but he never batted an eyelid. Another friend thought nothing of spending a similar amount in Las Vegas on f****n slot machines! Seems to me like an activity for the criminally insane. They are both decreased now. The one who went to Vegas regularly use to beg me to come with him at his own expense. We grew up together and were lifelong best friends. He got very lucky in a business venture. But I just couldn't accept his charity which he understood but it frustrated him. I've lost count of the number of top class fights he offered me tickets for in Vegas. He got dementia in his early sixties. Spent all day reading The Sporting Life, couldn't remember what he'd read and then would re-read it. Life is a lottery. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,919 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 1 minute ago, jukel123 said: I've never been much of a gambler. £10 is my limit. I had a friend who put 5 grand on a greyhound at Sunderland race track. It lost, but he never batted an eyelid. Another friend thought nothing of spending a similar amount in Las Vegas on f****n slot machines! Seems to me like an activity for the criminally insane. They are both decreased now. The one who went to Vegas regularly use to beg me to come with him at his own expense. We grew up together and were lifelong best friends. He got very lucky in a business venture. But I just couldn't accept his charity which he understood but it frustrated him. I've lost count of the number of top class fights he offered me tickets for in Vegas. He got dementia in his early sixties. Spent all day reading The Sporting Life, couldn't remember what he'd read and then would re-read it. Life is a lottery. I only have a daft bet on the Grand National. With the whippets and greyhounds I was betting on my own dogs and my ability to have them “right” and my knowledge of the opposition; as can be seen where I lost £70 back in 1972; my confidence in my own ability may have been over estimated at times, LOL ! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 9 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I only have a daft bet on the Grand National. With the whippets and greyhounds I was betting on my own dogs and my ability to have them “right” and my knowledge of the opposition; as can be seen where I lost £70 back in 1972; my confidence in my own ability may have been over estimated at times, LOL ! Cheers. I once had a share in some greyhounds which we ran at our local flapping track. Most owners used to tell the bookie if their dog was 'trying' or had been stopped. In other words had been fed ample amounts of tripe and been knackered with exercise before the race. One night we assured the bloke our dog had been stopped, which he had. We had run him for miles on the sands behind a mini van and fed him a lump of tripe. b*****d still won! The bookie thought we had double crossed him and arranged for some heavies to have 'words' with us. I kept looking over my shoulder for months until it finally blew over. Thank God. Lol. They were great days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,919 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 1 minute ago, jukel123 said: I once had a share in some greyhounds which we ran at our local flapping track. Most owners used to tell the bookie if their dog was 'trying' or had been stopped. In other words had been fed ample amounts of tripe and been knackered with exercise before the race. One night we assured the bloke our dog had been stopped, which he had. We had run him for miles on the sands behind a mini van and fed him a lump of tripe. b*****d still won! The bookie thought we had double crossed him and arranged for some heavies to have 'words' with us. I kept looking over my shoulder for months until it finally blew over. Thank God. Lol. They were great days. Long, long ago, I had a very good black non-ped whippet called Pot Black, 23” and 45lb; my mate had a black, non-ped whippet called Silly Rocket, 19” and 30lb. Anyway, your aforementioned Sunderland Greyhound Track had a time trial Open meeting on for whippets, with bookies in attendance. We, of course put the smaller, lighter dog in for the time trial, then swapped it for the bigger, heavier, far faster dog in the race, and even though the handicapper still just gave us scratch, we knew we were on a winner ! We put everything we had on it at 3-1, and it won by a distance ! I grabbed the dog and beat a hasty retreat to where my pal was waiting with the Viva van running for a quick get away ! Cheating ? Probably, but back then it was normal. Halcyon days ! Cheers. 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,520 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 2 hours ago, chartpolski said: My mate and I bought this lurcher off the p***y’s on Newcastle Town Moor in 1972 for £20. Thats my mate, by the way, not me ! They said it was a “staghound”, deerhound/greyhound. It turned out to be one of the best lurchers I’ve ever seen, and up to date is the only one I’ve personally seen that took 100 rabbits in one night on the lamp. So yes, it IS possible to get a good dog from the gypsies. Cheers. So is winning the euro millions Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted June 3 Author Report Share Posted June 3 (edited) 31 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Long, long ago, I had a very good black non-ped whippet called Pot Black, 23” and 45lb; my mate had a black, non-ped whippet called Silly Rocket, 19” and 30lb. Anyway, your aforementioned Sunderland Greyhound Track had a time trial Open meeting on for whippets, with bookies in attendance. We, of course put the smaller, lighter dog in for the time trial, then swapped it for the bigger, heavier, far faster dog in the race, and even though the handicapper still just gave us scratch, we knew we were on a winner ! We put everything we had on it at 3-1, and it won by a distance ! I grabbed the dog and beat a hasty retreat to where my pal was waiting with the Viva van running for a quick get away ! Cheating ? Probably, but back then it was normal. Halcyon days ! Cheers. We put a greyhound bitch to a top class stud dog which broke records all over the country. Result,all pups were duds. Waste of money for the stud fee. The dog we stopped, but subsequently won a race and got us into trouble, accidentally caught a young bitch on its first season. She was only 9 months old. Result a litter of crackers some of which went on to race at open level. We just didn't appreciate how good he was. He could take a hare too and always ran better after a kill. We kept him until he was 13. Edited June 3 by jukel123 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 2,296 Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 11 hours ago, mackem said: Went a few times many years ago,bit of an adventure then now probably not so. Same here haven't been for years and years but used to enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,364 Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 13 hours ago, jukel123 said: Daily Mail says categorically that all pubs closed for the fair. Westmorland Gazette says some pubs open. Probably the latter source is true. Bit shocked tbh mate not about them closing all the pubs about you reading the shite wrote in the Daily Fail lol Only jesting mate all the best 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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