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Charlton Stadium
Charlton Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Charlton, London.
An amusement contractor (someone that had dealings with circus acts) called Thomas Murphy built Charlton Stadium south of the Thames on the Woolwich Road, just east of Gallions Road.
The first meeting took place on Saturday 20 July 1930.
There is a record of an extraordinary event concerning Murphy and his 13-member Jazz Monkey band. The band escaped in 1926 after thieves let them loose and the 13 monkeys made their way from Latimer Road causing havoc at Latimer Road Underground station and many other parts of London, one even made it to Rugby.
Thomas Murphy died on 8 March 1932 aged 39 leaving his estate and the stadium to his benefactors. His memorial in Charlton cemetery features two life-sized statues of sleeping greyhounds.
Following Murphy's death the shareholders of 'The Charlton Stadium Company Ltd' met and the company was liquidated and wound up in 1936 and then taken over by 'The Charlton Stadium (1936) Ltd'. Under new ownership, the stadium was completely rebuilt. The racing circuit was 361 yards in circumference with short straights favouring sprinters and not galloping types. New ventures such as boxing bouts were organised as the company traded up until the start of World War II. During wartime, racing was severely interrupted but business was booming by the end of the war. Totalisator turnover was in excess of £1 million every year after the war. These represent phenomenal figures based on historic inflation.
During the war the greyhound Ballynennan Moon won the Charlton Spring Cup in 1943; at the time this was Charlton's second biggest event behind the Cloth of Gold which had begun in 1941 over the distance of 600 yards. On 5 June 1946 Charlton Stadium (1936) Ltd was acquired by London Stadiums Ltd, which also acquired Wandsworth Stadium Ltd and Park Royal Stadium Ltd. The three companies received shares in London Stadiums Ltd.
The first Charlton hound to claim glory on the open race front was Satin Beauty trained by Durant who won the Coronation Stakes at Wembley in 1942. Black Coffee won the Circuit at Walthamstow Stadium in 1949.
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Charlton Stadium
Charlton Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in Charlton, London.
An amusement contractor (someone that had dealings with circus acts) called Thomas Murphy built Charlton Stadium south of the Thames on the Woolwich Road, just east of Gallions Road.
The first meeting took place on Saturday 20 July 1930.
There is a record of an extraordinary event concerning Murphy and his 13-member Jazz Monkey band. The band escaped in 1926 after thieves let them loose and the 13 monkeys made their way from Latimer Road causing havoc at Latimer Road Underground station and many other parts of London, one even made it to Rugby.
Thomas Murphy died on 8 March 1932 aged 39 leaving his estate and the stadium to his benefactors. His memorial in Charlton cemetery features two life-sized statues of sleeping greyhounds.
Following Murphy's death the shareholders of 'The Charlton Stadium Company Ltd' met and the company was liquidated and wound up in 1936 and then taken over by 'The Charlton Stadium (1936) Ltd'. Under new ownership, the stadium was completely rebuilt. The racing circuit was 361 yards in circumference with short straights favouring sprinters and not galloping types. New ventures such as boxing bouts were organised as the company traded up until the start of World War II. During wartime, racing was severely interrupted but business was booming by the end of the war. Totalisator turnover was in excess of £1 million every year after the war. These represent phenomenal figures based on historic inflation.
During the war the greyhound Ballynennan Moon won the Charlton Spring Cup in 1943; at the time this was Charlton's second biggest event behind the Cloth of Gold which had begun in 1941 over the distance of 600 yards. On 5 June 1946 Charlton Stadium (1936) Ltd was acquired by London Stadiums Ltd, which also acquired Wandsworth Stadium Ltd and Park Royal Stadium Ltd. The three companies received shares in London Stadiums Ltd.
The first Charlton hound to claim glory on the open race front was Satin Beauty trained by Durant who won the Coronation Stakes at Wembley in 1942. Black Coffee won the Circuit at Walthamstow Stadium in 1949.