October'07 - Greyhounds Queensland

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Pictures courtesyLisa VanderstokFirsts all aroundCARNAGE Maker is a special greyhound, just ask the Hazelgroves, Reg,Noela and son Brett.And when he led throughout to win the recent Group 2 Lismore Cup, heproved that once again. Carnage Maker (Carnage-Midnight Fever) is the firstGroup winner for the kennel in 35 years in the industry."He's a special greyhound alright," said Noela. "In fact, he's the bestnatured dog we've ever had in all those years in the industry. We can't helpbut spoil him."He is only the second Lismore Cup finalist for the Hazelgroves who preparedCyclone Chrissy to make the final a few years ago only to see her chances slipaway after being checked at the start."Reg knew this dog would be suited by the Lismore track and that's whyhe went four weeks in a row to get him used to it," said Noela. "And it worked."Carnage Maker has added to his great record having already won the timehonouredEric Thomson Memorial Maiden at the Gold Coast.He was bred by Brett and is raced by a syndicate of mostly first-time ownersin the Winning Ways Syndicate. They are: John, Anthony and ChrisMontegomery, Mick Jensen, Bruce Fullerton and Terry Bloomer.Reg Hazelgrove was ever aware of the presence of Bogie Blaze in the final,but was confident if his dog could lead, as expected, he would be hard to rundown. He's never worked out a race better. And it just happened to be a Grouprace.ABOVE LEFT: Carnage Maker holds on to beat Bogie Blaze in the Lismore Cup final.ABOVE: Workers Club president Max Thompson, winning trainer Reg Hazelgrove andLismore Club secretary John Scholton.Gun Law OstiBrett LeeSobbing SalCarnageBobniakElusive RebelSecret BrideCARNAGE MAKERMalawi’s PrincePlacardGem’s DelightMidnight FeverHead HonchoHoncho WhizGee WhizGroup 2 Lismore Cup (520m)1 CARNAGE MAKER $13(Carnage-Midnight Fever)Owners: Winning Ways Synd.Trainer: Reg Hazelgrove2 BOGIE BLAZE $1.40(Surf Lorian-Bogie Benz)3 SPECIAL PHANTOM $10.40(Token Prince-Jessie’s Cape)Others: 4 Anarchy $13.40, 5 Thatz Classic$36, 6 Leica Ruby $19.80, 7 Kruger Park$7.80, 8 Beau Pago $53. Time: 30.07.Unit 5-6 3 Jacques Crt,Lawnton, Qld, 4501 (Off Paisley Drive)Phone 07 32857444October SpecialsRice Right Kibble20kg Bag $26.50 (save $3.50)Cooked Chicken Rolls(Frozen chicken, rice & vege rolls)$30 (per 20kg carton)Box 1 Biscuits4x2 biscuits, $20 for 10kgThe Beef SpecialistBulk BeefThe (October, 2007) Journal Page 28$2.40kg(Fresh chilled, minced, 25kg bags)Beef Mix $2.00kg(Minced, frozen, 20kg block)Available Kibbles ...* Top Draw * Rice Right (used by Paul Wheeler) *Top Pets Delight * Enduro Racer (used by TonyBrett) * Hills Science Diet (used by DarrenMcDonald) * Max Biscuits * Box 1 BiscuitsBulk Diced Vegies In 10mm cubes (carrots, silverbeet, celery, broccoli and capsicum) $2.30 per kg ($23 per ctn)
MY dad Perc came up in the hardschool when great trials, fast times andhot young pups were the secret of the day.But back in the 1970s our kennel hada leak and dad and I went to great painsto plug that leak.Somehow the smarties were findingout about our dogs' trials and it went onfor months and months.Dad and I had a great chat about itand decided we needed to find the leakand find it fast. It was costing us plenty.Dad was ready to turn his full forceagainst everyone.Our first targets were my mum, andthen my wife Jeanette.Dad said we just had to hold them out… tellem nuthin.When the leak was still not plugged,the old man turned on me.He wanted to know if I was talking tothe footballers at Redcliffe Leagues Club.I knew that wasn’t happening andconvinced dad of it.Next he turned to the then lure driverat Lawnton. Much to my disgust, he evenfronted the lure driver who vehementlydenied it.But dad wasn’t convinced … there wasno one left to accuse.BUT, we finally found out that dad washis own worst enemy.He would love nothing better thanheading to our local muscleman with thedogs each week.And it was dad who was telling themuscleman what times the dogs wererunning, when they would be starting etcetc.The muscleman was then tipping to thesmarties and they were knocking off ourprices every time we thought we had awinner.Mum and Jeanette could finally comein out of the cold, suspicion finally cameoff me, and there was no guiltier personthan Perc Norris about his accusations tothe then Lawnton lure driver.He never got over making thataccusation. I even apologized to theperson myself some years later.One of dad’s greatest thrills ingreyhound racing was the day he “gotunder” one for a mate of his at Capalabain the 50s.Dad and I were winning plenty ofraces at the time.As anyone with a dog on the end of acollar and lead will know, when you arewinning lots and lots of races, your rivalswill immediately want to know “what areyou giving them”.That certainly was the case with aformer Air Force mate of dads.No matter how many times we told thisguy we would NEVER use anything onour dogs other than good tucker and goodpreparation, he would not listen.For months he would pester dad forour “secret recipe”. Perc would ignorehim but with every week, the requestswould continue so finally dad got sick andtired of it.He went to our local chemist andGreyhound DataGreyhound breeders should be aware ofthe value of the fantastic websiteproduced by Gunnar von Boehn inStuttgart, Germany.The site can be accessed viawww.greyhound-data.comIt's well worth a look for theinformation available.The best of its kind.Syd Norrisasked for a small capsule.Dad went home and filled it with icingsugar and promptly arrived at Capalabathe following race meeting.His mate’s dog was just getting fit. Heneeded a few runs.But by the time dad produced the icingsugar “hit”, the dog was right at his peakand ready to win.Dad even went through the process ofinforming the guy how he had to give thedog the “hit”.Along came the race and the dogbolted in. The look on dad’s face couldonly be topped by the look on the face ofthe trainer.For years after that dad and I tried to137JohnstonStreet,Casino,NSW2470Ph (02)66622162Fax (02)66625602MemoriesOur erstwhilecolumnist Syd'Knocka' Norrisnever misses anopportunity forsome personalpublicity. Here he is(right) with thecanine version ofKnocka Norris afteryet another of thedog's brilliantCapalaba winsrecently, and RegKay and AnneHoyland.tell him the “hit” was nothing but icingsugar. There was no way anyone couldconvince him.I’ve been eating icing sugar for yearsand never felt as good as that dog did atCapalaba back in the 50s.Dad was a great judge of greyhounds,and I know some others who have beenjust as good, and others who weren’t.Dave Palmer, in one instance, wasamong the others.Dave and his right-hand man KevinEllis were among the best in the industryfor years.My neighbours Hedley Petersen andGary Read, owned a little bitch calledKensington Way and Dave made one ofNorthern Rivers Veterinary ServiceScott Brown BVSc (Hons)his regular brash statements about thebitch.“She will NEVER win at Capalaba,she will NEVER win at the Gold Coast,she will NEVER win at Albion Park,” wasDave’s boast.Kensington Way won four out of fourat Capalaba, four out of five at the GoldCoast and won four at Albion Park and 18races in all.One morning at Dave’s straight track,he declared her in a race at Albion Parklater in the week. Dave told me he wouldhave $1000 on the bitch.Normally Kevin would handle all thedogs, but this day Dave was left with thejob.While being loaded into the van for thetrip to Albion Park the bitch slipped hercollar and bolted up and down thestraight, around the paddocks and arrivedback at Dave’s side panting and with hertongue on the ground.Hedley and Gary would always waitfor Dave to come down from Silks to givethem the nod to back the bitch at AlbionPark.There was no way Dave was beingseen, embarrassed about the bitch slippingthe collar at home and ruining herchances for the night.Kensington Way bolted in at 6-1,Hedley, Gary and all their relations wereon her big time.Dave sat up in Silks and sulked.Liz Brown BVSc (Hons)* Camelot Farms accredited* Reliable friendly service from an experienced team* Reliable weekly transport service by Renzo Park and PTS* Large semen storage bank* Excellent pregnancy rate and litter size* Stud dog semen collection, evaluation and storage* Air-conditioned kennels* In-house progesterone and T4 testing* Price (frozen semen insemination)$484 all inclusive (includes GRA registration)The (October, 2007) Journal Page 29
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