Peter RoseAust Winning LinesPOSTMAN’S MAIL2006 Young Guns (Albion Park)Just The BestPOSTMAN’S MAILMiss CorleoneCredibilityFlying AmyHead HonchoLight SentenceWorth DoingNo LiabilityAmerigo ManTenthill FlyerWalkabout SidFitzroy LassLight Of FireAffidavitBrother FoxVersatile MissPretty ShortAnnerley AssetBrother FoxPromises FreeChariot SupremeNational QueenBrother FoxPromises FreeRoy TreaseMissus FitzNew Tears (by Pretty Short)CentrefireBright JudgeAlsviderSire: JUST <strong>THE</strong> BEST (Group 2 Vince Curry Mdn Ips, Alb Pk 29.78). Champion sire ofBogie Leigh, Surf Lorian, Greasy Grizzly, Lissiloo, Elite State, Miss Spicy, Cool Mat, CityOf Sydney, Big Daddy Cool, Waterview Star, Rocka Cockatoo, Bounty Lass, Tipper’s Comet,Frosty Fruits, Halla’s Rocket, M’Lady’s Fool, Barrio Blade etc.1st Dam: MISS CORLEONE (BGC 30.53)dam of: TOKEN JET (2005 Young Guns (BGC), 10 wins BGC 23.24, 29.98)BLACK ENFORCER (2005 Topgun (Mea), 2005 Qld Derby (BGC), 2005South East Qld Cup (Gct), 2005 Nat Sprint C’ship Qld Fnl (BGC), 13wins BGC (29.77), 2 wins Wpk (29.85), Mea (30.02)BLONDE ENFORCER (2 wins BGC 30.18)BUSH HONEY (3 wins BGC 30.22)POSTMAN TOMMY (7 wins BGC 30.30, 35.21)TEXAS WOMAN (4 wins BGC 23.11, 30.51)2nd Dam: LIGHT SENTENCE (TR Shepparton 440m, Wpk (30.63), Spk (30.63)dam of: CLARKEY’S KEYSY (2001 Lizrene Classic (Spk), 5 wins Spk (30.00)LOCH<strong>IN</strong>VAR JET (2002 Dapto Derby, 4 wins Wpk 30.02)ARVO’S DOM<strong>IN</strong>O (Mea 30.88)ARVO’S LIGHTYEAR (Mea 30.94)ARVO’S SENTENCE (Mea 30.58, Spk 30.33)AURORA LEE (BGC 30.71)BULLET TRA<strong>IN</strong> (Mea 30.31)CLEAR AS MUD (Spk 30.57)CRYSTAL LANKAN (3 wins Spk 30.04)IT FITS (2 wins Spk 30.22, Mea 30.31-518m)LIGHT SHIFT (6 wins BGC 22.95, 30.41)TESSA TWO SHOES (Spk 30.31, Mea 30.97)3rd Dam: AFFIDAVITdam of: BAHAMA IMAGE (1997 Golden Easter Egg (Wpk), 1996 Shepparton Cup)MAGNACARTER (1993 S<strong>and</strong>own Sapphire Classic)2nd dam of: FIRST PAGE (2002 Young Star Classic (Hob)SIGN<strong>IN</strong>G (1998 TAB Tracks C’ship (Wpk)MAGNATE (TR Shepparton 340m, Horsham 336m)TRUE MAGNA (1998 Young Star Classic (Hob), 1998 Tas Gold Cup(Hob)3rd dam of: MISS BONGOOLA (2002 SA Waterloo Cup (coursing)MAGNAMIZE (Brilliant Victorian sprinter)MAGNITUDE (TR Nowra 520m)WEE BONFIRE (TR Port Augusta 447m)PETRIBURG (2003 Western Districts Cup (Wpk), TR Cowra 327m)ELITE FORCE (2005 Nat Dist C’ship Qld Fnl (BGC)RESIGNED (2004 Sydney Cup (Wpk)4th Dam: ALSVIDERdam of: FAIR SENTENCE (1989 Vic GOTY, 1989 Melb Cup (Spk), 1989Anniversary Tphy (Opk), 1989 Geelong Cup, TR Ballarat 450m, Sire)2nd dam of: SH<strong>IN</strong><strong>IN</strong>G PHILIP (1995 OP Sprint C’ship)PROMISES (1997 New Star Classic (Wta), 1997 Bendigo Roses, 1997Vic Coursing Oaks)A COUPLE of questions ... who were thegreatest coursing dogs Australian has seen?And who were the greatest broodbitch sires?Undoubtedly the same name will come up ...BYAMEE.Coursing was the original greyhound sport... two dogs slipped together in pursuit of ahare. In every state the highlight of thecoursing season was the running of theWaterloo Cup.The Victorian Waterloo Cup had a longhistory going back to 1873. In the years before1953 only six greyhounds had been able towin the event twice.All were considered champions,Rhodanthe (1883 <strong>and</strong> ’85), Bloomer (1893<strong>and</strong> ’94), Ella Goldsmith (1908 <strong>and</strong> ’10),Brown Hawk (1916 <strong>and</strong> ’17), Father’sFootsteps (1930 <strong>and</strong> ’31) <strong>and</strong> Kreuger (1934<strong>and</strong> ’35).Byamee was to win the VictorianWaterloo Cup a record three times!In 1953, as a puppy, he divided theVictorian St Leger with his sister Rarcamba<strong>and</strong> then took on the older dogs in theWaterloo Cup at Bendigo. He performedbrilliantly through the event <strong>and</strong> defeated TrueScamper in the final.The following year the Cup wasconducted at Tynong. Once again Byameedominated <strong>and</strong> won the final against GallantPlume.In 1955 the Cup was staged atMaryborough <strong>and</strong> a large crowd gathered tosee if Byamee could create history. He didn’tdisappoint, completing a unique hat-trick withvictory over Wanalta Chief in the final.Byamee’s owner, Ray Herbert, was alegend in sport. His wins included sixVictorian Waterloo Cups, three NSWWaterloo Cups, three Victorian Derbies <strong>and</strong>three NSW Oaks.Apart from Byamee, his most famousgreyhounds were Silver Chief, Some Laddie,Orion, Ariki, Ever D<strong>and</strong>y, Karween,Coonega, Yarloop, Menang <strong>and</strong> Tarryhere.Byamee (Yarloop-Tarryhere, by SilverChief) had a very interesting pedigree <strong>and</strong> onethat is testament to the great influence RayHerbert had on the breed.Herbert owned both his sire Yarloop <strong>and</strong>his dam dam Tarryhere. He also ownedYarloop’s sire, Menang <strong>and</strong> dam MoonshineMaid as well as Moonshine Maid’s parentsGrey Friar <strong>and</strong> My Lady. Herbert bred GreyFriar (Kreuger-Silvermane), a half brother tohis champion, Silver Chief (by Pharminda)who also appears in Byamee’s pedigree asthe maternal gr<strong>and</strong>-sire.The most striking aspect of Byamee’spedigree is that linebreeding to Silvermane<strong>and</strong> Pharminda, both 4x3 crosses.Silvermane’s brother Cliff’s Pride alsoappears in the top half of the pedigree givinga 5x5x4 cross to both parents, Cubby <strong>and</strong>Shady Burn.It is probably one of the best examples ofthe Rasmussen Factor at work. i.e.linebreeding to a bitch, or in this case twobitches, Silvermane <strong>and</strong> Shady Burn.There was a lot of quality in Byamee’sdamline.His mother Tarryhere (Silver Chief-Lassalla) was an outst<strong>and</strong>ing coursing bitchwinning the 1949 Victorian Waterloo Cup<strong>and</strong> dividing the 1948 NSW Waterloo Cup.She was also the dam of the influentialbroodbitches Luckyhere <strong>and</strong> Rarcamba.Luckyhere was the dam of championcourser Merrileigh Prince (1959 VictorianDerby, 1960 Victorian Waterloo Cup) <strong>and</strong>Oakleigh Here who divided the 1956 SAOaks.Oakleigh Here bred on <strong>and</strong> can be foundbehind many fine performers such as Sonny’sWindfall, Chukka Khan, Swanston Roi,Condominium, Cool It Pop <strong>and</strong> MelmadeGazza.She also appears in the damline ofSuemara, a line which has been verysuccessful for Neville Robson withrepresentatives like He’s Allegro, SpiritedCopy, Genuine Sc<strong>and</strong>al, Go Series, BlueSeries, Kapalga, True Boy, Allegro Jet, BluePisces, Cadency King, Hot Treasure, Cruz Pro<strong>and</strong> Sottie Allover.Rarcamba’s daughter Trail View made amark on South Australia’s coursing classicswith the success of progeny such as Civic Bev,Civic Topsy, Civic View, Proud Paddy <strong>and</strong>Civic Sunbeam.Tarryhere’s mother Lassalla (Quanialla-Percyton Lass) also produced Okere (1949NSW Oaks) <strong>and</strong> the good performerNerinyerie who bobs up in some goodpedigrees through his daughters, e.g. ChinaLane (gr<strong>and</strong>-dam of Thunder Lane).Lassalla was a sister to some top classgreyhounds including Percyton Lad (1943 SADerby) who became one of the mostsuccessful coursing sires in the history of thesport.Byamee’s sire Yarloop (Menang-Moonshine Maid) was best known forwinning the Melbourne Cup on the speedcoursing track at Napier Park.Although probably considered just ah<strong>and</strong>y sire overall, Yarloop also sired theoutst<strong>and</strong>ing bitch Karween who the 1950NSW Waterloo Cup, 1948 NSW CoursingOaks, 1949 Woodstock Cup, divided the1948 Victorian Waterloo Cup <strong>and</strong> ran up inthat same event in 1951.At the time Byamee was retired to stud,mechanical lure racing was about to begin inVictoria.Byamee had been a great champion on thecoursing fields but there was a query overwhether his pups would adapt to themechanical lure or if they would be justcoursing greyhounds.Consequently he didn’t receive as manybitches as he might have in an earlier era <strong>and</strong>was represented by just 102 litters. At studByamee sired Copel<strong>and</strong> (1961 Australian Cupat North Melbourne), Dalemee (1961 BallaratCup), My Riant (1956 Victorian CoursingOaks), Slippermee (1959 Bendigo Cup), TheJink, Bogamee, Gay Gambler <strong>and</strong> CheethamLad.It was a fair return but it gave no indicationof the impact that Byamee would have whenthe progeny of his daughters appeared on thetrack.The most famous of Byamee’s daughterswas Byam Rose, one of Australia’s greatestbroodbitches.Her progeny included Saskaview (1963Melbourne Cup (Spk), 1963 AnniversaryHdcp (Opk), 1963 S<strong>and</strong>own 500, TRWentworth Park 580y, Olympic Park 560m),The Stripper (1964 Australian C’ship(Hpk),1963 Holiday Hdcp (Spk), TRS<strong>and</strong>own Park 565y), Sungari (1960 <strong>and</strong> 1961S<strong>and</strong>own 500, TR North Melbourne 425y),Saskagay (1962 Melbourne Cup (Spk)), PineMulga (1960 Puppy C’ship at NorthMelbourne, TR S<strong>and</strong>own Park 565y), HaremBelle (1965 Wangaratta Cup, TR Harold Park500y), Fast Talk (TR S<strong>and</strong>own Park 785y)<strong>and</strong> the classy sprinter B<strong>and</strong>ar Prince whosired the champion, The Smoother.Saskaview, The Stripper, Sungari <strong>and</strong>Pine Mulga all had success at stud althoughthey weren’t represented by large numbers oflitters.The Byam Rose damline has continuedto breed on. Stars like Pretty Fearless, LordTegimi, Hot Spell, Worth Backing <strong>and</strong> Ding’sWonder were from this line while recentlyTraction Control, Jennev, Rare Aussie <strong>and</strong>Mr Faithful have kept the flag flying.Bylane (Byamee-Belinda Jane) was thedam of the outst<strong>and</strong>ing sprinter Fawn NullaThe (March, 2006) Journal Page 26
Spotlight on Breeding(who won the 1967 Australian Cup <strong>and</strong> twiceran record time over the 560y at OlympicPark), Spartan Prince (1967 Silver Chief(Opk) <strong>and</strong> Nulla View (TR Olympic Park560y, 800y). Vanadium, Marajax, TashinaBoy <strong>and</strong> Gyprock Bob are among the manygood dogs who trace back to Bylane.Byasta (Byamee-Rocket City) was thedam of Bybrae (1961 Melbourne Cup),Amasta (1965 Geelong Cup), Chacile (1965Spring Tphy (Wpk)) <strong>and</strong> Rookon who the1960 Christmas Gift at North Melbourne.This line has been quiet in recent yearsbut produced the 1980-81 Victorian<strong>Greyhound</strong> Of The Year, Leader’s Jester.Mee Do (Byamee-Crescent Lass) was thedam of Worthing (1965 Australian Cup, TROlympic Park 560y), Chief Anama (1965Bendigo Cup) <strong>and</strong> Glenda Gale (TR S<strong>and</strong>ownPark 555m).Worthing became the sire of champions,Half Your Luck <strong>and</strong> He’s Some Boy whileGlenda Gale was the dam of Plunder Road(by Nulla View), winner of the 1969 SilverChief (Opk), 1969 Charity Sprint C’ship(Opk), 1970 Hobart Thous<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the 1969Victorian St Leger, a coursing classic.His pedigree contained a 3x3 cross ofByamee.Mee Do can be found behind Ultravana,Serious Girl, Daring Coup, Striving Dream,Tasben Star <strong>and</strong> One More Squeeze.Gay Gambler (Byamee-Tiny City) was thedam of Bristol Fashion who won the1967ANZGA Cup <strong>and</strong> Gambling King whodivided the same event in 1966. Their sisterGambler’s Glow can be found in the damlinebehind many of South Australia’s topgreyhounds such as True To Do <strong>and</strong> WottaWizard.Makino (Byamee-Magenta) was bestknown as the dam of Secretly who the 1965Dapto Silver Collar <strong>and</strong> became famous as abroodbitch.She was the dam of Gemini Todd, S<strong>and</strong>yShane, Secret Tiv, Shantony <strong>and</strong> WilliamTodd <strong>and</strong> can be found behind manyoutst<strong>and</strong>ing dogs such as Dusty Rapid, LittleBlade, Pretty Short, Rustic Venture, Kim’sMonaro, Bjorn, Haylewie Miss, etc.Another good producing daughter ofMakino was Princess Johnbarr, who appearsin the damline of Little Vaino, Michael’s Gift<strong>and</strong> Raging Rajah.Gay Harbor (Byamee-Tiny City) was thedam of Favourite Girl, the 1965 Farrells Tphywinner at Bulli who became the mother ofHarold Park star, Sammie Sparrow (1968 VicPeters Memorial, 1968 Dave Alex<strong>and</strong>er, 1969Christmas Gift).Lady Kapeen (Byamee-Kapeen) was thedam of Siyar (1964 Holiday Hdcp (Spk) <strong>and</strong>Misspelt, the mother of Sue Narila (1968Hobart Thous<strong>and</strong>, 1967 Dapto Thous<strong>and</strong>)who became the dam of Thunder Sue (1973Ladies Bracelet (Hpk), 1973 Surf Life Savers<strong>Greyhound</strong> <strong>Data</strong><strong>Greyhound</strong> 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 the informationavailable. The best of its kind.Cup (Wpk)).Gay Cope (Byamee-Blue Cope) was thedam of New Chan (1965 Holiday Hdcp (Spk))while Dalemee (Byamee-Armadale) was themother of Pablo Star who saluted in the 1964running of the Holiday Hdcp.Beatnik (Byamee-Tiny City) was the damof the broodbitches Young Cinnamon <strong>and</strong> SunCity.Young Cinnamon’s line has been to thefore recently through some top class progenyout of Miss Gypsy including Amaroo Gift,Our Barney, Jay Aye Mick, Junior’s Gypsy,Regal Bazz <strong>and</strong> Regal Tiger.The Sun City line has thrown someoutst<strong>and</strong>ing greyhounds such as The LittleGent, Friendly Flyer, Jenny’s Legacy,M<strong>and</strong>arin Girl, Bogie Leigh, AwesomeAssassin, Isa Brown, Tarmoor Eagle, DashingDisco, Gerard The Gent, Fritz Mactavish <strong>and</strong>Shelley O’Reilly.Phillorna (Byamee-Rocket City) was thedam of Lady Cecelia who was the mother ofKewin (1965 Winter Stake (Hpk), 1965Sunkist Cup (Opk), 1966 New Year Hdcp(Spk)). This line continues through JointMission (1995 Sir John Dillon Memorial(Spk)) whose progeny includes Better ThanBest <strong>and</strong> Samette.Philaurie (Byamee-Rocket City) was thedam of Romany Royal who was the motherof the brilliant Princess Kerry (1968 NationalSprint C’ship (Spk), 1968 Holiday Stake(Spk), 1968 Olympic Park C’ship). PrincessKerry (by Saskaview) had a 3x3 cross ofByamee. She was also a top broodbitch withprogeny likeCount d’Argent, Flying Claude,August Night, Miller’s Jester <strong>and</strong> MonacoPrince.By Express (Byamee-L’eau Riant) wasthe dam of Lurex who appears behindChevron Lass, Plain Winnie, My Chief’sRusty, Robert, National Vain, Supreme Vain,Dakota Emily <strong>and</strong> Kayla Dakota.EasterMaiden407mHeats April 8Final April 151st $2000 <strong>and</strong> free service toElite State2nd $300, 3rd $150Entries close 8am April 5All maidens will be drawnby Peter RoseMy Riant (Byamee-L’eau Riant) was thedam of the good broodbitches Secnarf (foundbehind Best Of Bev <strong>and</strong> Dave’s Mentor) <strong>and</strong>Treasure Babe who appears in the damlineof stars such as Kate’s A Sc<strong>and</strong>al, AlishaAm<strong>and</strong>a, Ainsley Jane, Jason’s Trace,Cooper, Cattle Drive, Mary Marella, TearsFinito <strong>and</strong> Dancing Gamble.Triplight (Byamee-Lillico) was the damof Cullya Miss who threw Silent Retreat(1969 Winter Stak, TR Temora 500y) <strong>and</strong>Banner Maid who appears behind many ofthe outst<strong>and</strong>ing Pringle breed of the past 30years such as Tara Flash, Carnival Melody,Promises Free, West Cape, Amerigo Man,Miss Limit, Eat Your Words, etc.Penna Mee (Byamee-Gof Harbour) wasthe dam of Byamenang who appears behindMum’s Ruby, New Julie, Lauraville,Pixieville <strong>and</strong> Hay Dinney.One of the most interesting aspects of thesuccess of Byamee as a broodbitch sire wasthe amazing affinity they had with Sunviewbloodlines.He sired two litters out of Byam Rosewhich contained stars such as Pine Mulga,Sungari, Saskagay <strong>and</strong> Saskaview.Sunview’s son Shan’s View was alsomated to Byam Rose producing The Stripper,Harem Belle, Fast Talk <strong>and</strong> B<strong>and</strong>ar Prince.GraftonDerby407mBest 8 DogsApril 151st $1000 <strong>and</strong> free service toBlack Enforcer2nd $3003rd $150Shan’s View over Bylane gave us FawnNulla, Nulla View <strong>and</strong> Spartan Prince.Shan’s View-Gay Cope produced NewChan.To Dalemee, he got Pablo Star <strong>and</strong> toByasta, he sired Amasta.Byasta was also mated with Sunview’sbrother, Rookie Rebel, resulting in Bybrae,Chacile <strong>and</strong> Rookon.This Sunview over Byamee nick is one ofthe most successful ever seen <strong>and</strong> responsiblefor most of the best greyhounds from Byameebitches. The only really other oust<strong>and</strong>ing litterwas the Chief Zephyr-Mee Do whichproduced Worthing, Chief Anama <strong>and</strong>Glenda Gale.Surprisingly he didn’t appear to clickparticularly well with Black Top (arguablythe leading stud dog of that era) although hegot a more than useful litter out of GayGambler containing Gambling King <strong>and</strong>Bristol Fashion <strong>and</strong> also sired Favourite Girlout of Gay Harbor.It is doubtful if there has been a broodbitchsire who could match the deeds of Byamee,particularly considering he only sired 102litters. One only has to browse through thepedigrees of our major Cup winners to seethe mark he made on breeding just as he didon the coursing fields all those years ago.AUSTRALIAN W<strong>IN</strong>N<strong>IN</strong>G L<strong>IN</strong>ESVolume 12 - 2004 $50 (inc postage & h<strong>and</strong>ling)Containing all the usual features of the greyhound year: City Winners; Sires, Dams &Maternal Gr<strong>and</strong>sires of City Winners; Western Australia; Australian Feature RaceWinners; Sires, Dams, Maternal Gr<strong>and</strong>sires <strong>and</strong> Pedigrees of Feature Race Winners;Australian Track Records <strong>and</strong> Overseas Feature Winners.Cheques/Money Orders payable to:Peter Rose, PO Box 330, Jimboomba, Qld, 4280.Ph (07) 5548 6687GraftonOaks407mBest 8 BitchesApril 151st $1000 plus free serivce toCyrus The Virus2nd $3003rd $150LIMITED CARAVAN ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE ON COURSE. NOMS DIRECT TO GRAFTON GRC.YOU CAN BET WHERE <strong>THE</strong> ACTION ISThe (March, 2006) Journal Page 27