Beef cutlet 
THIS son of Mutton Cutlet-Burette was
whelped in 1930 soon after greyhound racing
had become established as a major sport in
England.
Not only was he one of the fastest and
finest dogs ever to run on the track or coursing
field, but he passed on all the outstanding
qualities of his sire to a new generation of
track greyhounds.
After reaching the last four of the National
Breeders Stakes at Powerstown in 1932, he
was purchased from JA Byrne, his breeder,
by Sir Herbert Merritt, chairman of the
Cardiff City Football Club.
The dog was a present for his daughter
Joan.
Beef Cutlet's first race was at Arms Park,
Cardiff, for the Glarmorgan Gold Cup which
he won in a track record, covering the 500
yards in 28.41.
He was first trained by John Hegarty at
the famous Waterhall Kennels.
Entered for the 1932 Laurels, he won
comfortably in 28.47sec.
The time was a world record for 500 yards
and the Laurels final was only his seventh race
on a greyhound track.
The dog was virtually unknown in
England at the time and his victory caused a
sensation.
He also took the Daily Mail Trophy. He
raced no more that year but, in May 1933,
over a specially constructed course for the
Hunt Club at Blackpool, he won by eight
lengths and covered 500 yards in 26.13 sec.
That time still stands as one as the fastest
ever for 500 yards and one which gave him
an average speed of more 40 mph.
At White City, Cardiff, which closed in
1936, he covered 525 yards in 29.52 sec a
tremendous time in those days, and then went
to White City, London, for the Derby.
In one of the greatest races ever seen,
between the three most outstanding dogs of
the era, Future Cutlet, Beef Cutlet, and Wild
Woolley, he was left in the traps and beaten
into second in a close finish with Future
Cutlet.
The previous year, Wild Woolley had won
by no more than a neck, from Future Cutlet.
In the Record Stakes at Wimbledon,
where he had won the Laurels the previous
year, Beef Cutlet reversed the Derby placings.
He beat Future Cutlet by a short head in
another thrilling race contested by five of the
best dogs in training, Beef Cutlet, Future
Cutlet, Goofy Gear, Brave Enough, and failinga
THIS son of Mutton Cutlet-Burette was
whelped in 1930 soon after greyhound racing
had become established as a major sport in
England.
Not only was he one of the fastest and
finest dogs ever to run on the track or coursing
field, but he passed on all the outstanding
qualities of his sire to a new generation of
track greyhounds.
After reaching the last four of the National
Breeders Stakes at Powerstown in 1932, he
was purchased from JA Byrne, his breeder,
by Sir Herbert Merritt, chairman of the
Cardiff City Football Club.
The dog was a present for his daughter
Joan.
Beef Cutlet's first race was at Arms Park,
Cardiff, for the Glarmorgan Gold Cup which
he won in a track record, covering the 500
yards in 28.41.
He was first trained by John Hegarty at
the famous Waterhall Kennels.
Entered for the 1932 Laurels, he won
comfortably in 28.47sec.
The time was a world record for 500 yards
and the Laurels final was only his seventh race
on a greyhound track.
The dog was virtually unknown in
England at the time and his victory caused a
sensation.
He also took the Daily Mail Trophy. He
raced no more that year but, in May 1933,
over a specially constructed course for the
Hunt Club at Blackpool, he won by eight
lengths and covered 500 yards in 26.13 sec.
That time still stands as one as the fastest
ever for 500 yards and one which gave him
an average speed of more 40 mph.
At White City, Cardiff, which closed in
1936, he covered 525 yards in 29.52 sec a
tremendous time in those days, and then went
to White City, London, for the Derby.
In one of the greatest races ever seen,
between the three most outstanding dogs of
the era, Future Cutlet, Beef Cutlet, and Wild
Woolley, he was left in the traps and beaten
into second in a close finish with Future
Cutlet.
The previous year, Wild Woolley had won
by no more than a neck, from Future Cutlet.
In the Record Stakes at Wimbledon,
where he had won the Laurels the previous
year, Beef Cutlet reversed the Derby placings.
He beat Future Cutlet by a short head in
another thrilling race contested by five of the
best dogs in training, Beef Cutlet, Future
Cutlet, Goofy Gear, Brave Enough, and failinga
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