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BELLE VUE GREYHOUND STADIUM This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for the scans of badges on this page. |
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| The first greyhound track to open in England was at Belle Vue, situated in the Gorton area of Manchester, when racing took place on 24th July 1926. Whilst the first meeting was well attended by a crowd in excess of 1700 people, interest quickly grew and crowds could be numbered in the thousands. The very first race to be run in England was won by Trap 1 Mistley. The Cesarewitch was run over 880 yards at Belle Vue for the first time in 1971. | ||||||
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As well as its principal race the Cesarewitch the track also hosts the Northern Flat Championships and the Cock of the North Championships. The former has been won by Derby champions in the past with Rushton Mac claiming consecutive victories in 1954 and again in 1955. In the Cock of the North Honeygar Kid gained back to back victories in 1980 and 1981. |
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| This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend
a visit to http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken. |
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If you have rare Belle Vue badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net |
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