First time I have seen this photo of the 1965 Association Cup the first ever conducted. Result was:
Association Cup 800yds
June 5, 1965. “Harold Park first prize 1,000 pounds
winner Blue Autumn (Top Linen x Eliza Ann)
owner/trainer A S Johnston
2nd Rare Grand
3rd Sunny Which
margins hd x 2 time 44 ”
Jeff Collerson – Blue Autumn was the first NSW Greyhound of the Year award winner (in 1965). She was raced by Bert & Jean Johnson ho also trained Blue Autumn’s nearly as talented litter sister Scuff, also a stayer
Howard Gray– Jeff Collerson Trained a son of Scuff, Windwar that Warren Harper sent over to us, one of the dogs the infamous fence jumpers poisoned along with Warren’s top racer Pagan Rate…Old Jodie survived but was never the same dog, won a few races with the ol… See more
Jan Griffiths– Teriffic dogs
Howard Gray– Jeff Collerson Trained a son of Scuff, Windwar that Warren Harper sent over to us, one of the dogs the infamous fence jumpers poisoned along with Warren’s top racer Pagan Rate…Old Jodie survived but was never the same dog, won a few races with the ol… See more
Jan Griffiths– Teriffic dogs
