1949 Irish Greyhound Derby

[2] At Harold's Cross, 12 August (over 525 yards): 2½, ½ (lengths) Tim 'Chubb' O’Connor bred a successful litter from a mating with his brood bitch Cordal Moonlight.

This time it was to Rebel Abbey and resulted in a greyhound named Spanish Chestnut.

[4] In the semi-finals a greyhound called Friends Everywhere set a surprise track record of 29.74sec.

Merry Courier and Spanish Emperor made the final but Labrais Bella did not.

The second semi was also a surprise when Rushton News defeated odds on favourite Spanish Lad.