Macroom CC meeting for the 2011/12 season will be held on Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th January 2012.

2011/12 draw

The card for our meeting usually contains the following events:

Judge : Liam Kelly   

Slippers : David Galvin.

Oaks Trial Stake for (32) Bitch Puppies.

Reserve Derby Trial Stake for (32) dog puppies.

The Macroom All Age for (16) All Age Greyhounds. Winner 1,000.

Two Course Duffer for (16) two course duffers. Winner 400.

Local Stake for (8 ) One Course Duffers.

Entries close : Friday January 6th. 2012.

Macroom have coursed over the past few years at the fields of Cork Coursing Club. We are grateful to the Cork CC for the use of their facilities.

The earliest mention of Macroom Coursing Club that I could locate in the Irish Stud Book was from 1925 and a revival meeting of the club. See extract below:

“Macroom 18th November, 1925.

    The revival meeting at Macroom was not the success it might have been. An unavoidable change of plans told against the meeting.

    Carrig King and Round Coolehane, divided the Macroom Stakes (puppies). Mr. J. McElistrim’s Mulcahy beat Mickey Free in the final of the Open Stakes, and Mr. D. C. Dennehy’s Good Spirits won the Maiden event, beating Sargent Peake in the final.”

Macroom United Club - R. Collins, Main Street, Macroom.

“Macroom 9th February, 1927.

    The above meeting took place in bitterly cold weather, snow showers falling practically all the time. The meeting, on the whole, was most successful, and good trials were the order of the day. The Trial Stake went to Nigger, who beat Truthful Lady in the final. Milestream Boy won the All-ages Stake, beating Speedful Gift in the final, and Pilot accounted for Recharged in the decider of the Sullane Stakes.

Macroom United Club - Messers. R. Collins, J. Cullinane, and M. Donohoe, Macroom.”