Mick the Miller
Mick the Miller is pictured above with his owner Mrs. Arundel H. Kempton and two of his puppies Mick the Mighty and Mick the Maiden from a litter out of Toftwood Misery, whelped in June of 1933. Mick survived distember at the young age of 12 months to go on and become one of the greatest racers of his time.
Accomplishments:
First greyhound to win the English Derby in successive years (1929
-30)
First greyhound to run a 525 yd course in under 30 seconds
Inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame in 1981
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Registered
Name:
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Mick
the Miller
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Sire:
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Glorious
Event
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Owned By:
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Mrs.
Arundel H. Kempton
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Dam:
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Na
Boc Lei
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DOB:
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June
1926
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Color:
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Black
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Sex:
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Male
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Littermates:
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Not
Listed
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Mick the Miller |
Glorious Event |
Osprey Hawk |
Hillcourt |
Mandini |
Gallant |
| Kaffir Queen | |||||
| Camorra | Farndon Ferry | ||||
| Thessaly | |||||
| Prarie Hawk | Gloomy | George Bounce | |||
| Black Maria | |||||
| Prairie Flower II | ~ | ||||
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| Merriment IV | Dick the Liar | Bucaso Boy | Father Flint | ||
| Heliostat | |||||
| Stormy Sea II | Heliostat | ||||
| Stormy Petrel | |||||
| Royal Leily | ~ | ~ | |||
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| Na Boc Lei | Let Im Out | Lock and Key | Howtown | Father Flint | |
| Heirloom | |||||
| Lonley Vicia | ~ | ||||
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| Lengsfeld | Lottery | Fiery Furnace | |||
| Lucks Reward | |||||
| Gaysfield | Glenfield | ||||
| Greysfield | |||||
| Tallbotstown III | Coming Tide | Friendly Foe | Farndon Ferry | ||
| Satiny | |||||
| Fast Waves | Wild Wind | ||||
| White Thistle | |||||
| Bag O Slack | ~ | ~ | |||
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References:
The Greyhound Hall of Fame,
The Reign of the Greyhound by Cynthia Brannigan,
The Complete Book of Greyhounds by Julia Barnes
The Greyhound Review magazine,
Great Names in Greyhound Pedigrees Volumes I & II by Gary Guccione
The Greyhound Breed and Race Database,
Rosnet 2000,
and the National Greyhound Association.