

ACHIEVEMENTS:
Raced 1938-1940
Won 41 of 83 races
Set World's 5/16 Record, 31 flat
1st Wonderland Inaugural, twice
1st Wonderland Juvenile
1st Bay State Derby
1st Wonderland Futurity
Flagler Futurity Stake, 2 Inagurals
adn 2 derbies in 1939
Inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame in 1963
Rural Rube was a legend. There were those who swear he was almost
human. He posed to newsreels and cameras and at a dinner in his
honor Rural Rube sat at the head of the table, a napkin tied around
his neck. He even bowed to the delight of those present.
Winner of the Flagler Futurity Stake, two inagurals and two derbies
in 1939, setting four track records. Won the Flagler derby in
1940, 51-16-10 in 83 career starts. Died 1950.