Never Roll

Seldom does a greyhound have the early and late speed that you possessed.

Perhaps that’s why you brought fans to their feet and received tumultuous applause during your racing career. You were labeled a “sensational speedster,” a tribute in title verified when you chalked up four consecutive world records at Wonderland in September of 1942.

At that time you set a new high in the history of the sport.

Capturing the Wonderland Derby came easily for you– a 12-length victor. The mutuel handle soared to a new high of $316,985.00 on that swift September day.

Nicknamed “The Roll,” your owner, H. A. Alderson, had reason to bust his buttons when you once raced in a “dream race.”

Some of the finest greyhounds ever to grace a track shared space at the starting line with you.

A tip-toe crowd watched you come from far back and roar through the stretch to slip under the wire a 2-length winner over Captain Panther, the celebrated juvenile racing star.

Your time for the 5-16 was 31.1, just 1-Sth of a second behind the great Rural Rube’s 31-second clocking for that distance.

Your racing record bulges with performance marks and trophy receipts, among them the Tampa Derby in 1942-43, plus Tampa fame as leading winner then with 16 wins in

27 starts, two seconds and two thirds.

Never Roll, you wowed ’em!