Although she threw most of them out we managed many years ago to retrieve from my mother-in-law a few certificates and photos of her father's activities as a driver and training of trotting horses.
Being interested in his grandfather's activities my husband emailed the NSW Harness Racing Association to see if they could tell him anything about Ernest James Gillespie.
This afternoon we were thrilled to receive an email from the Association listing some of Ern's activities. Text of the email follows:
Being interested in his grandfather's activities my husband emailed the NSW Harness Racing Association to see if they could tell him anything about Ernest James Gillespie.
This afternoon we were thrilled to receive an email from the Association listing some of Ern's activities. Text of the email follows:
I have found where he was an owner first of all all and then a trainer in the period 1919 to 1934. I have listed below his wins only- I do not have any placing records but presume he may have had some.
1st Bellwood 30/12/18 Vic Pk E Gillespie's (JC Hall Driver)
1st Bellwood 24/11/19 Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's (R Byrnes Driver)
1st Bellwood 19/1/20 Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's (R Byrnes Driver)
1st Bellwood 3/11/20 Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's (JC Hall Driver)
1st Joan of Arc (27/8/21) Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's (EL McDonald Driver)
1st Joan of Arc (28/12/22) Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Careful (21/12/23) Vic Pk E Gillespie's (EL McDonald Driver)
1st Careful (19/5/24) Vic Pk E Gillespie's (EL McDonald Driver)
1st Careful (3/11/25) Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Jimmy Wilkes (27/2/26) Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's EGillespie Driver
1st Jimmy Wilkes (22/3/26) Epping (H Pk) E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Careful (26/4/26) Vic Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Jimmy Wilkes (14/5/26) Epping (H Pk) EGillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Cupid's Arch (2/9/29 H Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Cupid's Arch (8/10/29) H Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Some Winn (26/2/34) H Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Some Winn (39/4/34) H Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
1st Warrego (15/10/34) H Pk E Gillespie's E Gillespie Driver
The information contained in this email message provides us with a wealth of information and leads. Armed with this I just quickly put the search terms "Bellwood" and "Gillespie" into Trove and got a list of hits that told me that Ern raced Bellwood at Bathurst, Menangle Park and Richmond in NSW. I have added a task about this to my Research Log and hope to fill out more details of Ern's activities in the near future.
It's amazing what one can find from records that are not traditional genealogical records.
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