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A route inland from Little Wanganui was surveyed in 1894 and 3 mi (4.8 km) of packhorse track was cut, using unemployed men from the Mohikinui mine. Work progressed slowly, but by 1899 there was 4.5 mi (7.2 km) of cart road, and a pack track up the north bank of the Little Wanganui River to the gorge. From there a roughly cut route followed the ...
The Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club was founded in 1948, although they did race as the Canterbury Greyhound Racing Club before changing back to their original name in 1956. [20] Significant milestones in club's history [20] 1948, founded; 19 August 1972, first equalisator meeting; 19 October 1978, first on course tote meeting
Greyhounds rounding a turn on a track. Commercial greyhound racing is characterized by several criteria (varying depending on country) and can include legalized gambling, the existence of a regulatory structure, the physical presence of racetracks, whether the host state or subdivision shares in any gambling proceeds, fees charged by host locations, the use of professional racing kennels, the ...
Pack-tracks had been formed in the 1870s, after traces of gold were discovered in 1869, 30 km north-east of Waiouru on Mr. Lyon's run at Kereru. The Gentle Annie track was used to get the hundreds of tons of Murimotu wool to Napier and later the shorter, but muddier, routes of Hales' Track and Field's Track to Wanganui were built. These tracks ...
War disrupted regular racing but in August 1942 when the great wartime greyhound Ballynennan Moon appeared at the track he broke the track record over 440 yards. [ 5 ] In 1945 the Daily Herald reported that Wandsworth Stadium Ltd (the company that owned the track) was subject to over 97% government tax deductions.
In April 1939 William Burrows and John Cain applied for a betting licence for greyhound racing to be held on a plot of land north of Altofts Lane and Whitwood Lane in Whitwood in the urban district of Castleford. [2] The track was known locally as Whitwood and could accommodate 2,500 spectators (500 in a stand and 2,000 around the track).
Greyhound racing started on 29 February 1988 and the first race was won by Go Ben Go. The greyhound racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club) and was known as a flapping track, which was the nickname given to independent tracks. [2] [3] Racing took place on Monday and Saturday evenings.
In 1944, Gladstone Brigadier trained by Ken Newham won the Scottish Greyhound Derby at Carntyne Stadium. [6] The stadium was owned by the Warrington Greyhound Racing Association Ltd and featured a main covered grandstand on the home straight. There was an enclosed stand and sports club on the back straight and a racing club on the fourth bend.