A huge semicircle of gold, with dogs in blue, red and green coats, their black shadows thrown behind them, hurling themselves after an electric hare, surrounded by a crowd fof 70,000, "plunged in dramatic darkness, rising to their feet, shou ing and waving programmes: this the picture of Wembley Stadium at the inauguration last night of greyhound racing there.
What remain of the desolate! buildings of the famous British Empire Exhibition were illuminated the glare of a searchlight from lamps turned on between the races.
These latter are named after parts of the Empire.
The Hare Overtaken In one race a dog overtook the share and stopped bewildered. Another race, the South African Stakes, was marred by wholesale Sighting amongst the runners.
"The Greyhound Racing Association announces that an agreement} has been signed for the lease of the White City Stadium, under which the Association can race greyhounds there for ten years.
The Trap Tampered With Later.
The. huge crowd at Wembley on Saturday night were not aware that they nearly saw no racing. A sennal attempt to prevent the racing has now been revealed, Just before the first race somebody tappered with the trap from which the dogs are released for the races, smashed the mechanism and made it! unworkable. Fortunately, another dog trap was available and was quickly substituted, The police are making investiga Dutch East Indies.
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