It May Only Have Been a Giant Fire Cracker Momentary panic among the crowds thronging the stands at the Canidrome on Saturday night followed what was at first believed to be a bomb explosion.
It was just before 1030, the eighth race had started, and the stands were in darkness, with only the brilliant lights over the track to lighten the gloom. 'The dogs had rounded the last corner into the straight when there was a terrify crash, and a flash of light from the neighbourhood the {udges' box. 'The crowds in the immediate vicinity scattered, tramp! ing over each other in their rush to get away, The lights went up immediately, and it was seen that something explosive had been hurled the judges' box.
Short-tive Paulo 'The panic was soon over, however, for it' was seen that non@ of the judges was hurt and the machinery' of the dog-racing track was put into immediate action as if nothing had] happened. A few minutes later, the attendants brought out the runners for the ninth race, the pari-mutuals were as busy as usual, and, but for the steel-helmeted special tquad_of the French Municipal Police, nothing unusual could be seen, beyond the lightly charred paint on the over hanging root over the officials' box.
the tense excitement of the finish, not one person, as far 8 could be ascertained, had seen actually what had happened. It was presumed from the position of the charred wood that the explosive missile had been hurled from above and to the left of the judges' box, apparently from the platform at the top of the steps. It hit the overhanging shelter root on the front eft corner and exploded without harm to those in the box.
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