Where is henlow greyhound track

But it was during the summer of that a more recognised oval greyhound track was laid, and due to the interest shown by locals, Henlow put on its first meeting on the 1st of August The track was primitive indeed, as the course had been marked out by wooden stakes, and the dogs chased a trackless type hare which happened to be nothing more than a lure pulled along by a hand operated winch.

The post war years had seen the track well organised as a programme shows then that races consisted of six greyhounds challenging over distances of and yards, yet still operated as an independent track. Although distances varied throughout the years due to alterations and development, by distances were being run over , and yards, with an inside Sumner hare type system fitted at the time.

It continued to operate undisturbed as a flapping track for almost fifty years before accepting an offer to join the NGRC in as a permit track operating under a C license. Today, Henlow continues to operate under NGRC rules, but due to its graphical location, will probably not reach the standards of the big city licensed tracks, such as Sheffield and Nottingham.

Henlow has crowd capacity of just 1,, and offers six dog racing, with the hounds chasing an outside Swaffham McGee type hare. Distances are run over , , , , , and metres, with the track having a metre circumference.

Memorabilia for this track is required for this page, if you can help please contact me. Your email address will not be published. This advert is from a Greyhound Owner newspaper of June This image printed in The Greyhound Star dated December A cluster of images printed in The Greyhound Star dated November Two modern evening meetings at Henlow. More recent images of Henlow. The hare type that is used here is the Swaffham McGee.

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