NEW TRACK AT EPSOM
Favourable Comment
“The Press” Special Service AUCKLAND, Sept. 15.
The white crushed-lime, stone surface of the new Alexandra Park race-track, which cost about £25,000, was given an initial test last night by many horses and several leading athletes.
Drivers with experience at Wellington night meetings were unanimous in comparing it with the Hutt Park Raceway, considered by experts to be the best in the Southern Hemisphere.
Officials of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club with experience of overseas running tracks were loud in their praise. The president of the Auckland Trotting Club (Mr P. R. Bridgens) and mem. bers of the committee ex. pressed delight at the new track and the success of the test, especially the clearer outline of horses along the back.
It was the general opinion that the track would prove in time the fastest yet raced on at Epsom.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19610916.2.21
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume C, Issue 29620, 16 September 1961, Page 4
Word Count
146NEW TRACK AT EPSOM Press, Volume C, Issue 29620, 16 September 1961, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in