WHIPPET RACING
WELLINGTON'S FIRST EXPERIENCE NOT A SUCCESS (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. Wellington was introduced to whippet racing last night, but it was hardly a success. So much time was lost in stringing the tapes for the course, taking the dogs to and from the starting point, and removing the tapes again to allow other items to proceed, that itbecame wearisome, and in the end, of three events only two were run, ami even then the spectators were detained on the ground till nearly 11 o'clock. It was obvious that this sport must bo kept to itself and cannot be mixed with others. The'dogs are small and flash by at 15 yards a second, and the actual running over all only takes a few minutes altogether, which is out of all proportion to the time wasted waiting for it to begin.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 30 November 1927, Page 6
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143WHIPPET RACING Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 30 November 1927, Page 6
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