ELECTRIC COURSING.
GREAT BOOM IN BRITAIN. THIRTY COMPANIES FORMED. (Received August 18, 11.15 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, Aug. 18. The sudden popularity of greyhound racing with electric hares has led to extraordinary developments. Thirty companies have been formed in London and other large cities in Britain, with a total capital of £1,000,000. At meetings at the White City at Earl s Court, London, the attendances have been 90,000, and the gross takings have been on an average £15,000 a week. The new sport has resulted in a boom in the shares in dogs. Some £1 shares are now worth £lO. A dog which was worth £lO a few months ago was sold for £350. Any sort of greyhound pup has now a high market valuo.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19719, 19 August 1927, Page 11
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126ELECTRIC COURSING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19719, 19 August 1927, Page 11
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