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词条 Borough Park, Blackpool
释义

  1. Origins

  2. Rugby league

  3. Greyhound racing

  4. Closure

  5. References

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Borough Park, Blackpool was a rugby league and greyhound racing stadium on Princess Street in Blackpool, Lancashire.

Origins

In 1963 a new home was built for the Blackpool Borough rugby league team between Princess Street to the north and Rigby Road to the south next to a gas works.[1]

Rugby league

Rugby league was held at the stadium from 1963 until 1987.[2]

{{main article|Blackpool Borough}}

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing arrived on 28 April 1967 with the racing being independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club). The track hosted one of the biggest independent races in the country called the Blackpool Derby and the seaside track ran every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening with an additional fixture on Saturday evenings during summer.[3]

The track had an 'Outside Sumner' hare system and fourteen bookmakers on course. In 1968 new American type lighting was installed at the cost of £5,000 and one year later a new totalisator was installed.[3]

By the late 1980s race distances were 250, 593 and 765 metres on a 363 metres circumference circuit.[4]

Closure

The greyhound racing ended in 1998 and the stadium was demolished by the council to make way for a cinema complex.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/331088/435180/13/100765|title=OS Plan 1969-1970|publisher=old-maps.co.uk}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/memories-of-blackpool-borough-days-gone-by-1-1405392|title=Memories of Blackpool 'Borough' days gone by|publisher=Morley Observer and Advertiser}}
3. ^{{cite book|last=Furby|first=R|title=Independent Greyhound Racing|year=1968|publisher=New Dominion House}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|page =276|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}
{{English greyhound tracks}}

3 : Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom|Defunct rugby union venues in England|Defunct rugby league venues in England

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