New Posts For Thread: The 1957 Harringay Riothttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riotThe Story by Alan Newman.In 1957 the rules of greyhound racing were that if a dog had a fight during the race it would be disqualified and the race would be declared void. A claxon horn would be blown, with the track announcer calling out “No raceShort film of the last meeting at Harringayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSvAlBONbEhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558931675#558931675Short film of the last meeting at Harringayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSvAlBONbEWed, 04 Mar 2020 02:52:25 -0600Yes I remember them right on the bend mad.dog, I rarely missed Mondays and Fridays and sometimes the afternoon Bank Holiday meetings in between morning and evening at Clapton. At that time I would often be stood with Alfie Stokes the Spurs player whohttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558931573#558931573Yes I remember them right on the bend mad.dog, I rarely missed Mondays and Fridays and sometimes the afternoon Bank Holiday meetings in between morning and evening at Clapton. At that time I would often be stood with Alfie Stokes the Spurs player whoWed, 04 Mar 2020 01:48:55 -0600sparrow i used to go both sides at harringay you remember the old tote clockshttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558930461#558930461sparrow i used to go both sides at harringay you remember the old tote clocksTue, 03 Mar 2020 15:48:25 -0600Was my local track , lived round the corner . Loved it but was falling to bits . Started going mid seventies until the last meeting . We were spoilt for racing in those days .https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558930261#558930261Was my local track , lived round the corner . Loved it but was falling to bits . Started going mid seventies until the last meeting . We were spoilt for racing in those days .Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:22:17 -0600Thanks eyeball, but it's so strange to me seeing those empty stands on the far side where I stood every week in the 60s amongst thousands of others for just a normal meeting.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558929931#558929931Thanks eyeball, but it's so strange to me seeing those empty stands on the far side where I stood every week in the 60s amongst thousands of others for just a normal meeting.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:34:42 -0600https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXrDDBNIZyQhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558929751#558929751https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXrDDBNIZyQTue, 03 Mar 2020 14:12:45 -0600Yeah great story cheers sparrow. Probably just a 'oh feck' if the coffin had won.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558929551#558929551Yeah great story cheers sparrow. Probably just a 'oh feck' if the coffin had won.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:48:03 -0600Thanks staggy, glad you enjoy them.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558928377#558928377Thanks staggy, glad you enjoy them.Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:22:07 -0600Public Order Act 1986 statesWhere 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scenehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558927555#558927555Public Order Act 1986 statesWhere 12 or more persons who are present together use or threaten unlawful violence for a common purpose and the conduct of them (taken together) is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the sceneTue, 03 Mar 2020 06:53:25 -0600Them jolly backers are horrible **** ain’t theyhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31631547/the-1957-harringay-riot?post_id=558927441#558927441Them jolly backers are horrible **** ain’t theyTue, 03 Mar 2020 06:18:14 -0600