being demolished and the tote doubled in size, displaying results automatically. Tote turnover in 1946 was a massive £11,046,994 second only to White City. In the 1950s the grandstand received a glass front to accommodate a restaurant and offered 14 buffet bars and 10 licensed bars. Such was Harringay's reputation that in the 1950s Sporting Life called the track "the best running circuit in Britain". In 1957 Racing Manager Harold Ingleton retired and was replaced by Ken Obee from Stamford Bridge. In 1959 the Oaks was switched to Harringay from White City. In 1961 the track heating system was introduced with electric cables sewn into the track by the tractor and a team of workers about eight inches under the turf. They would prove to be useful until the advent of all sand tracks. The track was able to use two hares, an 'Outside McGee' and 'Outside Sumner' and small hurdle races described as chases. Harringay held Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) meetings from 1967 after being chosen as one of the tracks to host the service. In late 1968 the stadium underwent a facelift with new stands, a new track surface with improved banking, and new distances of 450, 725, and 900 yards. Trainer Peter Hawkesley replaced the retiring Wilf France in 1970 and Jimmy Keane replaced Frank Melville in 1971 after he left for Rochester. In 1971 eight dog racing was trialed and one year later Harringay dogs had a brief spell of fame when the stadium became the home of Greyhound racing on London Weekend Television's World of Sport between 1972 and 1982. Westpark Mustard completed win number seven on her way to 20 consecutive wins in 1974 and a new major competition called the Golden Jacket was inaugurated at the track in 1975. Ballyregan Bob appeared during December 1985 and twice in November 1986, all three wins formed part of the magical 32 world record (two of them track records). Decline and Closure By 1986 plans to sell most of the site had already been announced and the managing director of the GRA, Charles Chandler promised a new, smaller stadium on the site, modelled on the Stamford Bridge track. The plan failed to materialise. In 1987 the GRA were taken over by Wembley plc and with the stadium valued at £1 million per acre and with a 23-acre site the sale plans accelerated. The last greyhound