meeting was held on 25 September 1987 and the last winner was 6–1 shot Davdor Darra. The famous totalisator board was dismantled and parts of it went to the Science Museum at Wroughton, Swindon. The site which was acquired by the local council and McAlpine Homes is subject to various appeals before being demolished and making way for 220 homes and a Sainsburys superstore. Competitions The Oaks (an original classic race) Pall Mall Stakes Golden Jacket National Sprint Produce Stakes Track records Pre Metric records Post Metric records Cheetah racing at Harringay In 1937, Harringay Stadium was part of a scheme by the owner of the Romford Stadium, Arthur Leggett, to increase attendance at his venue. Twelve cheetahs were imported into the UK from Kenya in December 1936 by explorer Kenneth Gandar-Dower. After six months' quarantine the cheetahs were given a year to acclimatise and for training at Harringay and Staines stadia. The cheetahs ran in public for the first time to a packed house at the Romford track, on Saturday, 11 December 1937. Two races were held. The experiment failed and the racing stopped because although the cheetahs were able to better the greyhound times they had to be let off first when racing greyhounds and when they raced against each other they became disinterested and stopped chasing the lure. Speedway A speedway track was laid inside the greyhound track and speedway events began at Harringay Stadium on 29 May 1928, three months after the first speedway event was held in the UK. After four years, with mixed success, the events were discontinued. However, they resumed in 1935 and, after a break during the war, speedway events ran from 4 April 1947 until 1954. During the 1930s, many events were promoted by sports promoter Tom Bradbury-Pratt. The home team was known as the Harringay Canaries, then the Harringay Tigers, and finally the Harringay Racers. Australian Vic Duggan was the top star from 1947 to 1950. When he retired Split Waterman took over as Racers star rider. The huge postwar popularity of speedway declined through the early 1950s and Harringay was one of many tracks that discontinued their involvement in the sport in that period. The stadium was last used for speedway when it staged the Provincial League Riders' Championship on 16 September 1961. In 1950, with a gap to fill in their schedule, the promoters of the speedway staged