Askern Greyhound Stadium

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Askern Greyhound Stadium
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The track in 2006
Askern Greyhound Stadium
LocationSelby Road, Askern, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0ES
Coordinates 53°37′29.7″N1°9′14″W / 53.624917°N 1.15389°W / 53.624917; -1.15389
Opened1939
Closed2022
Website
https://askerngreyhoundstadium.weebly.com/

Askern Greyhound Stadium is a former greyhound racing stadium in Selby Road, Askern, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The track was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and racing took place every Wednesday and Friday at 7.15pm with occasional Sunday racing until it ceased on Friday 23 September 2022. Facilities included a club room, bar and fast food. [1]

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Origins

Entrance to the stadium Askern Greyhound Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 234863.jpg
Entrance to the stadium

Askern applied for a betting licence during 1938 and it was approved on 15 October 1938. The track was constructed north of Askern on the west side of Selby Road and the east side of the Askern branch of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in an area known as Norton Common. [2]

History

The racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and is believed to have started in 1939. [3]

In the 1980s the track had a circumference of 350 yards and race over distances of 225, 425m and 600 metres with an Inside Sumner hare system. Described as a tight circuit with a short run to the first bend it had a club house and car park for 100 vehicles. [4] In 1998, the track was run by promoter Harold Askew who leased out his schooling track at the same time in order to oversee proceedings. [5]

Modern race distances remained as 225, 425 and 600 metres and the track ran some races for whippets and lurchers. [1] On 23 September the last race meeting was held and the track closed, leaving just two active independent tracks. [6] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Home". Askern Stadium.
  2. ↑ "OS Plan 1960". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Askern". Greyhound Racing Times. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 272. ISBN   0-948955-15-5.
  5. ↑ "Askern's Harold on a Different Track". Vol. 16, no. 1. Greyhound Star. January 1998.
  6. ↑ "Final meeting 23 September". Askern Stadium. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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