Offered at a fair 'BUY IT NOW' price,9 x VINTAGE WEST HAM GREYOUND PROGRAMMES DATING FROM 1968,in good used condition,as described below.

As stated,on offer here is a selection of 9 x West Ham Greyhound Stadium racing programmes,in generally good used condition.

Part of a fair sized collection which i acquired several years ago.

The West Ham track (nothing to do with the football team) was the largest track in the country,with a 562yd circuit / a spectator capacity of 100,000,and regular attendances of around 30,000 in it's heyday.

It held it's final race meeting in May 1972,and is now (yes you guessed it!!) ~ a housing estate.

In fact,since the closure of Wimbledon,there is now not a single dog track left in London,which is pretty disgraceful!!

Programmes are in good,clean order,with no holes or tears,although it should be noted that the original owner has penned the winner & second in biro at the bottom of each racecard,and in some cases has also written the stake next to the dog which was backed,and the amount that was won (or lost!!).

You can see this clearly in the photo's.

They do have the odd mark here & there as you would expect of their age ~ Centre staples present,but do have varying degrees of rusting.

Decent races include the heats of "The Cambridgeshire" in January,run over the 600 yard trip,with the final being held on the 25th of January,with a prize of £200 to the winner.

Another race of note is the "Evening Standard Challenge Cup",run over 550 yards on the 13th of march,with a prize of £25 to the winner.

Programme cost was one shilling.

Grab yourself a piece of Greyhound racing memorabilia.

Priced @ £2.50p each.

I've tried to cover most angles ~ As seen in the photo's.

Hopefully the photo's will be informative as to the general condition.

Will be sent packed securely in cardboard.

Postage within the UK will be £4.20p,and will be sent by FIRST CLASS SIGNED FOR POST (packed weight approx 250gr).

Overseas purchasers welcome ~ Please continue using Ebay's 'OVERSEAS SHIPPING PROGRAMME'.

Postage charged at the Royal Mail April 2024 prices "large letter" bracket,at cost price.

I always try to keep postage / shipping costs down ~ I do NOT charge for packing.

I have tried to be as honest as i can with my description.

If you have any questions,or need any more photo's,please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

Thank you for looking.