Distances were now 400 and 500 yards behind an'Outside Sumner'hare system with the principal events consisting of the Durham Cup and South Shields Cup.
32.
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.
33.
The new owners invested heavily into the track building a new grandstand which included a state of the art glass-fronted restaurant, the tote and hare system were also replaced.
34.
The hare system used was a'Sumner'and the kennel facilities for the New Cross trainers were situated at nearby Silwood Street within ten minutes walking distance of the track.
35.
White City was one of the few greyhound tracks that used two separate hare systems with an'Outside M . S Cable'as well as a'Sumner'hare.
36.
Throughout the 1960s racing took place on Thursday and Saturday nights at 7.15pm over distances of 277, 460 and 637 yards behind an'Inside Sumner'hare system.
37.
Racing took place on Monday and Thursday evenings on an all-grass circuit and race distances of 280, 470 and 680 yards behind an'Inside Sumner'hare system.
38.
The track was all-grass, 330 yards in circumference and used an'Inside Sumner'hare system with race distances of 400, 500, 650 and 800 yards.
39.
Together with his son Gavin they were always looking to improve the mechanical workings of greyhound racing from hare systems to drainage and they produced a new hare that would change the industry.
40.
It was described as a very good galloping track with long 100 yard straights and easy bends with a 550 yard distance in one circuit behind an'Inside Sumner'hare system.
