Attendances

National Greyhound Racing Club Attendance  and other relevant  figures for '92 -'95

N.G.R.C. ATTENDANCE'S 1995...... 3,652,671 1994...... 3,911,447 1993...... 3,843,820 1992...... 3,864,288 This is an overall decline of 7%.

MONEY RAISED FOR CHARITY 1995...... £822,463 1994...... £996,160 1993...... £891,959 1992...... £986,955 This is an overall decline of 20%.

TOTAL ON COURSE BETTING 1995...... 276.6 £M 1994...... 310.1 £M 1993...... 320.2 £M 1992...... 337.0 £M This is an overall decline of 21.85%.

ON COURSE BOOKIES 1995...... 231 1994...... 237 1993...... 244 1992...... 263 This is an overall decline of 14%.

EARMARKED LITTERS 1995...... 786 1994...... 801 1993...... 868 1992...... 891 This is an overall decline of 13.4%.

OWNER TRAINERS 1995...... 550 1994...... 573 1993...... 500 1992...... 473 Fluctuating trend

PRIZE MONEY ADDED 1995...... £10,200,874 1994...... £8,852,305 1993...... £7,612,710 1992...... £7,317,025 This is an increase of over 39.41%

TOTALISATOR TURNOVER 1995...... £77.8M 1994...... £88.2M 1993...... £88.0M 1992...... £91.8M This is a decline of 18%.

TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES 1995...... 73,635 1994...... 73,138 1993...... 70,631 1992...... 69,800 This is an increase of 3,835 races. Or 5.495%.

NEW DOGS REGISTERED 1995...... 10,257 1994...... 10,369 1993...... 10,826 1992...... 10,433 This represents an over all decline.

NEW OWNERS REGISTERED 1995...... 2,451 1994...... 2,917 1993...... 2,876 1992...... 2,623 This is an overall decline.

NUMBER OF B.A.G.S. MEETINGS 1995...... 845 1994...... 759 1993...... 744 1992...... 676 This is an increase of 25%.

BRITISH REGISTRATIONS 1995...... 2,736 1994...... 2,607 1993...... 2,995 1992...... 2,688 Fluctuating rise and fall.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS 1995...... 575 1994...... 589 1993...... 517 1992...... 550 Fluctuating rise and fall.

OWNER TRAINERS 1995...... 550 1994...... 573 1993...... 500 1992...... 473 An increase of 21.2 % to 1994, then a fall of 4.2 % to 1995.

PERMIT TRAINERS 1995...... 1,052 1994...... 1,033 1993...... 1,295 1992...... 1,330 A decrease 1992-1994 of 28.8% then an increase in 95 of 1.9%.

ADVERTISED OPEN RACES 1995...... 6,600 1994...... 6,100 1993...... 5,712 1992...... 5,518 An overall increase of 19.6%.

This record clearly shows that even with an increase in incentives of more prize money, more races, more B.A.G.S. meetings, and more advertised open races, the attendance figures continue to fall, which leads me to the question we've been asking all along, why do we need more greyhounds? Key indications, particularly in the attendance figures, numbers of earmarked litters, and the registration of new owners, show a steady decline. Those indicators, which are on the increase, particularly B.A.G.S. meetings, reflect a changing trend within the industry. To introduce more greyhounds into the industry now would be a further, but far crueller attempt to restore the fortunes of the greyhound racing industry. The only sure outcome would be that of a higher proportion of greyhounds failing the grade, and that greyhounds would be massacred in larger numbers than ever before. It is time to take a long hard look at greyhound racing as a whole, and try and get back to the basics, and forget about grants to prop-up an ailing empire.

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