Racing was conducted over three distances: by far the most popular distance was ths of a mile. The Revere Course was slightly more than 3/8ths of a mile and the Wonderland Course was 7/16ths of a mile. The Huestis Course (seldom run) was 9/16's of a mile. For almost the entire racing life of the track the evening program was 10 races; Massachusetts law required the last race to be off by 11PM. As an attempt to stay in business, the number of daily races was increased, though the daily purse structure was not increased a great deal. The greyhound racing lure was affectionately known as "Swifty", spawning the repetition of the track announcer's call "There goes Swifty!" not only at the track but as an area reference in casual conversation.