(Asked Wednesday Night at Bangor Raceway)

Thelma Hazlett, Stockton Springs: “I feel real bad about it. It gives you a chance to get out. There is no other facility to go to. You can come here for a dollar and it’s good entertainment.”

Don Cust, Brewer: “They decided they wanted to start a meet in February, why not go through with it? Don’t they have contracts to fulfill?”

Alice Matson, Clearwater, Fla.: “All the Lewiston and Scarborough people are here. They’ve got some good Canadian horses here. They should make some money.”

Frank Larrabee, Knox: “Personally, I hope they don’t (close the racetrack). I come here every (racing) day and it’s my favorite track.”

Phyllis Hudson, Benton: “If they get some better weather, things may pick up. I come to Bangor just about every race night.”

Bob Cave, Orrington: “To close it would be disgraceful. If they can’t run it, they should lease it out to a private operator.”