ALDERSHOT

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FIRST MEETING

1861 Flat racing   1867 NH racing   New course 1884

SITUATED

Approximately 3 miles from Aldershot, near the village of Church Crookham, the 1884 Tweseldown course still exists today.

DISTANCES

2 miles and upwards.

PRINCIPAL RACE

Royal Artillery Challenge Cup

Aldershot 1939.JPG (9690 bytes)

Date  1939   Credits   140

Aldershot racecard.JPG (31151 bytes)

FACT

Two races to be held at Aldershot were the Royal Scots Greys Regimental Race and the ‘Grey Horse’ Challenge Cup.

QUESTION

Why might the winner of the ‘Grey Horse’ Challenge Cup not have been awarded the Cup?

CURRENT SITUATION

Although the last official meeting took place in 1927, Military meetings took place up to 1939, and the course still exists, managed by the British Horse Society.

LAST MEETING

13th April 1927

Very grateful thanks to Tom Jones for providing the following details of the Aldershot racemeeting of 1878:-

WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL 1878

ALDERSHOT CUP   over 2 miles 4 furlongs

1.     KENILWORTH     13 st 3 lb      Mr W Hope Johnstone

2.     GIL BLAS               10 st 7 lb      Mr Blair

3.     MOONSTONE      11 st 12 lb    Mr Owen

5/4 Kenilworth    4/1 Gil Blas    4/1 Moonstone

MILITARY HUNT STEEPLECHASE     2 miles 4 furlongs

1.     CAMARGO     12 st 3 lb      Mr Waldron

2.     KILBRIDE       12 st 3 lb      Mr A S Napier

3.     SEMIRAMIS   11 st 8 lb     Mr W J Irwin

4.     JOVIAL            12 st 3 lb      Mr H Brocklehurst

2/1 Semiramis   4/1 Florence   5/1 Little Monkey   6/1 Camargo

YEOMANRY STEEPLECHASE   3 miles

1.     LARDY DARDY     12 st            Mr G Blagrave

2.     DIZZY                      13 st           Mr Peake

3.     LOUISE                   11 st 7 lb     Mr H B Meux

6/4 fav  Lardy Dardy won by 6 lengths   

HUNTER'S PLATE   2 miles

1.     RAINBOW             12 st      Mr F G Blair

2.     BESS                       12 st     Captain Helyar

3.     ALLAN-A-DALE   12 st     Mr Gough

6/4 fav Rainbow   3/1 Wild Wind   5/1 Little Gun

If you have :-

a favourite memory of this racecourse;

photos or a postcard of the course;

a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;

then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.

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