NEWBURY 1953
Aintree racecourse;Ascot;Ayr;Bangor;Bath;Beverley;Brighton;Carlisle;Cartmel;Catterick;Cheltenham Festival;Chepstow;Chester;Doncaster St Leger;Epsom Derby;Exeter racecourse;Fakenham;Folkestone;Fontwell Park;Glorious Goodwood;Hamilton Park;Haydock Park;Hereford Racecourse;Hexham;Huntingdon;Kelso;Kempton Park;Leicester;Lingfield;Ludlow;Market Rasen;Musselburgh;Newbury Racecourse;Newcastle;Newmarket;Newton Abbot;Nottingham;Perth;Plumpton;Pontefract Racecourse;Redcar;Ripon;Salisbury;Sandown Park;Sedgefield;Southwell;Stratford;Taunton;Thirsk;Towcester;Uttoxeter;Warwick;Wetherby;Wincanton;Windsor;Wolverhampton;Worcester;Yarmouth;York Ebor
A number of visitors to the site have questioned why these Newbury
badges are non-enameled. I am grateful to Bill Scriven who makes the following
observations, “ I am not certain Newbury executives will know what they are, although
they do have a similar unenameled badge in their racecourse collection that is dated 1951.
However, they also have enameled ladies and gents badges for that year.
It’s possible that they were for one of the other membership classes-The Story of
Newbury Racecourse notes that the 1951 club subscriptions included Original Members
Gentlemen and Ladies (£12-12-6) , Gentleman and Lady (£25), Gentleman or Lady single
(£14), Trainer member and Lady (£5), Gentleman and Lady NH rules only (£14) and
Gentleman or Lady NH rules only (£7).
My own personal guess is that they are either NH or Trainer Members badges, although I
suppose that it is possible Newbury underestimated the demand for full members badges and
had to order more at short notice, hence the lack of enamel. However, that seems unlikely
given that it happened in successive years.”
Any further views or information would be welcomed.