Portsmouth Park Racecourse

PORTSMOUTH PARK

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Note the above badge is a Portsmouth Swimming Club badge and not a Race Club badge. Grateful thanks to Mike Knight for the Swimming badge shown above to enable collectors to differentiate between a Race Club badge and Swimming Club badge.

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FIRST MEETING

24^th June 1891

SITUATED

Over 5 miles from Portsmouth in Farlington Marshes, near to Langstone Harbour.

DISTANCES

5 furlongs to 2 miles Flat

2 to 4 miles NH

PRINCIPAL RACE

Summer Handicap and August Plate

WORLD WAR I

Closed in 1915 after the War Office made it an ammunition dump.

WORLD WAR II

Already had closed by then.

FACT

The final race at Portsmouth saw Lough Foyle take on Fitzjames amongst others.

QUESTION

Why was there no winner of the final ever race to take place at Portsmouth?

CURRENT SITUATION

Occupied now by playing fields at Farlington, with a bridge close to the old racecourse grandstand.

LAST MEETING

17^th April 1915

With grateful thanks to John Griffiths (of Walsall racecourse fame)

With grateful thanks to Robin Charnock for the scans

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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	FIRST MEETING 24^th June 1891 SITUATED Over 5 miles from Portsmouth in Farlington Marshes, near to Langstone Harbour. DISTANCES 5 furlongs to 2 miles Flat 2 to 4 miles NH PRINCIPAL RACE Summer Handicap and August Plate WORLD WAR I Closed in 1915 after the War Office made it an ammunition dump. WORLD WAR II Already had closed by then. FACT The final race at Portsmouth saw Lough Foyle take on Fitzjames amongst others. QUESTION Why was there no winner of the final ever race to take place at Portsmouth? CURRENT SITUATION Occupied now by playing fields at Farlington, with a bridge close to the old racecourse grandstand. LAST MEETING 17^th April 1915 With grateful thanks to John Griffiths (of Walsall racecourse fame)


With grateful thanks to Robin Charnock for the scans