RADCLIFFE RACECOURSE |
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Earliest meeting: Tuesday 8th September 1840 |
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This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. | |
Local Patrons | Earl of Wilton, Sir J Gerard |
Principal Races | Manchester Cup, Heaton Park Stakes, Earl of Wilton Cup |
Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th September 1846 |
The Heaton Park Stakes over 1 ½ miles The Earl of Wilton Cup over 2 ¼ miles The Bancroft Stakes over 6 furlongs The Manchester Cup over 1 ¾ miles The Smyrna Stakes over 1 ½ miles |
Wednesday 30th August 1848 |
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The final meeting took place on Friday 4th August 1876. | |
I am grateful to Sue Slater for providing a link to the Radcliffe Cricket Club website whose ground is on the site of the old racecourse. The Earl of Wilton's extensive estate, developed around Heaton Hall, was less than 4 miles from Osbourne House, and today Osbourne Walk leads to the flats which are built on part of the old estate. |
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Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton |
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Course today | An oval course of a mile with a 4 furlong straight on the Earl of Wilton’s estate. |
If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com | |
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:- London Illustrated News Racing Illustrated 1895-1899 The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough The Sporting Magazine A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8 Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727 |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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