RIOT ON PARIS RACECOURSE
TOTALISATOR HOUSES WRECKED. £SOOO STOLEN BY THE MOB. TROOPS RESTORE ORDER. Received 16th, 12.53 a.m. Paris, October 15. Considering that a handicap at Longchamps was not staited fairly, the public burst the barriers and raided and burnt the pari mutuel booths, stealing 1:00 sterling. The riot led to a stampede, and many were injured. Of 60 arrested, 17 are charged with assaults on the police, looting and arson. Troops assisted to quell the disorder. The cost of rebuilding will be five thousand. There was a further pari mutuel loss of four thousand pounds Subsequently the races were cancelled.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81866, 16 October 1906, Page 3
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102RIOT ON PARIS RACECOURSE Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81866, 16 October 1906, Page 3
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