RIOT ON A RACECOURSE.
MANY PEOPLE INJURED.
BOOTHS BURNT.
SIXTY PEOPLE ARRESTED.
Received Ootober 16, 12.57 a.m. PARIS, Ootober 15. A serious riot ocoarred at the LongobamDs racecourse to-day. The public, considering that a raoeflwas not started fairly, burst the barriers, and raided end burnt the Pari Mutuel booths, stealing £1,200. The riot led to a stampede. Many people were injured.
Of sixty arrested, seventeen were charged with assaults on the police, looting, and arsou. The troops assisted to quell the disorder.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8262, 16 October 1906, Page 5
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82RIOT ON A RACECOURSE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8262, 16 October 1906, Page 5
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