ROYAL ASCOT.
CONTROL OF RACECOURSES. ! I,:'A _ .. , •$,. j \ J%tj> Nm "svN"< special) , 1 p.m.) \ ■ 'LONDON, JulyU , Evidence given before a ftouse of Commons Committee, in connection with tihe Royal Ascot Racecourse, showed that it is vested in Visoaunt Churchill and Sir William"Carrington, who control snd manage the races on behalf of the King. • Viscount Churchill ate,ted tthtat hie had only consented to become a trustee on condition that the raoaa were managed on a business footing. King Edward had authorised the construction of a 5s stand, holding thirty thousand persons. The money was'-borrowed Coutts's Bank against tihe security of the Privy Burse. It was; proposed to build a shilling stand for the oosi--•j 'renience of the populace.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 July 1913, Page 5
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116ROYAL ASCOT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 July 1913, Page 5
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