the Duke ofßolton was passed. The Act . The next 50 correct entries Ot fJt made it illegal for horses to run for any lIjBaXA a drawn will each receive a 750 ml prize ofless value than 50 pounds except «9j a |7 j||k bottle of Johnnie Walker Red /\NS at Newmarket and Black Hambleton in j ijflrVA Label. A Xs. Yorkshire. As a result no meetings were W|| 'ft'] feggs?-~-L- _ I /ffffigMiffFla? foqie event that no entrant V heldatAscotuntil 1744, when the correctly matches Keith Haub’s list, a J? SgfySKffis V races included a Yeoman Prickers’ & e praes will be drawn from // J/ V** 1\ Plate ofso pounds. those closest to the official list. // Yri 1\ After a somewhat Provided such entties are stop-start chequered history, Nx correct in all other \\ Royal Ascot has become an I K*s aspects. X annual event, broken in 7\\ | I H ffffWH -' ffMril Tv? Anyone can enter /\X \** recenttimes only by war. JI I J lilluy B rMJr provided they are over / XfcXexfXX 7} / X\ \ /X. The opening race ofthe the age of2o years as at / \ \ \S££ESESSSESS£SSwSS£SfiSSSS Royal meeting, the Queen II Apririst,l9B4andare / \\ \ «™. .-=•« Anne Stakes, remembers — ifflw LHflr. L M-LJI not employees or T< ■ J® ® ' W 1/ 11 Ascot’s founder. * immediate families of lonnma. u na. AAj ■ Iz>p>T” "»■: -t jVVCUIWI . i; — S;£E;/ - H "8..? characters of monarch and race meeting VS'* /) beenso closely intertwined. 3. Include any part ofthe label from any cash exchange. fk m(7lf 1 Jfff//(rA J WHO WILL WIN THE JOHNNIE size Johnnie Walker Red or Black Q x/V/VW/ VX 7 v z <^ / *<<£ — WALKER ROYAL ASCOT STAKES? -jX" Z" 7 7 '"T~" \ ■■■■i 7 A It could be you. Enter now and you M^ 6 t^t StaKes 1 wT k ■ ivn, vfkiX X \. could be on your way with British P.O. Box 3516, AUCKLAND, 1. I My Johnnie Walker part-label is ( y Airways to London for 7 fabulous days. OTHER CONDITIONS: ! from b ott l esize Visit the sights ofLondon, the Houses of Should there be more than one ’ Complete the following famous vrj Parliament Piccadilly Cirais, Tower 1 slogan: E / Here’s your chance to witness all the playground since Queen Anne decided no doubt to King George I who had ofLondon, Buckingham Palace, the into a draw for the major prize ofthe I Johnnie Walker, bom 1820 pomp and circumstance ofthe most to build a racecourse on Ascot Heath difficulty with the EnglSh language and Johnnie Walker trip for two flying direct | famous racecourse ofall-Royal Ascot. while hunting with Royal Buckhounds. the English way oflife and was definitely gx. Jf to London and back via British Airways, j You’ll be the guest ofjohnnie Walker ThefirstdaysracingatAscottook notinterestedm sport yW I When was the first race run at in their private box on June 20th, which place on Saturday, August 11th, 1711 in It was in August 0f1720 that racing X/ V rtrmwat. ®EsS|i! I Ascot? /* I is the second day ofthe most prestigious the presence ofthe Queen and Court. was revived at Ascot. The next meeting r j Place in order of importance those event on the British Racing Calendar- The race was for a5O pound plate and was in 1722. The 1740 s opened with a I points which in Keith’s opinion /frtes Royal Ascot Week. seven horses started, but alas, no results body-blow for racingand Ascot K * ’ makes a good race horse. /« You’ll be able to were kept ofthis first Ascot mighthavebeen West End Dine in splendour or eat out I KEITH’S LIST: (in random order) fffi your bets m Meeting. ' forever. An Act in fashionable bisttos. Shop at leisure in IxIST ! IHo J se ’ s head (good eyes, eyes personinsudi events Ascot became an / instigated by Harrods or the trendy boutiques. Take in ol\ I wide apart good nostnls, big ears) Xr™^ h,edby // A\ l ssF CoSonffi Sto distmguished guests at Royal Ascod! I mßPwwwl the (Sieei’s Vase 1715 when HOWTO ENTER: / I 6. Conformation (physical JlfflreaMlM andßessborough it fell into a . „ We’ve asked noted Race /« | appearance) Stakes. Or simply period of Broadcaster and owner of /£/ , I f Vir ~ fcminn i YnTTRTTCT* enjoy the decline due McGinty, Keith Haub, to list in ffTißl slw/l i 1 □ 4 □ orderofimpoifance 6points W|g I >ZZ/ 2 0 5. ■ j which he considers to be essential } 3 Q 6 1 k in a top class race horse. ® MMa/mWlTiOwffrnnr;=O Keith has sealed his list and ' ■® l Name M UvWihffirtTM J Gil ums s W wM i fl 3»/y \7gKM[rSSSiXp7y depositeditinasafetyde- I C-f posit box with a solicitor. IE j Address Bllv To enter the I rin- Telephone atinosphere, the excitement, the '•"-sjstfstesss"'' X M®IKsFdH i ■ There’s more too, because Royal / below, arrange tnem in O MBS ! ;•/ Ascotisjustonedayofa&bulous/-day 1 ' 1 IMli I '^ soverthea g eof2oatA P rills L British Airways LondonHolidayfortwo ®T” ” Ejk j///k jßfza ' 1984. .. • WfEE ■ 1 Ml Ain^w^recttol^n^nmdbadk-^^ 1 U NA a 1 I wuß ! Closing date is May 18. Entries must rhf¥mecforNZ£7so ' • K w Imiwt TirTWBIM bLfwEl MiOiEsr .H) avwx> I be notified by May 24. Prize departure ■ AjgMMF J K- X • < iHW) 10l W 1 guests at ‘ i W/C K Wf/ W >/j W » M | Royal Ascot! 9 M | . > **"* AUCKLAND,I. thestoryofascot ’lx . Radngis the sport ofKings, and », ‘ l&trWl Iffilßt ‘ > Ascothasheen tip monarchs g 04 1 I Pfl) g > i"»| gESs! — f —i r fflffll | | dmm4 6 52
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