RACECOURSE ROUGHS
. A SERIOUS SITUATION IN,. ... .-•; ;.' ,V ENGLAND. . . ■■■";■ ,;,j (lairiC nuns AsiociArioir.—oertniMr.) .(AVRHAUAIi .Him ZIALAN* CAM ASIOOIAtlOR.) • : - LONDON, 24th August. ' Gangs of racecourse roughs are becoming more. active, and . the Jockey, Club is /considering the- cancelling of meetings on. certain courses. The gangs blackmail bookmakers, demanding money at 'each meeting for their protection against violence, and await a favourable opportunity to assault and rob those who refuse. The bookmakers, after having a good day, »Te followed, held up, and compelled to' part with large sums. cessful backers are afraid to use : the trains, knowing' they are watched, with a view to robbing them when returning homewards. The victims are afraid to inform th« police, they will be assaulted afterwards. f Gangs have been known to wait for weeks for a favourable chance for such revenge. . Conflict*, shooting, and stabbing affrays are becoming frequent also, caused by one gang operating on another's ground. '
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1922, Page 7
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152RACECOURSE ROUGHS Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 49, 26 August 1922, Page 7
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