Armed Police at Lcecj Races.
As an illustration of -what the PR. Turf Chib’s meetings, wove like in file early days -it .'is - recorded' that •mo year there had to he.: a large force of mounted constabulary drawn up in lino. sci ( h swords. unsheathed, to prevent a clash between the two races. In th<» previous year an alarming riot had actually' orCHFFfd, feeling running very high.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10473, 31 December 1927, Page 5 (Supplement)
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67Armed Police at Lcecj Races. Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10473, 31 December 1927, Page 5 (Supplement)
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