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Just look at that Photo from 1906 ...
Massive congested crowd in the 'Cheap Enclosures' - and in the foreground - The New Stand, for the Upper Classes - where you could wander around and socialise in great comfort.
I was in the Cheap part - Crawled in under the Turnstile ... Bruised and cut my knees - wearing my grey school short pants.
Just look at that Photo from 1906 ...
Massive congested crowd in the 'Cheap Enclosures' - and in the foreground - The New Stand, for the Upper Classes - where you could wander around and socialise in great comfort.
I was in the Cheap part - Crawled in under the Turnstile ... Bruised and cut my knees - wearing my grey school short pants.
Cheltenham included the four mile Foxhunter Chase as well as the United Hunts Challenge Cup resticted to members of hunts bordering on Glos. Some great horses ran in them. Baulking Green was a real star but was never tested against professionals. Woodside Terrace winning the Foxhunters for Dick Woodhouse is one strong memory. From the Badger Beer family, Dick was a very good rider and a friend of a friend at the time so we lumped on. That is proper aftertiming!
Just looking back at the old results of the Foxhunters. College Master who also won the Badminton horse trials, Grittar, a grand National winner, Freddie and Spartan Missile placed at Aintree and many more before it came down to 3.2 miles.
Yes for many years while the United Hunts Challenge Cup was over the present distance. they decided that 2 Hunter Chases was too many and it was the 4 miler that went while the United Hunts was made open to all qualified hunters. With The National Hunt chase and Kim Muir as well there were plenty of opportunities for staying chasers and Amateur riders in the 1960s. And only 18 races in those days.
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