So ended the Derby of 1924, It an experience which moat people vill never forget, Hundreds "of motor-ears and chavabancs remiain~ ed on the Downs after the race, held fast in the mud. Private ears which got over the hill earlier im the day-were in the worst plight, for the dip they sank 12 to 18 inches {in the soft earth, "Buses were stuck fast, and all efforts to get them free! were in vain. 'The mud in some eases reached almost to. the axles, Passofigers were forced to alight, and some of them literally put their shoulders to. the wheel, and themselves floundering in the mud, pushed valiantly. Vehicles that' had managed to each hard ground remained to help out the others and two traction engines were utilised for hauling purposes as well as a number of horses hired from the gypsies.
I should only in conclusion like to hear the views of those Who came from overseas-and_saw the race for the first time. They must think that it is a bit of a dreadful funetion,
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