The Archive · 1933

Property Acquired

Since 1919 the Race Club has ought' the whole frontage,' with Warying depths on the West side Mohawk Road, from near the Bubbling Well Road to the Wei-Hai-Wei Toad comer, also property on the Great "Western Road and on the Gordon Road." Accommodation has Deen provided for 749 ponies. oth sides of the Mohawk Woad, Having acquired the property on

advantage was taken to have this Toad straightened and widened, but Drobably. what was the most import-Aint purchase, and one which hag not only given us very. much needed pace fu the Grand Stand enclosure But also enabled us, to. give more accommodation in. the. now Grand Stand, was when the Club acquired, 1928, the Ewo Cresent property and by' mutual agreement with the Gounelt, the line of the Bubbling! Well oad. was. altered, and the Grand Stand enclosure was enlarge by about Mow 1.6.

The actual work on the rebuilding ashame was started in 1520, when Stables "at the "top of the Strgight were completed." In 1925, the present: Public Stand was built, followed in 1926 by the Admini ton "Block, with certain stabling There hag been criticism as, to the delay of the rebuilding of the Grand Stand and Guest Stand, but the delay has been fo the advantage of the Club. We have benefited by the extension of our Grand Stand enclosure, by the" experience of others, snd by, our knowing. more thoroughly what was required. The pw club house was to have been Started last year but had to be postponed owing to the political aituation,

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