Monday saw the entrance into the last stage of the preparations for the Coronation Tattoo, the first presentation of which will take ext Tuesday night. At an early: hour in the morning loads of bam-_ boos were taken on to the interior of the Race Course, opposite the Race Club stands and the work of erecting the skeleton structure to carry the scenic effects commenced. While there will be no interference with the facilities for watching the racing during the week, the scaffold-Ing has to be in Teadiness to carry some 14,000 square feet of scenery, the erection of which will start immediately the races come to an end, and will be: completed before the ress rehearsal on Monday night. Tu the meantime two large banks ry which will be used during the performances, On the root of the. Race Club searchlights have been installed, and those who have watched them being ut through their paces, anticipate an even more. brilliant scene than was presented during the Jubilee Naval end Military display, While all these preparations donot appear. very imposing to the casual eye, the: amount of" electrical machinery heeded for the purpose of the Tattoo wansforms portions of the Race Club building into something approaching small power house, On' Friday, when the bamboo scaffolding affords en adequate idea of the entrances and exits available for the troops, a daylight dress rehearsal will take place, and though on most nights of the Week lighting rehearsals will be held, it will not be until. Monday: night that the troops and naval men will have their one and only rehears-at ofthe whole of the effects provide
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