BUCKFASTLEIGH
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Thanks are due to Richard English for this rare scan.
FIRST MEETING
21st June 1883
SITUATED
Close to the A38 between Plymouth and Exeter, near to the town of Buckfastleigh.
DISTANCES
2 miles to 3 miles 418 yards.
PRINCIPAL RACE
Dartmoor 3 mile Chase
WORLD WAR I
Closed
WORLD WAR II
Closed and reopened in 1946.
FACT
A meeting took place on Whit Monday 1949, when Lord Mildmay attended.
QUESTION
Which member of the Royal Family also attended in 1949?
CURRENT SITUATION
Point to points held between 1963 and 1977 and, although some of the ground is now farmed, there is evidence of some of the old grandstands remaining.
LAST MEETING
27th August 1960
If you have :-
a favourite memory of this racecourse;
photos or a postcard of the course;
a members badge from the course, either to sell or as a scan;
then email me at johnslusar@fsmail.net and I will include the details on this site together with an acknowledgement for you.
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