PERSHORE

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FIRST MEETING

Records show that a meeting took place at Pershore on Tuesday 26th October 1847 and involved the Pershore Stakes which was run in 4 heats as was the norm in those days. The race took place over a mile and a half and the winner was due to be sold for 100 sovereigns. The result was :-

   

owner

  
1 AMAZEMENT Mr Woods
2 AUGUSTUS Mr Minor
3 MONSIEUR PERROT Mr Kirby

With grateful thanks to Robin Charnock for the detail.

27th April 1899 (Defford Course)

18th October 1935 ( New Pershore course)

 

SITUATED

Just under a mile from the town of Pershore in Worcestershire countryside, between Worcester and Evesham, close to Pershore Railway Station.

 

DISTANCES

2 miles and upwards.

 

PRINCIPAL RACE

Land O’Plums Handicap Chase

 

WORLD WAR I

Abandoned for the War, but racing started again in 1920.

 

WORLD WAR II

Used as a training school by the Army and RAF.

 

FACT

Racing did resume after the Great War in 1920.

 

QUESTION

Why was the 1921 May meeting not held?

 

CURRENT SITUATION

Little evidence of a racecourse and is now a trading estate.

 

LAST MEETING

1st May 1939

 

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.

Date    ----    Credits     Not for sale

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