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A
Brief History of Tweseldown Racecourse.
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1854.
Bought by the
British Army, for troop training purposes for the Crimea War. |
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1886.
July 2nd.
Queen
Victoria took the Salute of a Royal Revue with 15,000 troops. |
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1867.
Officially opened
as a race course. |
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1880.
Officially
recognized as a racecourse. Racing under National Hunt Rules. |
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1896.
Queen Victoria
visited Tweseldown for the last time, inspecting the 15th Hussars. |
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1914-18.
Training camp for
the Royal Army Medical Corps. |
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1948.
Used for the
equestrian events during the London Olympic games. |
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1958.
Hosted the World
Pentathlon Riding Event, and the Control Tower was built in
commemoration. |
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1995
January 15th.
Held
first ever horse race meeting with betting on a Sunday, in this country.
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