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June 17, 2005
From the Papers (Friday)
Quick thinking
The spirit of free enterprise is alive and well in Yorkshire. A racegoer in a smart car blagged his way into one of the car parks closer to the action by dropping the gateman a crisp £50 note. "Find this man a good spot," yelled the gateman to his colleague across the car park. "He's given me £20 and we'll split it between us."
That sounds like a very old story to me, but it's in today's Torygraph - Ed.
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Royal procession
Getting around the racecourse yesterday was considerably harder than it had been for the first two days because of the significantly larger crowd. The trick was to follow the Queen, whose path was cleared ahead of her.
"It's a bit like chasing an ambulance up the hard shoulder but at a slower pace," said one racegoer who had got leaving the paddock and over to the stand down to a fine art. "At least you get a clear run through."
From today's Telegraph again. The same applies if you want to get up Bishy Road between 13:40 and 13:55 (approx) - Ed
Posted by Andrew at June 17, 2005 12:57 AM