I was a pupil at Lower Kersal Council School in Salford 7 and our playing field was directly across the Irwell from the racecourse. All starts were by flag and on our afternoon break we used the gather by the railings to listen to the jockeys shouting 'no sir' or 'not ready sir' to the Starter prior to dispatch.
Harry Wragg had been retired 7 years by then, but racing was largely the same as it had been in 1946 when the 'Head Waiter' stopped riding to start his training career in Newmarket.
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ScaleyManFish1 2 years ago
I was a pupil at Lower Kersal Council School in Salford 7 and our playing field was directly across the Irwell from the racecourse. All starts were by flag and on our afternoon break we used the gather by the railings to listen to the jockeys shouting 'no sir' or 'not ready sir' to the Starter prior to dispatch.
Harry Wragg had been retired 7 years by then, but racing was largely the same as it had been in 1946 when the 'Head Waiter' stopped riding to start his training career in Newmarket.
davidnettleton 4 years ago