Help Wanted 1947 Kings Cup Trophy Durban Turf Club

I have all my loosing betting vouchers from the 2003 greyhound derby in a frame....could have been wealthy

Countrymember Wrote:

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> KING LEAVES RACES
>
> Crowd Storms I Judge's Box
> LONDON, March 23 (A.A.P.). - The King and Queen
> left the King's Cup meeting at Greyville race-
> course, Durban, yesterday when the crowd, incensed
> by a judge's decision, rushed the judge's box,
> says Reuters correspondent at Durban.
> The angry racegoers pulled down the numbers posted
> by the judge, and put up their own choice.
> This took place after the seventh race. The crowd
> swarmed on to
> the track, completely blocking the course.
> The King and Queen left, and the meeting was
> abandoned.
> A record crowd saw Chestnut
> Hill win the £2,000 King's Cup.
>
>
> Hi Bruce.....not much help on your query but
> thought this was rather interesting.....the
> "clanners" can see that not much has
> changed....!!!.

Typical English misreporting of the "Boer Republic". According to Ernie Duffield's book Through My Binoculars the King and Queen left straight after the main race and the incident took place after the running of the next race.