1928 Epsom Turf Club Lady's Ticket with Gate Coupon

Epsom Turf Club [Mordialloc, Victoria]: 1928-29 lady's Ticket issued to Member No.112 with one Gate Coupon still intact. Grey leather with gold embossing. On 15 June 1889, a large crowd attended the inaugural meeting at the Epsom Race Course for the running of the Mordialloc Cup and a prize of £500 hundred was offered for the winner. The meeting was conducted in the middle of a winter but the weather was fine and the 'track [had] little holding'. There were several changes to the administration of Epsom over the years. The Epsom Turf Club was formed at the beginning the 20th century and run under private management. The Epsom Racecourse Pty Ltd was incorporated in May 1909. The Directors were John Langtree Reilly and Robert C. Anderson. Reilly's involvement in both Epsom and Mentone Racecourses was as a major shareholder and in management. In 1924 a special resolution was reached that the Epsom Racecourse be sold to the Epsom Turf Club as from 20 June 1924. Tragically, in December 1938, the main stand was accidentally burnt to the ground.