CHAPTER IV 



MODERN ASCOT 



TIME was when there were no railways to carry the 

 sportsman from London, in less than an hour, to 

 the scented air and restful green of the Berkshire Heath. 

 To-day the railways to Ascot and Windsor both claim their 



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quantum of patrons. In the early years of the last century. 

 Sunninghill and Windsor made high festival during the 

 summer months like other fashionable resorts, and to-day, 

 Ascot, Bracknell, and Sunningvvell still keep carnival during 

 the Ascot week. To thoroughly enjoy Ascot, there is no 



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