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by the same holders annually, months before the races, with 

 the result that as the meeting approaches and the demand 

 increases, the majority of the applicants have to be disap- 

 pointed. The charge for the Uncovered is one guinea for 

 the four days, and for the Covered Stalls two guineas for the 

 four days. 



The Covered Stalls, Nos. 904 to 1273, ^^'^ reached by 

 the staircase known as the Covered Stalls' Staircase, which 

 faces the Band Stand ; the Uncovered Stalls, Nos. i to 65, 

 167 to 229, and 331 to 395, by the same staircase; Nos. 

 66 to 108, 230 to 271, 396 to 438, by the entrance facing 

 the Course on the left of the Main Archway ; Nos. 109 

 to 166, and 272 to 330 by the entrance facing the Course 

 near the Iron Stand ; and Nos. 439 to 903 by the last 

 staircase near the Luncheon Balcony. The Subscribers' 

 Private Stand, or the Iron Stand as it is called, is separated 

 from the Grand Stand by a few yards, and provides accom- 

 modation for about 360 members. The latter are elected 

 by ballot, as for a club, on a vacancy occurring through 

 death, resio^nation, or otherwise. As on an averaofe there 

 are only five or six vacancies each year, and the number of 

 candidates desirous of becoming members is exceedingly 

 large, a proposed candidate has often to wait several seasons 

 before he is elected. 



Tattersall's Enclosure, which is in front of the Iron 

 Stand, is approached by four entrances — viz., the main 

 entrance underneath the Iron Stand, the entrance from 

 the Front Lawn, and two entrances from the Course. It 

 is reserved exclusively for members of Tattersall's or the 

 Newmarket Rooms, and the charge for entrance is one 

 sovereign, which is the admission either for one day or for 



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