TitleRoyal Cup Meeting in the most distinguished presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIAuthor/ContributorLeonard Cornwall Mitchell (cover design)PublisherWellington Racing Club Date 1954Description
Racebook belonging to "Mona Bessie", who attended the Wellington Racing Club's Royal Cup on the 14th of January 1954. Mona's notes on bets and winnings from the day have been left intact.
An estimated 25,000 people attended the races in Trentham that day, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during their 1954 Royal Tour.
Note that all monetary values are in New Zealand Pounds.
Reference50020-05-021
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Holding InstitutionWellington City Libraries Institution CollectionLocal HistoryAccess to originalBy request
Royal Cup Meeting in the most distinguished presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Wellington City Libraries, accessed 13/04/2026, https://wellington.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/11521
