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Alexander Vigors Benson
Alexander Vigors Benson (1869 – 23 December 1939) was a medical doctor and sports enthusiast, for 24 years chairman of the Port Adelaide Racing Club and president of the Port Adelaide Football Club for 14. History Benson was born in Kensington, South Australia, a son of Dr. John Benson, who had a practice in Norwood, and educated at St Peter's College. He qualified in pharmacy at the University of Adelaide and from 1891 to 1896 served at the Mount Gambier Hospital as dispenser and assistant medical officer. He was active in the town's sporting and social scene — President of the Mount Gambier Football Association, and Captain of the Mount Gambier Football Club. He married a daughter of the National Bank manager, then left Australia to gain further qualifications in medicine and surgery in London and Brussels On returning to Adelaide he set up in practice in the Port Adelaide district and lived at Buller Terrace, Alberton, their home until around 1930, when they moved to Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Adelaide Racing Club
The Port Adelaide Racing Club (PARC) was founded in 1890. The first meeting of the club was held in the same year on a course located on Grand Junction Road and in 1895 transferred to a leased site at Cheltenham Park. In 1921 the club had sufficient funds to purchase the site for £25,000. Following a government decree the club was merged with the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) in 1973 and by 1975 administration of the course had been passed over to the SAJC. Although the club is now defunct race meetings were held at the Cheltenham Park Racecourse Cheltenham Park Racecourse was a horse racing track located in the suburb of Cheltenham in Adelaide, South Australia, between around 1921 and 2008. History The Port Adelaide Racing Club began thoroughbred racing at the course and in 1921 th ... until 2009. The racecourse has since been turned into a housing estate and park. External linksSAJC website Horse racing organisations in Australia {{horseracing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
