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Clemmie Seely riding Dixie Stargazer
An auction of promises
raises £6,000 for the
Ashey Scurry.
Howard Johnson [the auctioneer & Scurry commentator] Gaynor Oliver
& Jenny Boswell
Glamorous promises including a
private helicopter flight over London to dine at the Stapleford Park
Country House, raised over £6,000
Over £6,000 was raised at the
Auction of Promises for the
Creasey Biles and King Isle
of Wight Grand National
& Ashey Scurry. Over
ninety guests attended the
auction, held at the Priory
Bay Hotel on Saturday 1st
March 2008, travelling from
the mainland and all over
the island. Bidding for the
glittering list of ten Promises
began at 10pm, following a
delicious three-course meal
made with island produce.
Howard Johnson, one of the
longstanding and amusing
commentators at the Scurry,
was Auctioneer for the night.
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As each of the items came up,
hopeful bidders endeavoured
to secure their desired
Promises. But the competition
was great and all the lots
reached high prices. Mike
Thompson, who has a holiday
home in Seaview, generously
donated the star promise, a
return helicopter ride from the
island to lunch at Stapleford
Park in Leicestershire. Mike
has been a long-standing
supporter of the Scurry.
Racing was originally held
on the old Ashey ground
from the Victorians in the
mid 19th century until it
ceased, following a fire in the
Left: Nick & Lizzie Ward, Fraser & Emily Jones, Andrew Palmer, William
Smith
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