It is said that m re people went to Epsom
on Derby Day than ever before. Not knowing by what means such crowds are measured, we cannot say whether the statement is true. But whether it be actually true or only approximately true, the fact that the Derby Day holiday was carried out with something more than its usual success was a very remarkable fact. No help was given or could be given by the railways. Before the strike everybody would have said that it must be a dreary and thinly-attended race meeting in such circumstances. During the nine weeks of the strike, however, people have learned to adapt themselves marvellously. They have "written off" the railways. Much praise must be given to the authorities who controlled the crowds which went by road. The whole thing had been carefully thought out, and various routes had been assigned to different kinds of traffic. A most interesting innovation was the services of the airship 'It 33,' which sent wireless signals to the police reporting blocks of traffic at particular points.
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