There is an excellent image of the Black Rock in the Hong Kong Jockey Club's publication, The Race Goes On by Peter Moss. The undated framed picture of a large group of Chinese spectators sitting on the rock protected by their sunshades probably hangs in the Club itself. The legend to the picture reads: "While richly attired socialites disported themselves in the grandstand as much to be seen as to see, the truly avid observers of form would perch on the Black Rock which offered the best vantage point of the crucial stretch of track where most races were decided."
Hi Jill, is it this one? I remember playing on this rock as a child many a Sunday afternoon when my father played hockey in the fields within the race track.
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The Black Rock viewpoint
There is an excellent image of the Black Rock in the Hong Kong Jockey Club's publication, The Race Goes On by Peter Moss. The undated framed picture of a large group of Chinese spectators sitting on the rock protected by their sunshades probably hangs in the Club itself. The legend to the picture reads: "While richly attired socialites disported themselves in the grandstand as much to be seen as to see, the truly avid observers of form would perch on the Black Rock which offered the best vantage point of the crucial stretch of track where most races were decided."
Hi Jill, is it this one? I…
Hi Jill, is it this one? I remember playing on this rock as a child many a Sunday afternoon when my father played hockey in the fields within the race track.
Black Rock picture
It is absolutely the one. Well found David!
Another View of the Black Rock
Another view of the Black Rock in the bottom photo at: Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview & Chronology - Page 139 showing the spectators and the crucial stretch of the track.