Ladies romp home in fashion stakes

IT was a bit like a 1950s dance hall at the Galway Races yesterday when swarms of women huddled together in corners waiting to be asked — to be photographed that is.

It was Ladies’ Day and from early afternoon they crowded at the patch of ground near the Ballybrit Tote in the hope that their splendid fashion efforts would reach a wider audience.

Women who had obviously spent hours perfecting their attire competitively positioned themselves to attract the cameramen.