The then 24-year-old greenkeeper was preparing, for the first time since his appointment, to carry the town’s flag of blue and gold and lead his mounted supporters on the second major chase of the festivities.
In a throwback to that year here’s all our photos of that year’s rideout to Denholm led by cornet Ali and his right and left-hand men Euan Reilly and Gregor Hepburn.
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