Competition Collection (page 20)

Kay Petre & E. Wisdom judging coachwork at Morris Rally
Kay Petre (probably the best known female racing driver before the war), and E. Wisdom, another well known female racing motorist

Two Stagecoaches Race
THE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other

Art Nouveau Brooches
A selection of art nouveau brooches submitted for a competition

Beer-Drinking Contest
A brasserie on the Paris boulevards offers a prize to whoever can most rapidly drink a litre of beer through a straw

Canadian Cadets
Canadian cadets in action at a shooting competition at Bisley

Sandcastle Competition
Sandcastle-building competition, organised by Answers Magazine at Brighton

Motor Race / Pop Sci / 1927
A chequered flag signals the winner of the motor race

Daily Herald competition poster to win 5000 by selecting the best holiday music programme

Torino Dance Marathon
At Torino, police call a halt to a dance marathon, described as una stolta gara - a foolish competition

Rainhill Loco Trial
THE RAINHILL COMPETITION The Rocket, the Novelty and the Sans-Pareil compete in a performance trial at Rainhill, near Liverpool

Seaside Bungalow
A three bedroom seaside bungalow offered as a prize in a competition

Ancient Greek Chariot
An Ancient Greek chariot race

Competing for Pig
Country bumpkins compete for a sucking pig fixed to the top of a greasy pole

Band of Hope Prize
C.E.T.S Church of England Temperance Society ? All England Challenge Competition for Band of Hope, Diocese of Canterbury, Herne Bay Branch. Claude Watkins wins a prize

French Mule 1865
A young French mule with its owner, Monsieur Rimbault, first prize at the Niort competition of 1865

French Cow 1862
A French cow, 18 months old, owned by Monsieur de Laugaudin, Martel, Loire, first prize in the regional Moulins competition of 1862

STEAMED OUT
Steamed Out Stagecoach drivers starve in the face of competition from the railway

Rail / Locomotive
The Sans Pareil of Timothy Hackworth, taking part in the Liverpool & Manchester Railway competition

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