Jumping Collection (page 3)

Mr. R. Holbechs Paladin shown taking the water jump in the Three Mile Steeplechase at the Cheltenham One-Day Meeting in December 1940. Beside him is Roi d Egypte and behind is Dominics Cross

Eddie Gifford the one-legged cyclist at the London HIppodrom
Eddie Gifford, the one-legged cyclist in a photograph demonstrating his death-defying leap on a bicycle from an elevated platform on the roof of the Hippodrome

The Call of the Sea by Margaret Bradley
Three playful mermaids (or sirens) play in the sea. Date: 1928

Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904
French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London. After riding down a curving track on her bicycle which falls some seventy feet

Herberts Dogs at the Hippodrome
Herberts Dogs, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News comment that they, " are not the least expert and interesting

Game box lid, Steeple Chase, horse racing board game. 20th century

Prince Arthur leaping from the tower. Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany, was imprisoned and then disappeared - the story of his fall from a tower probably originates in Shakespeares play, King John

Advertisement for the Dublin Horse Show, August 1937
Advertisement for the Dublin Horse Show, 3-7 August 1937, with military and civil horse jumping contests. Date: 1937

What are we coming to? Camera fiend taking a record snapshot. A photographer hides beneath a hedge waiting for that perfect shot of a horse rider jumping overhead. Date: 1896

Little Jumping Joan by Agnes Richardson

Poster, greyhound racing. mid 20th century

Illustration, A Leap in the Dark. first published 1838

Stewart Granger, actor, in the film Blanche Fury
Stewart Granger, English actor, at Pinewood Studios in the film Blanche Fury. 1947

Cartoons, Gymnastics for Ladies. 1870

Lili D Alvarez - ski jump at St. Moritz
Spanish tennis star Lili D Alvarez performing a very passable ski jump at the resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1927

Children playing in a park, jumping over a rope. Date: circa early 1920s

Terrier racing in Juan les Pins
A terrier racing contest in the French Riviera resort of Juan les Pins, organised by Captain and Mrs Russell Roberts on the terrace of the Casino

Nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle, the Cow jumped over the Moon

Sports
Cross country. A brook. Men in 1930s sportswear jumping a wide brook. Artist G D Rowlandson. Date: c.1930

Foxhunting scene by Henry Alken -- No hedges can turn them, no walls can them set, For the choicest of sportsmen of England were met. 19th century

Victorian scrap, Circus dogs in barrel jump. 19th century

Curtis British Entomology Plate 197
Coleoptera: Orchesia fasciata = Orchesia undulata (Banded Orchesia Jumping Beetle) [Plant: Malva moschata (Musk Mallow)] Date: 1824-39

3rd Marquess of Salisbury - British Prime Minister
The Marks. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903) - British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years. Date: 1900

The Duck and the Kangaroo - Edward Lear. The Kangaroo leaps over the duck. Date: 1922

Edward VIIs horse, Ambush II, wins the Grand National 1900

Ambush II winning the Grand National
Ambush II, owned by King Edward VII, wins the Grand National. 1900

Horsemen Date: 1880

Medieval leaping through hoop
Medieval game where two people hold a hoop and third man jumps through, if the person got caught inside, the music would be stop. Date: 13th century

SNOW-SHOE JUMPING 1883
Snow-shoe jumping in Norway Date: 1883

JUMPING A TOLLGATE
Eccentric English John Mytton (1796-1834) attempts to drive his carriage over a tollgate much to the annoyance of the toll-keeper & doubtless his passenger. Date: 1820s

Oliver Dixon on Master Royston
At the Last Fence: Mr Oliver Dixons " Master Royston, " Owner up, Winner of the Open Point-to-Point Steeplechase. Date: 1904

A man leaps along the stepping stones at Ogmore Castle
A young man wearing wellington boots leaps along the stepping stones across the River Ewenny at Ogmore Castle, Ogmore-by-Sea, Glamorgan, South Wales. The ruins of the castle are in the background

Skateboarder on the steps of The Cloth Hall, Krakow, Poland
A skateboarder jumps on the steps of The Cloth Hall, in the Market Square, Krakow, Poland. In the background is St. Marys Basilica Date: 1988

Black dog leaps into sea, Menorca
A large black dog leaps into the water off the quayside at Alacufar, Menorca, Spain Date: 2000

Leaping boy Pittenweem, Fife
A boy leaps across an alleyway between houses leading down to the sea at Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. The shadow of one house falls on its neighbour

Princess Yolanda at Oliver Dixons Jumping Paddocks Date: 1922

Promotional postcard for Harveys Special Scotch Whisky - The Spirit of the Hunt. Date: circa 1913

Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Ski Jumper takes to the air
Lake Placid, N.Y. USA - Ski Jumper takes to the air from Ski Hill - Winter Olympics Venue Date: 1940

Playing Card Back - Female Horse jumping a fence. Date: 1930s

Lighter than Air - sculpture by Ebbe
" Lighter than Air" - sculpture by Axel (Emil) Ebbe (1868-1941). Date: 1912

Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig and Hoop
Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig jumping through a hoop - A Prize Jump. late 19th century

Fox Hunt / Jumps Wall
Lady jumping a wall, side saddle on a brown horse

Victorian Scrap - Circus Horse Rider jumping through a ring of fire - An exciting moment. late 19th century

Raymond de Trafford riding with Prince of Wales
H.R.H. Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) pictured clearing a hedge leading in the Brigade Chase at a meeting at Wappenham

Children and tutor from Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall
Children and tutor from the Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall, performing a street dance scene from the TV programme Fame. circa 1980s

Communist China - young men on training exercise
Young men with a red flag on an exercise designed to strengthen the mind and the body during the Cultural Revolution era in Communist China. circa 1970

Old Maid card game - Freddie Frog Hurdling. circa 1950s

Comic Postcard - Sport - Billiards - Cannon off the cush (1/2) Date: circa 1905

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