Race Collection (page 23)

Poster, Mercedes-Benz. Date: 1954

Poster, Mercedes-Benz Triple Victory! Date: 1950s

Poster, Renault cars

Racing car
Racing at the Mille Miglia, an open-road, motorsport endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 Date: circa 1950

Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! (Battle of Ulundi)
Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! A satirical comment on the Battle of Ulundi (4 July 1879), during the Anglo-Zulu War, won by Lord Chelmsfords forces against those of Cetewayo

Cartoon, The Winning Stroke (Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Winning Stroke -- a satirical comment on the Conservative Partys success in the recent General Election, depicting Benjamin Disraeli as a rower who believes that he has benefited

Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- a satirical comment on the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in West Africa. William Gladstone congratulates John Bright on his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy

Miss Dorothy Levitt - racing car driver
Miss Dorothy Levitt, the first Englishwomen to drive a racing car, at the wheel of 100hp Napier racer, Blackpool Race Meeting. Date: 1905

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Camille Jenatzy (60 Mercedes 9.2 litres) the winner at 49.2 mph. Shown sitting in his car after the race. Date: 2nd July 1903

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Stocks (Napier for Britain) going to the scales at Ns, he was leading the race but later gave up. Date: 2nd July 1903

Sailing match at Greenwich, SE London
Sailing match on the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent (SE London) on 3 July 1838, showing The Gazelle (left) beating Royal Sovereign. 1838

Cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club, Worcester Cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club
Worried-looking cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club races, Worcester. 1892

Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a... Bill
Cartoon, A Parcel of Old ------ Frightened at a Nasty! Great! Ugly! Jew Bill. A satirical comment on the House of Lords rejection of the Jewish Disabilities Bill

Ascot Week 1900
The Grand Stand and lawn. Date: 1900

Cowes week 1894
Sketches round and about. Date: August 1894

The World of Sport 1897
The World of Sport, 1897. Racing notes by Captain Coe. Before the Derby race. Epsom Stand, showing Tattenham Corner. Date: 1897

Jo Carstairs in racing boat Estella IV
Marion Joe Carstairs, pictured with her engineer Mr Joe Harris in the Napier engine racing motor boat, Estella IV which she planned to drive in the International Trophy Race for Motor Boats to be

Lady Low and Lord Cochrane at Fife point-to-point
Lady Morrison-Low and Lord Cochrane of Cults at Fife point-to-point, Balcormo Races. 1935

Soldiers in their quarters at a racecourse, September 1939
Soldiers photographed at an unidentified race course in their temporary sleeping quarters in September 1939. In peacetime, these seats would be reserved for richer customers. September 1939

Hong Kong, Happy Valley Golf Clubhouse and pavilions with race course bend to the right. Date: circa 1890s

Shanghai Races - statues outside the race club
Chinese racegoers lighting candles and burning incense in front of statues of the patron saints of the Hwa Hewi (Flower Society)

Motor racing along a country lane - ParisMadrid race 1903
The notorious ParisMadrid race of May 1903 was an early experiment in auto racing, organized by the Automobile Club de France and the Spanish Automobile Club, Automovil Club Espanol

The Finish by H. M. Bateman
The Judges Nightmare - The Finish. Horses and jockeys finish a race with a dead heat. Date: 1927

Gothic, Australian race horse, owned bys Green, trainer L Robertson. Winner of two races. Date: circa late 1920s

Heroic, Australian race horse, owned by C B Kellow, trainer J Holt. Winner of 21 races. Date: circa late 1920s

Pilliewinkie, Australian race horse, owned by Sir Samuel Hordern, trainer J Scobie. Winner of 14 races. Date: circa late 1920s

Bacchus, Australian race horse, owned and trained by W Kelso. Winner of three races. Date: circa late 1920s

Valcaire, Australian race horse, won seven races as a three-year-old and two more as a four-year-old. Date: circa late 1920s

Pantheon, Australian race horse, owned by J E and C H Brien, trainer F Williams. Winner of eight races in England and Australia. Date: circa late 1920s

Trivalve, Australian race horse, owned by E E D Clarke, trainer J Scobie. Winner of the Melbourne Cup, the AJC Derby and the Victoria Derby. Date: circa late 1920s

The Hawk, Australian race horse, owned and trained by J M Cameron. Winner of 25 races. Date: circa late 1920s

Royal Charter, Australian race horse, owned by J M Niall, trainer J Holt. Date: circa late 1920s

Windbag, Australian race horse, owned by R Miller, trainer G Price. Won the Melbourne Cup in 1925. Date: circa late 1920s

Textile, Australian race horse, owned by C G Brown, trainer J O Dwyer. Winner of the Caulfield Cup in 1927. Date: circa late 1920s

Gloaming, Australian race horse, owned by G D Greenwood. winner of 57 races. Date: circa late 1920s

Amounis, Australian race horse, owned by W Pearson, trainer F McGrath. Date: circa late 1920s

Vaals, Australian race horse, owned by E Moss, trainer F Williams. Winner of Epsom Handicap and Cantala Stakes in 1927. Date: circa late 1920s

Fuji San, Australian race horse, owned by A J Mathews, trainer M Polson. Date: circa late 1920s

Silvius, Australian race horse, owned by Sirs Kidman, trainer H Butler. Date: circa late 1920s

Murillo, Australian race horse, owned and trained by E A Connolly. Won the AJC Metropolitan in 1927. Date: circa late 1920s

Bicolor, Australian race horse, owned by E I Baillieu and Constable, trainer J Carey. Date: circa late 1920s

Rampion, Australian race horse, owned by J E and C H Brien, trainer F Williams. Date: circa late 1920s

Limerick, Australian race horse, owned by H A Knight, trainer F D Jones. Date: circa late 1920s

Aorangi, Australian race horse, owned by T C Trautwein, trainer P Keith. Won five races as a three-year-old. Date: circa late 1920s

Bard of Avon, Australian race horse, owned by J and J F Leitch, trainer E J Riley. Won the AJC Metropolitan as a four-year-old. Date: circa late 1920s

Spearfelt, Australian race horse, owned by Mr D Grant, trainer V O Neill. Winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1926. Date: circa late 1920s

Camp Life at The Curragh - Irish Derby - Preparatory Gallop
Camp Life at The Curragh - Irish Derby - The Preparatory Gallop. Date: 1874

Ladies wheelbarrow race at Bad Homburg, 1882
Ladies at the fashionable spa town of Bad Homburg take part in an energetic wheelbarrow race during a picnic, despite being encumbered with corsets and bustles

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