Race Collection (page 62)

Horse racing in America
Whitney Race Track, Aiken S.C. America. Crowd of people, horses and carriages at the Whitney Race Track

Airships, Dirigible Balloon Race, Beechy Winner. Two dirigibles aloft, one grounded at a balloon race

Edward VII, Persimmon Derby victory
Edward VIIs horse, Persimmons victory at the Royal Derby of 1896. The Royal owner leading in the winner after the race

Racing at Ascot
A view of the royal enclosure, box and stands at Ascot, also showing Santo Strato winning the Prince of Waless Stakes

Bayardos St Leger
Five views relating to the British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, winner of the St. Leger stakes. Date: 1909

Bayardos Gold Cup
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Gold Cup at Ascot

Bayardos second Doncaster victory
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, winning at the Doncaster races

Bayardo, the Gold Cup hero
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, refuses to enter the paddock box at Ascot after the race

Watching Bayardo at exercise
The British thoroughbred racehorse exercising at Alec Taylors stable at Manton, near Marlborough. Bayardo was sent to trainer Alec Taylors stud farm at the age of two

Zinfandels Cup Day, Ascot
Glamorous women parading in their elegant gowns and flowery hats, mingle in the Ascot paddock on Zinfandels Cup Day

James Gordon Bennett at an international balloon race, Forest park, St Louis. He came in fourth place

Americas greatest automobile course, Savannah Georgia
Americas greatest automobile course, grand prize auto race, Savannah Georgia

Wagon Raceing at a rodeo, america

Dining at the Dogs, 1932
A new club at the White City, where people could dine and watch the greyhound racing at the same time. A very popular pastime during the 1930s, society figures such as Lord and Lady Chesham

The Dog Derby special train from Birmingham
Showing the vogue for greyhound racing during the 1930s, the Dog Derby special steam train from Birmingham arrives at Euston, carrying visitors who will become one of the 75

Dining at White City greyhound derby, 1932
Derby night at the Shepherds Bush enclosure; the club at White City where dining tables command a view of the greyhound racing track below. In 1932, the Derby was won by Wild Wolley owned by Mr S

Newcastle boat race
The start of a boat race during the George Stephenson centenary celebrations in Newcastle

Dinner at White City Greyhound Stadium
Colour photograph showing glamorous diners in evening attire watching greyhound racing at White City from the comfort of their table in the dining rooms viewing gallery

Motor racing near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Motor racing at Arnolds Hill near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The driver is Francis Phillips, and the car, registration number DE 1902, is a Rover

Man and boy with junior sized motorcycle
A man gives his son a bit of advice under an umbrella before the boy sets off on his junior sized motorcycle

Broken down modern car overtaken by veteran model
A broken down modern car is overtaken by a veteran model on a suburban street. A man looks at the engine of his saloon car, while a couple whiz past in Edwardian costume

Winter Sports in Switzerland, with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Sunshine and Snow. Winter Sports in Switzerland, synopsis of arrangements made by Thomas Cook and Son, Ludgate Circus, London

Scene at a racecourse in the Far East. A fashionable Western woman in a long coat leads a horse and jockey along, watched by crowds of people

Bablot in a 1911 motor race
The winning driver Paul Bablot speeding through the countryside in his Delage car during a motor race of 1911, the Coupe des Voitures Legeres (Light Cars Cup), held at Boulogne sur Mer, France

Anon. Ever so Fast! 1920
Book cover showing a variety of vehicles zooming along a road, including an open top car, a bus, a removal van, a motorcycle and a motorcyle with a sidecar

Horserace during Naadam Festival, Mongolia
A horserace for youngsters during the annual Naadam Festival, in the countryside near Ulaanbaatar (or Ulan Bator), capital of Mongolia

Met Police officer on his radio, London
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking on his radio in Trafalgar Square, Central London, with the church of St Martin in the Fields behind him. A WPC is speaking to a woman in the background. (2 of 2)

Batgers Derby Christmas crackers
Bright and jolly label for a Christmas cracker box based around the theme of the Derby

Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club Regetta
The annual regetta of the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club, held at Glasgow in 1862. Nelsons monument can be seen to the right of the river

Transatlantic race trimoran capsized
A Transatlantic multihull race trimoran capsized 1000 miles west of the Scilly Isles, photographed from RAF Nimrod

Cowes - Isle of Wight - Regatta
Cowes Regatta - Isle of Wight - 1911. Two White Wings boats, the Waterwitch and the Meteor racing

Lake Windermere, Cumbria - Sailing
Rounding a buoy during a sailing race on Lake Windermere, Cumbria

Polymelus wins the Duke of York Stakes
The finish for the Duke of York Stakes, held at this time at Kempton Park racecourse - the favourite, Polymelus, wins in a canter

Oxford V Cambridge 1895
Spectators on board a boat watch as the university boat race teams head towards the finish at Mortlake. Oxford won this race, for the sixth year in succession

The Natchez and Robert E. Lee
Race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee Steamboats between New Orleans and St. Louis on the Mississippi River in June 1870.The Lee won, reaching St

Poster advertising Germany for winter relaxation, depicting a man skiing down a steep snowy slope

1936 Berlin Olympics
A.J. Williams, American athelete, winner of the 400 metres race at the Berlin Olympic Games, Germany, in 1936

Andre Beaumont, winner of the Great Air Race
Andre Beaumont of the French Navy, winner of the Great Air Race, also known as the Round Britain Air Race, covering 1000 miles in five days (22-26 July). Twenty pilots took part

Jules Vedrines, second in Great Air Race
Jules Charles Toussaint Vedrines (1881-1919), French aviator who came a close second in the Great Air Race, also known as the Round Britain Air Race, covering 1000 miles in five days (22-26 July)

Motonautique de la Cote d Azur
Poster advertising a powerboat race off the Cote d Azur taking place from 22nd to 31st August 1935

Jarrott: motor cycle race winner
Mr Jarrott, winner of the two mile oil motor cycle race on November 29th 1897, England

Motor racing
A crowd of spectators watch cars race around the track, probably at Brooklands, home of British motor racing in the 1920s

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory against Italy, August 1931
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here easily winning the quarter mile flat race in 48.8 seconds at an international athletics

Lt. G. L Ramplings victory at the 1931 A. A. A Championships
Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009), English athlete, army officer and centenarian. Shown here winning the 440 yards or quarter mile flat race in 48.6 seconds at the Amateur

Edward VII wins at the Derby, Epsom
King Edward VII, together with the Prince of Wales, Lord Beresford and the trainer Richard Marsh, being congratulated on the victory of his horse, Minoru (the jockey was Herbert Jones)

Fanning the Kipper game
A girl enjoying herself playing fanning the kipper whereby a fish fashioned from tissue is blown along a course using a fan

Paper Bag Race party game
A guest at a party takes part in a paper bag race game where two teams must sit on rows of chairs, and blow up a bag and pop it after racing around the line once, before it is the next persons turn

Nose and Matchbox Race
A boy and girl have fun playing a party game where a matchbox is passed from nose to nose as quickly as possible

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