Race Collection (page 65)

Training athletes before a game
Oxygen used as a substitute for training athletes. The gas is inhaled before a game or race and is believed to produce outstanding preformances

Edward Vii / Yacht / 1896
The Britannia of Edward, prince of Wales, passes Ailsa and Satanita - no doubt at Cowes

Racing Car at Speed
Two-seater racing car at considerable speed

Cross Country Cartoon
2nd Event - International Sports 1914- CROSS COUNTRY RACE. Which is the crossest country? - a sharp satire depicting a Britsh soldier chasing his German foe

Frogs Race on Snails
Three frogs mounted on snails race each other

De Havilland Comet
Grosvenor House, one of three Comets built for the England-Australia Race, won by Scott and Black in this aircraft

Making History
In February 1931, for the first time a " baby" car achieved the speed of over 100mph. The MG Midget exceeded 103mph for 5km winning the international double 12 hour race

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault

The Ulster T. T. Race
Photograph of the start of the Ulster T.T. Race, one of the greatest road-races of the motoring year, showing the lighter cars off to a frenzied start in August 1929

Registering the finish of a horse race by photograph
A photograph of how the finish of a horse race is photographed. In order to terminate any dispute about the winner in a race, the first horse breaks a tight wire operating the apparatus

Austrian Ski Race 1894
A ladies ski race under way in Austria

The Flying Scotsman of 1888 and 1938 at Sevenage
To celebrate the jubilee of the railway race to Scotland, the Flying Scotsman of 1888 and 1938

Children race down the street with kites on a windy day, in Horley, Surrey

Motor racing breakdown at Brooklands
A competitor at Brooklands motor race is towed into the paddock with the aid of a branch. Date: April 17th 1920

Deerfoot V Jackson 1861
The race between Deerfoot and Jackson at Brompton, London

Athletic Outfits C19
Different athletic outfits on be worn for different races; paper chase, flat race and one mile chase costumes are seen here

St. Leger at Doncaster
The Great St Leger race at Doncaster ( & Characters on the turf )

Epsom on Derby Day
A spectacular birds-eye view over the expanse of the Epsom race course during the running of The Derby. Horse Buses and carriages line the track as the crowd follows the racers

Windy Derby / Epsom / Alken
A Start for the Derby of the Effects of a Windy Day or The Epsom Race Course Race-goers are sent flying by a severe wind causing havoc amongst the spectators

Horse Racing / Howitt
A delightful depiction of an early 19th century horse race, with spectators (also on horseback) following alongside behind the track rail

Cycle Race, Germany
Race in progress in a German stadium

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

On the Lawn at Ascot
Fashionable race-goers on the Lawn at Ascot

Paris-Madrid 1903
PARIS - MADRID RACE A dramatic moment as two drivers jockey for position on a country road

Detroit Motor Race / 1903
At full speed: a trail brush between Messrs. Ford (on the left) & Harkness (right)

Watching the Finish
Racegoers watch the leading horses come down to the winning post

Welbeck Abbey Motor Race
The first automobile race in England at Welbeck Abbey: the start. The fastest car attained a pace of 42 miles/hour

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

TITANS
The Titans - a race of giants - seek to scale the heavens by piling mountains upon one another, but Zeus hurls his thunderbolts and they are thrown into the Underworld

Sportsday / Egg Spoon 1960
Boys and girls, all concentrating hard, take part in an egg and spoon race; their parents watch from deckchairs while a man with a megaphone keeps control

Race Day Fashions
Race-goers in black velvet coats, V -neck dresses & silver fox fur stoles. N.B the wrist watch & fur muff & hat with chin strap. One dress has floral panels on the corsage

Watching a Cycle Race
Watching a cycle race in a stadium

Islington Walk Race 1878
The Six Days Pedestrian Race at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. (Vaughan on the left, O Leary centre and Brown being sponged on left)

Swimming Race
Four young boys compete against one another in a swimming race at a holiday camp, while proud parents watch on deckchairs outside their chalets

Unloading Race Horses
Unloading a racehorse at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England

Exploration / John Byron
Commander Byron, in the course of his circumnavigation of the world, encounters a giant race in Patagonia

Woman Following Race
An elegant young American woman following the race to see if her horse will be the winner

Children / Hoops / C19Th
Two boys race their hoops, alarming the geese

Chariot Racing
A chariot race under way at the Circus Maximus, Rome. An enthusiastic audience watch enthralled

Sports Day Tyres 1970S
Boys competing in a tyre race

Sports Day Race 1970S
Determined-looking boys compete against one another in a race

Small Boys / Toy Yachts
Two small boys race their toy yachts in a country stream. A thatched cottage with smoking chimney is in the background

Sport / Athletics: running
RUNNING W.G.GEORGE and W.CUMMINGS run a ten - mile race at Lillie Bridge for 100 a side !

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

Circus Flaminius-Recon
Reconstruction of the Circus Flaminius

Oxford V Cambridge 1829
The Oxford boat in the first year of the race

French cross-country race at Saint Cloud
A French national cross-country race at Saint-Cloud -- Never has one seen a grander sporting spectacle than these 309 runners - solid chaps with bulging muscles

Children in playground, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Working class children in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, playing out of doors

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