Racecourse Collection (page 5)

Newmarket Racecourse from the air
A view from the air of Newmarket racecourse, in Suffolk, England, known as the Home of Racing. Date: 1925

South Africa - The Racecourse, Kimberley
The Racecourse, Kimberley, near Bloemfontein, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa. Showing the Grandstand Date: 1900s

Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Aerial view of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA -- claimed to be the greatest race course in the world. Date: circa 1930

Birds-Eye View of Ascot Race-Course
A Bird s-eye view of Ascot racecourse in 1914 by W. B. Robinson in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Date: 1914

Towcester Races paddock dated by the photographer as 1905, the horse is not identified but an early precursor to the modern Towcester Racecourse which was not established until 1928 Date: 1905

Horseracing - Passing the Stands at Ascot
Spectators crane their necks to see horses and their riders gallop past the stands at Ascot. Date: 1920

Suffragette Proof Racecourse
Following the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff

Suffragette Arson Hurst Park. Shows the destroyed Grand Stand at Hurst Park Racecourse, 8th June 1913, caused by an arson attack by militant suffragettes Kitty Marion (1871-1944) and Betty Giveen

Bonzos Grand National by George Studdy
Bonzos Grand National -- Bonzo, Chee-Kee, and Bonzos brethren hold a Grand National on their own. Some of them get rather wet in an open ditch

The Winner record label featuring horseracing
A record label from The Winner, featuring Meet Me By Moonlight Alone by the Belgravia Quartette. Illustration shows a winning racehorse and jockey crossing the finish line first. Date: c.1925

Record label - The Winner
A record label for a recording of The Sweetest Flower That Blows, composed by C. B. Hawley and sung by Robert Carr. The label features a winning racehorse crossing the finish line. Date: c.1920

Indian troops arriving in France, WW1
Indian troops arriving in France (Marseilles) during the early stages of the First World War. Date: September 1914

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1911- Leopardstown races
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the royal pavilion at Leopardstown racecourse. The King can be seen on the balcony in a grey frock-suit, with(left to right) Lord Aberdeen

China - Shanghai - The Race Course - A Race in progress. Date: circa 1906

Shanghai, China - The Great Racecourse. Date: circa 1940s

Racegoers - Mr Jo Leigh, J. Watt and Captain Mitchell
Mr Jo Leigh, J. Watt and Captain Mitchell - three well-known racing types in the 1890s standing around having a chat. Date: circa 1890s

Uruguay - Wing Walker at an Airshow, Montevideo Racetrack
Uruguay - Wing Walker acrobat at an Airshow at the Hipodromo Nacional de Maronas, a horse racing track located in Ituzaingo neighbourhood, Montevideo, Uruguay - circa 1922-23

Hong Kong Race Course
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

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