Races Collection (page 11)

Ascot race plate: Queen Victorias gift of a gold vase, 1874
The Queens gold vase, given by Queen Victoria as a prize for one of the Ascot races in 1874. A large gold flagon in the style of Queen Annes time, made by R. & S. Garrard & Co. Date: 1874

Race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee - S7

Horse & Horse Power bound for Goodwood by Gilbert Holiday
A coach and horses carrying passengers to the Goodwood race meeting at the end of July, is passed by a juggernaut of a vehicle, a charabanc carrying numerous visitors. Date: 1928

Detraining horses at Ascot
Thoroughbred racehorses being carefullly led out of train carriages on arrival at Royal Ascot. Date: 1928

The crowd under the clock at Ascot
High up on the roof of the stand the crowd watching the progress of the racing at Ascot, and above them rises the familiar clock, towering above the handsome range of buildings. Date: 1928

Cerebos Salt advertisement, 1928
Cerebos Salt, an essential part of the social season, designed to give one pep and vitality while while at Royal Ascot, sitting down to a DIY silver service lunch. Date: 1928

Ascot Meeting in early Victorian age
Early Victorian society returning from the races at Royal Ascot, passing gypsies camped on open ground. Date: 1928

The Winner, Ascot by H. M. Bateman
A sea of top hats and in the distance, a glimpse of the winning horse and its jockey at Royal Ascot, the smartest racing fixture of the Season. A humorous view by the master of social satire, H. M

The Duke of Norfolk by Glan Williams
The Rt. Hon. Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, Englands premier duke and Earl Marshal (responsible for ceremonial arrangements on behalf of the monarchy)

American sprinters on the podium, 1932 Olympics
Afro-American sprinter E. Dolan receiving congratulations after winning the 100m and 200m sprint races at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Pictured with R. Metcalfe in second place. Date: 1932

Members of the enclosure at Ascot
Smart society in the members enclosure at Royal Ascot in June 1930, watching one of the ten races in the programme with interest. Date: 1930

Fashions for Ascot from Marshall & Snelgrove
Advertisement for Marshall & Snelgrove of London, suggesting billowing organdie for Ascot. The long dresses, picture hats

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

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

Street scene in Scottish Highlands
Street scene in the Scottish Highlands, with a little girl sitting on a stone step. A stone carving of a weight scale carries the inscription: God Bless The Just. Date: circa 1920s

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1900
People collecting at the gate of the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix Park, hoping to catch a glimpse of Queen Victoria in her donkey chair going for her afternoon drive

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1911- Dublins enthusiastic welc
The people of Dublin give King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra a warm welcome on the occasion of the royal visit in 1911. 1

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

The Le(d)ger by Jack Gordge
A picture of an accountant tied to his accounting books with images of his own expenses at the races swirling around him. Date: 27th September 1927

Joseph H. Hawley, Vanity Fair, ATn
SIR JOSEPH HENRY HAWLEY 3rd baronet (1813/41875). Racehorse owner and breeder, not adverse to a large wager himself winning 250, 000 on three races alone

A Stop Watch
A stop watch, used for timing the speed of races, etc. Date: 1980s

Pearly Queens at Races
Two old Pearly Queens out for a day at Epsom Races, Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s

Pearly King at the Derby
A Pearly King and his son pose proudly for the camera among a crowd at the Epsom Derby (horse races), Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s

Yacht Racing - Isle of Wight off Ryde Pier. Big Classic Yachts saling under the International handicap rule established in 1907

R Caracciola and B Rosmeyer at AVUS
R Caracciola (No. 35) and B Rosmeyer (No. 31) taking the 43 degree banking of the North Curve at AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und bungsstra

DE NITTIS, Giuseppe (1846-1884). Horse Races in the Bois de Boulogne. 1881. Central panel. Impressionism. Pastel. ITALY. Rome. Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna (National Gallery of Modern Art)

DE NITTIS, Giuseppe (1846-1884). Horse Races in the Bois de Boulogne. Left panel. Impressionism. Pastel

Sports Day at Earlswood Asylum, near Redhill, 1864
Engraving showing one of the running races held for the patients of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots, near Redhill, 1864. A large crowd of spectators, in Victorian dress

National Scoutcar Races - Brighton
National Scoutcar Races at Brighton poster. Date: 1979

Modes et Travaux 1934
Art deco style couple dressed for the races Date: 1934

American Jockey Club Races; Jerome Park: Tom Bowling Winning the Jerome Stakes for 3 Year Olds, Value $5, 500; Dash Two Miles; October 4th 1873. (Un-official Time 3:40). Date 1873

The American Champion Yacht Puritan. Modelled by Edward Burgess, of Boston, Mass. Winner of the Two Races for the Americas Cup against the English Cutter Genesta at New York, Sept

Sights at the fair ground. Date c1888

Captain Morgan, Rifle Corps, ADC. to General Bernard, on Coxcomb the winner of the Crimean races, the property of Captain Barnard, Grenadier Guards

Charabanc outing, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Twenty-eight men, most of them with a carnation on their lapel, and two women, posing for their photo before setting off in a charabanc for a days outing to the races, organised by the Marine Hotel

Fighting it Out at Glorious Goodwood
Artists impression of a fighting finish at Goodwood, described in The Bystander magazine (from where this image is taken) as the most popular and prettiest of meetings

Richard Boss Crokers horses, Dublin, Ireland
Horses belonging to Richard Boss Croker, an Irishman who emigrated to America as his family fled the potato famine, and worked successively as barman

Cheltenham Races at Prestbury Park
Amersham jumping the final fence in the Amateur Handicap Hurdle Race at the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Metropolitan Police officers at the Epsom Races
A group of four Metropolitan Police officers, one on horseback, at the Epsom Races. They are Superintendent Walker, and Inspectors Baldry, Swanson and Denning, all of A Division. Date: 1864

Eights Week - Oxford
Summer Eights is a bumps race that constitutes Oxford Universitys main intercollegiate rowing event of the year. The regatta takes place in May every year

New Zealand Races
Final Command wins the Perek Cup horse race at Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 1960s

Auto-Union Racing Car
The car with which Germany will win eight out of thirteen Grand Prix races. Date: 1936

E. R. A. 1. 5 LITRE
English Racing Automobiles produce a truly British racing car - and successful, too, winning many races in its class (1500 cc). Date: 1936

German Boat Race
Herr His, the Principal of the University of Berlin with his boat crew, following their victory in the Berlin vs Charlottenburg boat race, Germany. Date: 1930s

Two ladies in outfits by Philippe et Gaston and Drecoll
Two fashionable ladies wearing fashionable summer outfits, probably for a day at the races. On the left, a white cap-sleeve crepe dress with black floral pattern and yellow border trim

Triple-crown winner, Gainsborough
Lady James Douglass thoroughbred racehorse, Gainsborough, who won the Triple Crown in 1918. Gainsboroughs father was Bayardo and his mother, Rosedrop. Date: 1918

Lady James Douglas, owner of the British bred thoroughbred racehorse, Gainsborough, who won the Triple Crown in 1918. Date: 1918

Gainsborough wins the 2000 Guineas
The British bred, thoroughbred racehorse Gainsborough, owned by Lady James Douglas won the English Triple Crown in 1918. This article celebrates the 2000 Guineas

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