Races Collection (page 8)

Go Greyhound Racing at White City, 1939
Advertorial for greyhound racing at White City showing a kennel man (wearing a Greyhound Racing Association jacket) with two fine looking dogs. Date: 1939

Exodus: The Epsom Derby by Gilbert, 1845
Epson races: scenes on the road, as drawn by Gilbert. The Elephant and Castle pub, as well as the Swan Tavern, Morden Hall boarding school

Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Her Mothers Voice
Young girl and her father view mother with alarm as she races past the window wielding a hammer. Date: 1911

The Road to Epsom by Thomas Rowlandson
" Those red-cheeked, guffawing Cockneys, who sreamed to Epsom in coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, donkey cart, formed the inchoate mass whence were drawn the man who shouldered his Brown Bess in

Beacon Course at Newmarket with headless rider
An unusual painting by the artist J. N. Sartorius showing a horse race at Newmarket but with the runner up rider headless. Date: 1928

Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News front cover, 1928
Front cover of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, featuring a jockey during a race, in recognition of the forthcoming Derby, on which the paper comprehensively reported. Date: 1928

Joyce Dennys reviews Ascot
A series of humorous sketches by Joyce Dennys rather poking fun at smart society at Royal Ascot. She shows a fashionable lady losing her hat and almost having it picked up as litter

Mrs Charles Sweeny at Ascot
Mrs Charles Sweeny (middle), accompanied by Mr and Mrs Stephen Laddie Sanford (he was an American polo player) at Royal Ascot, 1938

Poster design, Amherst Villiers
Poster design featuring the Amherst Villiers seaplane, which took part in the Schneider Trophy Air Races. Date: circa 1930s

The Derby by Gilbert Holiday
The crucial final moment of the Epsom Derby as the jockeys urge their horses towards the finish line. Date: 1927

Ladbrokes Betting Shop
Ladbrokes betting shop, for placing bets on horse races and other such gambling. Date: late 1970s

Chester Races
Scene overlooking the track at Chester Races, Cheshire, England. These popular horse races are held annually in May. Date: circa 1960

Dingle Races
The harbour and mountains make a lovely backdrop to the horse racing at Dingle racecourse, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962

Dingle Winners
A happy middle-aged man and some children, with the glassware and ceramics they have won at the fair at Dingle racecourse County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962

Lady James Douglas and her horse, Gainsborough
The British bred, thoroughbred racehorse Gainsborough, owned by Lady James Douglas won the English Triple Crown in 1918. This win marked the first time a horse bred by a woman won one of the British

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

Backview of fashionable racegoers clothing 1913
Fashionable French women wearing racecourse clothing from Longchamp. 1913

Great way to the races 1912
French women wearing winter horse racing attire. Date: 1912

Fashion at the races 1912
Parisian women having a social day out at the racetrack. 1912

The Two thousand guineas winner: Bahram
The Two Thousand Guineas winner: the Aga Khans horse Bahram, being ridden by Fred Fox at Newmarket, 1935. Racing tipster Ras Prince Monolulu can be seen in the background. Date: 1935

Bahram wins the Epsom Derby, 1935
A page from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, showing the racehorse Bahram(marked with a cross) with a clear run round Tattenham Corner at the Epsom Derby in 1935

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: George IV at Ascot horse race
Colour plate: The royal stand at Ascot races: His Majesty George IV and the Duke of York enjoying the sports of the turf from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage

Cambridge Boat Club crew and spectators on the River Cam near Ditton Corner, for the traditional Lent or May Bumps races. Date: circa 1900

The Cries of Paris - Sports Newsheet Seller
The Cries of Paris - A Sports News sheet Seller, running through the streets and working up quite a sweat! Date: 1901

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at Ascot
The Hon. Mrs Esmond Harmsworth in the paddock at Ascot on Gold Cup Day, wearing black, with two silver foxes. Behind her are Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny, she in pink and brown

Tailor-made suits for the races 1912
Tailor-made fashionable clothing, single breasted wrap-over jacket with single or double buttons and hobble skirts. Date: 1912

Society Snapshots, 1921 featuring Lady Cholmeley and Captain Walter Lambert, a Parisian racegoer at Longchamps, Mr Z. Shimidzu Japanese tennis player

Coach provided for the less well-off going to Auteuil Races
The Coach provided for less well-off people going to the Auteuil Hippodrome Race-course in Paris, France. Date: circa 1903

The modern trend towards vivid colouring in dress
Series of illustrations showing fashionable brightly coloured dresses and garments to be worn by women at Royal Ascot during 1913

The Aurigas mosaic. 4th century. The victoriuos charioteer Marcianus with his chariot. He carries a palm of triumph in one hand and the whip in the other

Castes. From Pure and Spanish, Spanish, 1774, by Andres de I
Andres de Islas (active c.1753-1775). Mexican painter. 18th century. Castes. From Pure and Spanish, Spanish, 1774. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Roman Art. Spain. Tarragona Amphitheatre. Catalonia
Roman Art. Spain. Tarragona Amphitheatre. It was built in the 2nd century AD. Catalonia. World Heritage

Caricature, Fred Archer, jockey, and Lord Falmouth
Caricature, Frederick James (Fred) Archer (1857-1886), English flat race jockey, riding on the shoulders of his patron, Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819-1889)

Birchington Sports Day, Egg & Spoon Race
In conjunction with Birchington War Weapons Week in late May 1918, the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington organised a Sports event

Racial Type / Jardine 1908
David Jardine Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, black shoes, high all round collar, black cravat & a monocle. Date: 1908

Racegoer / Jardine 1909
Robert Buchanan Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease & black boots with brown spats (gaiters). Date: 1909

Sir Daniel Cooper at the races wears a bowler hat, brown striped lounge suit, half boots & tan leather gloves. Date: 1908

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