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Go Greyhound Racing at White City, 1939Advertorial 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, 1845Epson 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 VoiceYoung 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 riderAn 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, 1928Front 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 AscotA 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 AscotMrs Charles Sweeny (middle), accompanied by Mr and Mrs Stephen Laddie Sanford (he was an American polo player) at Royal Ascot, 1938
Poster design, Amherst VilliersPoster design featuring the Amherst Villiers seaplane, which took part in the Schneider Trophy Air Races. Date: circa 1930s
The Derby by Gilbert HolidayThe crucial final moment of the Epsom Derby as the jockeys urge their horses towards the finish line. Date: 1927
Ladbrokes Betting ShopLadbrokes betting shop, for placing bets on horse races and other such gambling. Date: late 1970s
Chester RacesScene overlooking the track at Chester Races, Cheshire, England. These popular horse races are held annually in May. Date: circa 1960
Dingle RacesThe harbour and mountains make a lovely backdrop to the horse racing at Dingle racecourse, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962
Dingle WinnersA 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, GainsboroughThe 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, DevonThe 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 1913Fashionable French women wearing racecourse clothing from Longchamp. 1913
Great way to the races 1912French women wearing winter horse racing attire. Date: 1912
Fashion at the races 1912Parisian women having a social day out at the racetrack. 1912
The Two thousand guineas winner: BahramThe 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, 1935A 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 raceColour 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 SellerThe 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 AscotThe 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 1912Tailor-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 RacesThe 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 dressSeries 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 IAndres 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. CataloniaRoman Art. Spain. Tarragona Amphitheatre. It was built in the 2nd century AD. Catalonia. World Heritage
Caricature, Fred Archer, jockey, and Lord FalmouthCaricature, 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 RaceIn 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 1908David 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 1909Robert 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
British Michelin PrizeSome of the ingenious devices in the cockpit area of Mr Codys aeroplane, which won the British Michelin Prize for the longest flight over a marked course (189.3 miles) Date: 31 December 1910
Michelin Air Prize / 1910A selection of photographs from the Michelin Special Air prize, awarded to air crews of two, who could make the trip to the summit of the Puy de Dome in under six hours. Date: 5 March 1910
Michelin Air Prize 1911The winners of the Michelin Special Air Prize, Eugene Renault and passenger M.Senouque, pictured above the sponsors, Andre and Edouard Michelin. Date: 7 March 1911
Mannequins at Races - 2Two mannequins, dressed in a leading couturiers latest creations, arrive at Longchamps racecourse on Grand Prix day, attracting considerable attention 1910
George HuntleyGeorge Patrick Huntley (1868 1927 ) Man of the theatre, seen here at the races Date: 1908
Crowd at the Derby / 1930The crowd amuses itself in between races at the Derby. The ground is strewn with discarded betting slips. Date: 1930
The Innocent Abroad on Derby Day by IllingworthThe Lone Cyclist: " Excuse me, constable, is this the way to Epsom racecourse." One, perhaps rather myopic man, unfamiliar with the typical chaos on the road to Epsom on Derby Day asks a
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort (inset) and jockey on ForaySir Cecil Charles Boyd-Rochfort (inset, 1887-1983), prizewinning racehorse trainer, and a jockey on Foray. Date: circa 1936
Dan Bulger racehorse and Prince Monolulu at the racesRacehorse Dan Bulger with jockey on horseback, and Prince Monolulu, horseracing tipster, at the races. circa 1936
Nearing the end of the Season photos in the TatlerBlack and white photos in the Tatler under the headline of Nearing the end of the Season, Racing Society " Speed the Parting Shot" at Liverpool in the Tatler of 17th November 1909
Deauville racecourse with race in progress, France, viewed from the grandstand. Date: circa 1910