Racing Collection (page 14)

Racing at the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1862. Woman in violet crinoline dress and mantelet cape watching the horse racing in the park. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Couple in front of the Ambigu Theatre, 1857
Fashionable couple in front of the Ambigu Theatre, 1861. Man in jacket and check trousers, woman in blue crinoline dress and black mantelet

The carrefour Gaillon and the fountain, 1848
Woman in front of the fountain at Place Gaillon, Paris. She wears a cashmere shawl with arm holes called la visite over her crinoline. The carrefour Gaillon and the fountain, 1848

Woman strolling in the Gardens of the Tuileries, 1819
Woman strolling in the Gardens of the Tuileries, near the rue de Rivoli, 1819. She wears a bonnet, lace collar and satin walking dress

Woman at window overlooking the Panoramas, Paris, 1810
Woman at window overlooking the Panoramas and the Passage des Panoramas, on Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, 1810. View of the Two Panoramas and of the Passage between them

Young English gentlemen playing a game of billiards
Young English gentleman playing a game of billiards with a soldier in uniform in a club, watched by a large group of men. iHandcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas

Title page with calligraphic title and vignette of woman dancing with children. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from William Coombes The Dance of Life

Young English gentlemen racing four-horse carriages on a road. iHandcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combes The Dance of Life, Rudolph Ackermann

An unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet
English gentlemen gambling on an unusual foot race during a horse-racing meet on the Champs de Mars, Paris, 19th century. Stubbs the Yorkshireman is piggybacked on vulgar Cockney grocer John Jorrocks

Alastair Hunter on Ronnie Holbechs Paladin. Date: 1942

Paladin, the horse owned by Mr. R. Holbech featured on the front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News in December 1940. Date: 1940

"Riders up"for the first jumping race of the season at Taunton
" Riders up" for the first jumping race of the season at Taunton. The West Country was typically the first to start the National Hunt season. Date: 1940

Paladin, belonging to Mr. R. Holbech, seen clearing the last fence in the Charlton Park Steeplechase at Cheltenham in November 1940. Date: 1940

Mr. R. Holbechs Paladin shown taking the water jump in the Three Mile Steeplechase at the Cheltenham One-Day Meeting in December 1940. Beside him is Roi d Egypte and behind is Dominics Cross

The Afghan War - Sports and Games at Jellalabad. Date: 1879

Record Newmarket Sales - Flair sold for 15, 000 guineas
Thoroughbred racehorses for Newmarket recently bought and sold by various enthusiasts. Most came from the stable of the late Sir Daniel Cooper, with Flair, bought by Sir Frederick Stern. 1909

Poster, Mercedes-Benz. Date: 1954

Poster, Mercedes-Benz Triple Victory! Date: 1950s

Poster, 7th Grand Prix, Monaco, April 1935. Date: 1935

Poster, 2nd Grand Prix, Monaco, April 1930. Date: 1930

Poster, Bugatti racing cars

Poster, Bugatti cars and autorails

Poster, Renault cars

Racing car
Racing at the Mille Miglia, an open-road, motorsport endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 Date: circa 1950

Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip! (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip! In a horseracing analogy, Gladstone as jockey (riding Purchase) tells his political rival Disraeli (a tout) that he will win on this horse

Miss Dorothy Levitt - racing car driver
Miss Dorothy Levitt, the first Englishwomen to drive a racing car, at the wheel of 100hp Napier racer, Blackpool Race Meeting. Date: 1905

Speed and the World Speeds with You
Photo montage in The Bystander reflecting the 1930s obsession with speed and transport, as exemplified by pictures of racing cars, aeroplanes and steam trains. Date: 1932

A Racing Bicyle leaned up against the fence in a back yard
A Racing Bicyle leaned up against the fence in the back yard of a terraced suburban house. Date: 1953

Racing Bicyle in the back yard of a terraced suburban house
A Racing Bicyle in the back yard of a terraced suburban house. Date: 1953

Sailing match at Greenwich, SE London
Sailing match on the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent (SE London) on 3 July 1838, showing The Gazelle (left) beating Royal Sovereign. 1838

Cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club, Worcester Cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club
Worried-looking cyclist at St Johns Cycling Club races, Worcester. 1892

Lingerie
Advertisement for Gaine par Roussel undergarments depicting well dressed couple at horse racing event. Date: circa 1930s

Ascot Week 1900
The Grand Stand and lawn. Date: 1900

Joe Carstairs in her motor boat, 1925
Canvas and power: Miss M B Carstairs in her racing motor-boat, part of the Women in Sport series in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Bystander masthead - society horse racing - Royal Ascot
Masthead design for the front cover of The Bystander showing a lively scene at Royal Ascot. Date: 1931

The World of Sport 1897
The World of Sport, 1897. Racing notes by Captain Coe. Before the Derby race. Epsom Stand, showing Tattenham Corner. Date: 1897

Tattenham Corner 1897
Horses racing round Tattenham Corner, 1897 1897

The Derby, 1897. Galtee More in the paddock before saddling; Galtee More, Charles Wood up; the parade; the finish. Date: 1897

Jo Carstairs in racing boat Estella IV
Marion Joe Carstairs, pictured with her engineer Mr Joe Harris in the Napier engine racing motor boat, Estella IV which she planned to drive in the International Trophy Race for Motor Boats to be

Game box lid, Steeple Chase, horse racing board game. 20th century

Lady Low and Lord Cochrane at Fife point-to-point
Lady Morrison-Low and Lord Cochrane of Cults at Fife point-to-point, Balcormo Races. 1935

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

Cartoon, Bygone Times, Tom Cannon and William Day
Cartoon, Bygone Times - William Day gives his final instructions to Tom Cannon. Day was a member of the horseracing family for whom Cannon worked. 1884

Shanghai Races - horse being led through the crowd
A horse being led through the crowd at Shanghai Races, July 1939. Brought over from the Mongolian Steppes, the horse, Applejack, was a spring winner. 1939

Shanghai Races - Chinese girls spectating
Two Chinese girls in the crowd at the Shanghai races, 1939. 1939

Shanghai Races - statues outside the race club
Chinese racegoers lighting candles and burning incense in front of statues of the patron saints of the Hwa Hewi (Flower Society)

Shanghai Races - Japanese women in the crowd
Japanese racegoers including women dressed in the traditional kimono, seen in the stands at Shanghai Races in July 1939. 1939

Shanghai Races
A general view of Shanghai racecourse with a race in progress, 1939. 1939

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