Wins Collection (page 2)

Scootering
An easy winner. Dutch girl wins the scooter race against two boys. Artist: Ethel Parkinson

Battling Bonzo wins in the first round by George Studdy
Battling Bonzo wins in the first round. He tackles a black dog bigger than himself, and takes the credit when the enemy accidentally falls down a manhole

Naval Victory
Dutch admiral De Tromp wins a great victory off the Duyns (Dunes) near Dover on the English coast, taking many Spanish vessels. Date: 1639

Siege of Delfzijl
Maurits van Nassau, prince of Orange, wins a series of significant battles over the Spanish : the capture of the port of Delfzijl is an important strategic victory. Date: 1591

Campari Wins
Giuseppe Campari, driving an Alfa-Romeo, wins the Grand Prix d Europe at Lyon, France. Date: 1924

Teamwork wins - United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. Poster showing men at work in a shipyard, beneath an American flag. Date 1917

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

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

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

Rustic Fete at Northfleet, Kent - a successful competitor climbs the greasy pole and wins the flitch of bacon, to the plaudits of the crowd Date: 1832

Persia Launched
Steamship launched at the Robert Napier & Sons shipyard at Govan, Glasgow. At the time she is the largest steamship afloat and wins the Blue Riband in 1856. Date: 3 July 1855

Farman Biplane Record
Henry Farman, an Englishman working in France, wins the Grand Prix for distance, at Reims, with a flight of 180 km in just over three hours Date: 27 August 1909

Croquet Winner 1913
A woman wins the game by hitting the ball against the peg. Date: 1913

British Ballad, Katharine Janfarie
KATHARINE JANFARIE (Katharine Jaffray) British balad telling the tale of a woman, wooed by a man. He asks her family for leave but another man comes

Bayardos Gold Cup
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Gold Cup at Ascot

Bayardos second Doncaster victory
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, winning at the Doncaster races

Racing at Newmarket
The British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, wins the Middle Park Plate at Newmarket

Polymelus wins the Duke of York Stakes
The finish for the Duke of York Stakes, held at this time at Kempton Park racecourse - the favourite, Polymelus, wins in a canter

Olympics / 1932 / Marathon
Zabala (Argentina) wins the Marathon

OLYMPICS / 1932 / MEN 800M
Thomas Hampson (Great Britain) wins the mens 800 metres

Viv Nicholson Wins Pools
Viv Nicholson, with her husband Keith, of Castleford, Yorkshire, winners of the Littlewoods Treble Chance Pool, are presented with their cheque by Bruce Forsyth

Lao-Tse Wins Victory
Lao-tse riding on an Ox helps achive a victory over the Kang-san-kou-niang (the godesses of the latrine)

Battle of Kandahar
At the battle of KANDAHAR, where the British under Roberts defeat the Afghans, Major White wins the Victoria Cross for his bravery

Beaumains Wins
Beaumains wins his fight against the Green Knight at the ford

Jesus & Woman of Samaria
Jesus meets a woman at a well in Samaria, and wins a convert

Hezekiah and the Idols
Hezekiah, king of Judah, wins favour in Gods sight by destroying the idols of rival faiths

Jephthah and Daughter
Jephthah, ruler of Gilead, vows that if he wins a battle he will sacrifice the first living thing he meets on his return : his daughter comes out to greet him

1867 / Reform Bill / Punch
The Derby, 1867. Dizzy wins with " Reform Bill" Comment on Disraeli and the Reform Bill

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 200 METRE
Melvin Patton (USA) wins the 200 metres

Olympics / 1932 / Hurdles
Mens 3000 metre hurdles: Evenson (Great Britain) wins the heat, but comes 2nd in the final

OLYMPICS / 1928 / WOMEN 100M
Robinson wins womens 100 metre final

Medusa Loses her Head
Medusa, leader of the Gorgons, is not an easy lady to subdue, but Perseus (helped by Pegasus) wins her head, if not her heart, by not looking at her except in reflection

THE AMERICA WINS CUP
The America winning the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup, open to yachts of all causes and nations

Rimsky-Korsakov / Sadko / 3
The fourth tableau : the quayside at Novgorod where Sadko wins his bet, finding golden fish among his catch

Gordon Bennett 1904
GORDON-BENNETT CUP Thery wins the French eliminating contest

Boy + Girl Play Dominoes
Are they playing for a forfeit? Yes. What? If Mabel wins, she kisses Charlie; if Charlie wins, he kisses Mabel! Nobody loses out in this games of dominoes

Brighton Horse Racing
Happy Haven wins the Pavilion Handicap race at Brighton, from Bally-Conneely and Cabouchon

Parvatis Austerities
Parvati (Uma) is unable to distract Shiva from his contemplation by her beauty. She turns to asceticism, immersing herself in icy pools & wins his love

Sacrificing a Sheep
The Spartan general Pausanias sacrifices a sheep before engaging the Persians at Plataea : he wins the battle, though whether because of his sacrifice, only the gods know

Apollo Flays Marsyas
Lyre-player Apollo is challenged to a musical duel by flute-player Marsyas; when he wins (by a nasty trick) he flays his presumptuous rival alive

Weighing Baby and Cats
Baby is weighed on the scales against two cats to see who is heaviest - baby wins

Jean Bart in Action
The French admiral Jean Bart, threatened by a superior Dutch fleet, cries Comrades, no more cannon-shots, use your sabres ! and wins the day with hand-to-hand fighting

Enamelled Objects - 2
Enamelled items by Morel of London, the kind of thing that makes Victoriana something you love or loathe. For the maidservants who have to dust them, loathing wins

DORANDOs MARATHON 1908
Pietri Dorando of Italy wins the marathon from Windsor to the Olympic stadium, but because he is assisted during the final metres he is disqualified

Band of Hope Prize
C.E.T.S Church of England Temperance Society ? All England Challenge Competition for Band of Hope, Diocese of Canterbury, Herne Bay Branch. Claude Watkins wins a prize

Texas Militia
Texas wins independence from Mexico in 1836, and Texans such as these mounted militia- men are determined to keep it an independent Republic. But it will become a state 1845

Beurnonville Jemappes
Beurnonvilles decisive cavalry charge routs the Austrians and wins the day for France

Battle of Montmirail
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of MONTMIRAIL Napoleon wins the second of four battles in 5 days against the Allies, considered to be one of his finest achievements

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