Racing Collection (page 29)

Paradox, 1882-1890, (1911)
Paradox, 1911. Paradox (1882-1890) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Caller Ou, c1860s, (1911)
Caller Ou, c1869s, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Watching a Boat-Race, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Watching a Boat-Race, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Surplice and Canezou, 1845-1871, (1911). Surplice (1845-1871) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Lord Marcus Beresford, 1911. Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford, KCVO (25 December 1848 - 16 December 1922) was an equerry and racing manager. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1

Doncaster Gold Cup, 1795 - Won by Hambletonian, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

At The Derby, 1938. King George VI (1895-1952), Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002) and Lord Lonsdale (1857-1944) at the Epsom Derby, 1938. From Flat Racing published by Seeley, Service & Co, Ltd

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. Oxford just ahead by Hammersmith Bridge. The traditional university rowing race on the River Thames starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake

Emily Davison throwing herself in front of the Kings horse during the Derby, Epsom, Surrey, 1913. Emily Davison (1872-1913), an English suffragette

Chariot Race, 1880. Artist: Antique
Chariot Race, 1880. In Greek mythology, Pelops, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, organised chariot races as thanksgiving to the gods and as funeral games in honor of King Oinomaos

A portion of the Derby Club Racecourse Enclosure, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Henley Regatta, c1900. Artist: Marsh Brothers
Henley Regatta, c1900. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales. [Cassell and Company Ltd. c1900]

The Palio of Siena, c1900 (1913). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
The Palio of Siena, c1900 (1913). From An Artist in Italy by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, New York, Toronto, 1913]

Jarrott arrives at Bordeaux in the Race of Death, 1937. Charles Jarrott (1877?1944), English racing car driver and businessman

An early Wolseley in the Isle of Man (1904), 1904, (1937). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Jarrott before the beginning of the Race of Death, 1937. Charles Jarrott (1877?1944), English racing car driver and businessman

The great Match between Mr. Flintoff & Jack Rogers, 1858. Artist: John Leech
The great Match between Mr. Flintoff & Jack Rogers, 1858. From Ask Mamma; or, The Richest Commoner in England, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1858]

The Start for the St. Leger, 1851, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Grenadier, c18th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard, Cornwall, 1866
The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard on 6 September 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo, 1866

Alfa-Romeo, c1936. Alfa Romeo Automobiles is an Italian car manufacturer founded in Milan in 1910. From An Album of Motor Cars. [John Player & Sons, London, c1936]

Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. Artist: Gustave Dore
Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]

Finish of the Race, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
Finish of the Race, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]

Taken in Tow - A Scene on a Rope walk, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
Taken in Tow - A Scene on a Rope walk, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Atalantas Race, 1922, (1923). Artist: John Dickson Batten
Atalantas Race, 1922, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

At Epsom, 1928 (1937). The Duke and Duchess of York at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, on 8 June 1928, to see King George Vs filly Scuttle run

Lord Westmorland asserts: A Cocktail Without Booths Is A Cocktail Under A Handcap, c1935 (1935). From An Anthology Of Cocktails Together With Selected Observations. [Dorland Advertising Ltd. c1935]

Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control, Sussex, 1911 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Circuit of Britain air race: Jules Vedrines at Shoreham Control, Sussex, 1911 (1933). Jules Charles Toussaint Vedrines (1881-1919)

Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Artist: Flight Photo
Claude Grahame-White, English aviation pioneer, 1910 (1933). Grahame-White (1879-1959) was the first aviator first to make a night flight

London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Manchester Air Race: Mr Jack Alcock and his Maurice Farman biplane, 1914 (1934). The first all-British aeroplane to finish a long-distance race

The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Aerial Derby: Lord Carbery with his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, 1914 (1934). John Evans-Freke, 10th Baron Carbery (1892-1970) at the Aerial Derby

The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory, 1914 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Schneider Trophy: Howard Pixton talking to Jacques Schneider after his victory, 1914 (1934). The Coupe d Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider (Schneider Trophy)

London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume II, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1934]

The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The Aerial Derby: the pilot of the Avro, Mr FP Raynham, 1913 (1934). Frederick Phillips Raynham (1893-1954) gained his aviators certificate in 1911 aged 17

The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
The end of a great flight: Mr Robert Slacks arrival at Hendon, 1913 (1934). Robert Slack qualified for his aviators certificate on 14 November 1911

An Exciting Finish at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky, c1940. Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack that hosts the Kentucky Derby annually

Diamond Jubilee, c1905 (c1910). Artist: Henry Powell Palfrey
Diamond Jubilee, c1905 (c1910). Diamond Jubilee (1897-1923) was a British-bred thoroughbred racehorse and sire, owned by King Edward VII

The Derby: View Down The Course, c1903, (1903). Artist: WA Rouch
The Derby: View Down The Course, c1903, (1903). Epsom Derby commonly known as The Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race open to three year old thoroughbred colts and fillies

The Finish for the Royal Hunt Cup, c1903. The Royal Hunt Cup is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older

Advertisement for Cycles Gladiator bicycles, c1900

C. U. B. C, 1900. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
C.U.B.C, 1900. Published 29th March 1900. William Dudley Ward (1877-1946), The President Of The Cambridge University Boat Club

Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe in 1849: A View of Epsom Downe on ye Derbye Daye, 1849. Artist: Richard Doyle
Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe in 1849: A View of Epsom Downe on ye Derbye Daye, 1849

Pilgrims of Hampton Races, c1839. Artist: Pierce Egan the Elder
Pilgrims of Hampton Races, c1839

The Race for the St Leger 1851 - Newminsters Year, c1851. Artist: JH Engelheart
The Race for the St Leger 1851 - Newminsters Year, c1851. Newminster (1848-1868), British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the St. Leger Stakes in 1851. After Henry Thomas Alken (1785?1851)

The Shamrock and the Columbia racing for the Americas Cup, 1899 (1906). The New York Yacht Clubs Columbia, backed by J P Morgan, defeated the Royal Ulster Yacht Clubs challenger Shamrock

A Thames Regatta, c1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson
A Thames Regatta, c1919. From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

The Jockey, c1911. Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Jockey, c1911. From The Studio Volume 52. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911]

Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. Artist: Benjamin Herring
Matilda Beating Mameluke, St. Leger, 1827, 1827. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

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