Racing Collection (page 30)

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]

Racing, c19th century. Artist: John Clarke
Racing, c19th century. After Henry Alken (1785-1851). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Epsom Races, 19th century. Artist: Smart & Hunt
Epsom Races, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Race for the Great St. Leger Stakes, 1836, 1837. Artist: John Harris
Race for the Great St. Leger Stakes, 1836, 1837. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Epsom Grand Stand - The Winner of the Derby Race, 19th century. Artist: Richard Reeve
Epsom Grand Stand - The Winner of the Derby Race, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill

Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, 1890. A print from The Graphic, 5 July 1890

Training, 1820s, (1907). Artist: G Hunt
Training. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From The Connoisseur Vol. XVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1907.]

The Arlington Race Track, Chicago, c1930. Arlington International Racecourse was founded as Arlington Park by California businessman Harry D. Curly Brown

The New Judges Box, Kempton Park, c1940. The racecourse was the idea of 19th century businessman Samuel Henry Hyde. Hyde leased the grounds as tenant in 1872

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, 1916
Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer. Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole in December 1911

Lieutenant (Birdie) Bowers (1883-1912), Scottish born polar explorer, 1916
Lieutenant Henry Robertson (Birdie) Bowers (1883-1912). Scottish born polar explorer, 1916. Henry Robertson was in charge of landing, stores

Captain Scotts team at Cape Evans in the Mens Quarters, Mid-Winter Day, June 21st, 1911, (1916). Captain Scott set aside Mid-Winter Day as a holiday for his men

Robert Falcon Scott, CVO (1868-1912), Royal Navy officer and explorer, 1916
Robert Falcon Scott, CVO (1868-1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic, 1916. Scotts final expedition left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Captain Oates (1880-1912), English Antarctic explorer, 1916
Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Titus Oates (1880-1912), English cavalry officer with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, and later an Antarctic explorer

Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912), English physician, polar explorer, artist and zoologist, 1916
Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) was part of Captain Scotts final expedition which left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Group Captain Donald Don Osborne Finlay, Great Britain and Olympic hurdler, 1935
Group Captain Donald Don Osborne Finlay, DFC, AFC (1909-1970), Great Britain and Olympic hurdler as well as Royal Air Force officer

TW Green, long distance walker, 1935
TW Green, long distance walker. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Stanley Woods (1903-1993), Irish motor cycle racer, 1935
Stanley Woods (1903-1993), Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career

Frank Southall, cycling champion, 1935
Frank Southall (1904-1964), British cycling champion and Olympic silver medalist. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Zeppelin LZ11 Viktoria Luise in flight during the Kiel Regatta, Germany, 1912 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 6th July 1912 (1937). Artist: Horace Walter Nicholls
Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 6th July 1912 (1937). The royal barge, rowed by red-liveried watermen, bearing King George V, Queen Mary, and Princess Mary

The winning Oxford boat race crew, 1896 (1937). A print from The Story of Seventy Momentous Years, the Life and Times of King George V, 1865-1936, editor Harold Wheeler, Odhams Press Ltd, London, 1937

Shamrock I and Shamrock III in a trial race off Sandy Hook, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shamrock I and Shamrock III in a trial race off Sandy Hook, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Approach to Christmas, 19th century (1927). Artist: George Hunt
Approach to Christmas, 19th century (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

The Royal Mails starting from the General Post Office, London, 1830 (1927). Artist: R Reeves
The Royal Mails starting from the General Post Office, London, 1830 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

North Country Mails at the Peacock, Islington, 1823 (1927). Artist: Thomas Sutherland
North Country Mails at the Peacock, Islington, 1823 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

The Opposition Coaches, 1837 (1927). Artist: Charles Cooper Henderson
The Opposition Coaches, 1837 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

Half Way (Leeds Coach), 1837 (1927). Artist: Charles Cooper Henderson
Half Way (Leeds Coach), 1837 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

Under Weigh Without a Pilot, 1836 (1927). Artist: J Harris
Under Weigh Without a Pilot, 1836 (1927). Plate taken from Famous Sporting Prints IV: Coaching, published by The Studio Limited (London, 1927)

Advert for Pratts Ethyl Petrol, c1928

Boat racing on the Mekong, 1895. Artist: Charles Barbant
Boat racing on the Mekong, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Henley Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, London, 1901. Artist: ME Wright
Henley Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, London, 1901. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Ten miles amateur cycling championship, Herne Hill cycle track, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The annual Kew to Putney ladies swimming race, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Henley Regatta Island, 20th Century. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Henley Regatta Island, London, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

The finish of the marathon, Olympic Games, London, 1908, (c1920). Dorando Pietri of Italy, the first runner to enter the stadium, collapsed several times and ran the wrong way

The Guide Race, c1902, (1903). Artist: CG Mason
The Guide Race, c1902, (1903). From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S. F.Z.S. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

The University Boat Race, March 1912 (1935). Both the Oxford and Cambridge boats sank during the race, swamped by rough waters in the Thames

Ascot Heath Races, 19th century. Artist: James Pollard
Ascot Heath Races, 19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Trotting Cracks on the Snow, 1858. Artist: Currier and Ives
Trotting Cracks on the Snow, 1858

Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Finish of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Ice Boat Race on the Hudson River, 19th century. Artist: Currier and Ives
Ice Boat Race on the Hudson River, 19th century

How to escape winning, 1791. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
How to escape winning, 1791. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Going to the races, late 18th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Going to the races, late 18th century. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds]

George IV and the Duke of York, The Royal Stand, Ascot, early 19th century. King George IV (1762-1830) and his brother Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, watching horse racing in Berkshire

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