Starting Line Collection

Cars on the start line at a BARC race meeting, Brooklands, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa Romeo 3000 cc. No: 6. Bugatti Type 37 1496 cc. Event Entry No: 9. Riley 1089 cc. Event Entry No: 5. Lea Francis Hyper 1496S cc. No: 3. Brooklands. BARC. Date: 22.3.30

The departure of an automobile rally, 1931. Artist: Guy Sabran
The departure of an automobile rally, 1931. A print from the front cover of the magazine L Illustration, 3 October 1931

Morgan and Crouch cars on the start line of a motor race, Brooklands, 1914. Artist: Bill Brunell
Morgan and Crouch cars on the start line of a motor race, Brooklands, 1914. Morgan Event Entry No: 3. Background Crouch Event Entry No: 1. Place: Brooklands. Date: 1914

Girls hockey match, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Shamrock II & Columbia just after start, Oct. 1, 1901, 1901 Oct 1. Creator: Unknown
Shamrock II & Columbia just after start, Oct. 1, 1901, 1901 Oct 1

Start, forty footers, August 18, 1890, 1890 August 18. Creator: Unknown
Start, forty footers, August 18, 1890, 1890 August 18

Start, Goelet Cup Race, August 5, 1887, 1887 Aug 5. Creator: Unknown
Start, Goelet Cup Race, August 5, 1887, 1887 Aug 5

Columbia and Shamrock I after the start, Oct. 19, 99, 1899 Oct 19. Creator: Unknown
Columbia and Shamrock I after the start, Oct. 19, 99, 1899 Oct 19. Columbia was an American racing yacht designed and built in 1898-99 by Nathanael Herreshoff

Shamrock I before the start, Oct. 17, 99, c1899. Creator: Unknown
Shamrock I before the start, Oct. 17, 99, c1899

Columbia and Shamrock I, ready for the start, Oct. 7, 99, 1899 Oct 7. Creator: Unknown
Columbia and Shamrock I, ready for the start, Oct. 7, 99, 1899 Oct 7

The Horse Race, 1829. Creator: Josephus Jodocus Moerenhout
The Horse Race, 1829

The start, October 9, 1893, c1893. Creator: Henry Greenwood Peabody
The start, October 9, 1893, c1893

Carnival Races at Rome, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Carnival Races at Rome, 1856. The horses are now at their starting posts, without riders...At the start a rope is placed across the street, the horses being led close up to it

The Humours of Horse Racing, The Start, c1816 (1886). Creator: Unknown
The Humours of Horse Racing, The Start, c1816 (1886). From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Epsom Spring Meeting...Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Epsom Spring Meeting - Sketch on the Downs - Preparing to Start for the Great Metropolitan Stakes, 1850. Horseracing in Surrey

The Start, from The Grand Steeplechase over Leicestershire, published 1830. Creator: Charles Bentley
The Start, from The Grand Steeplechase over Leicestershire, published 1830

Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Franz Miller firing starter pistol, 1928. Official at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Sailing yachts cross start line. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sailing yachts cross start line

The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone

Boys track meet - the start, Central High School, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Boys track meet - the start, Central High School, (1899?)

Wolseley at the start of the Gordon Bennett eliminating trials, Isle of Man, 1905

Start of the RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Creator: Unknown
Start of the RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Stirling Moss leads the way in the Aston Martin that he and teammate Tony Brooks drove to victory in the race

Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833. Creator: George Catlin
Footrace behind the Mandan Village, 1832-1833

The start, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The start, 1844. Jockeys and their mounts at Northampton horse races. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

A False Start - Derby, 1883. Creator: John Sturgess
A False Start - Derby, 1883. Jockeys and their horses at the Derby, an annual flat horse race at Epsom Downs racecourse in Surrey. From The Illustrated London News, 26 May 1883

Start of W Class race: Squirrel (3), Jadi (26), Diana (8), Emerald (27), Melody (28), 1931

Stern view of W Class boats racing downwind, 1933. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Stern view of W Class boats racing downwind, 1933

Start of race at East Cowes Sailing Club, July 1921. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start of race at East Cowes Sailing Club, July 1921

Start of International 14 dinghy race from Island Sailing Club, 1934
Start of International 14 dinghy race from Island Sailing Club, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1934

Start of One Ton Cup Race, Stokes Bay, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start of One Ton Cup Race, Stokes Bay, 1913. The 1913 Cup was won by Britain in Cremona of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Cremona was designed by Morgan Giles

The Big Class yachts Valdora, The Lady Anne and Margherita starting the Kings Cup race, 1913

Sailing yachts cross start line. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Sailing yachts cross start line

Start of the Kings Cup race, August 1908. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start of the Kings Cup race, August 1908

Le Jade (H21), the Norwegian Antwerpia IV (H1) and Ventana (H11) start the 8 Metre class race

Start of 6 Metre Class boats for the first British-American Cup, 1921
Start of 6 Metre Class boats for the first British-American Cup held at Cowes and won by Britain, 1921

Big Class yachts starting the Kings Cup race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Big Class yachts starting the Kings Cup race, 1913

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1913

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race

First leg of Kings Cup yacht race, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
First leg of Kings Cup yacht race, 1913

Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1909. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Start for the Kings Cup yacht race, 1909

Head of the River for Schools, (rowing race on the Thames, London), after c1925. The start of a school boat race, with Albert Bridge in the distance

Motorcycle sand races, pre 1915. Artist: Bill Brunell
M/cycle sand races. Date: Pre-WW I

MG SA of GB Hall competing in the Blackpool Rally, 1936. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG SA 2-litre Vehicle Reg. No. CNC4. Event Entry No: 189. Driver: Hall, G.B. Place: Blackpool Rally. Date: 12-14.6.36

Start of a the Irish Grand Prix Saorstat Cup race, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
Centre: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Reg. No. KD7361. Entry No: 26. Driver: Higgin, D. Left: Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. UY5788. Entry No: 25. Driver: Field, J.F. Phoenix Park, Dublin

Cars before the start of the Irish Grand Prix, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
OM Open 4-seat body. 3000S cc. Entry No: 12. Driver: Fronteras, E. Centre: OM Open 4-seat body. 3000S cc. Entry No: 11. Driver: Minoia, Cav. N. Right of centre: OM Open 4-seat body. 3000S

Bugatti of Leon Cushman racing at the Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire. 1922. Artist
Bugatti 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. XK9542. Event Entry No: 63. Driver: Cushman, L. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22

GN Silver Gnat of GL Hawkins and a Wolseley at the Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire
GN Silver Gnat 8.7 hp Event Entry No: 4. Driver: Hawkins, G.L. Right: Wolseley 1 Event Entry No: 16. 2-seat streamlined racing body. Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22

Vauxhall 30 / 98 of D Tinker competing in the MAC Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb, Worcestershire, 1927
Vauxhall 30-98 4250 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YN1913. Event Entry No: 1. Driver: Tinker, D. Place: M.A.C. Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb. Date: 24.9.27

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