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BARNE Frederick: 'the Jockey Club'. SPY. Riding horse. Smoking. Coloured.
Overall 10x14. 5 ins. A Suffolk family. 'one of the ablest and most
intelligent members of the Jockey Club'. |
1882.08.05 |
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BARRETT George. 'George Barrett'. Jockey in racing colours. Boots. Cap.
Whip. By Lib. Born 1864. Father farmed in Suffolk. Apprenticed in Newmarket.
Retained by the Duke of Westminster. Won 100 gns. In 1885 on Farewell and
the 2000 gns. in 1886 on Ormonde. Overall size c.8x14 ins. (Horses) |
1887.09.03 |
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BEATTY Capt. Charles Harold Longfield. DSO. Trainer at Newmarket.
'Charlie'. Won his 1st steeplechase at 20 and went on to ride many winners.
Played Polo. Served in the Boer War. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By
GDG. (Colourful. Militaria - not in uniform) |
1903.12.31 |
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BENSON Harry: Spy. 'the Turf Frauds'. As prisoner in the dock. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Jewish family. Mother died in childbirth. Born in
France. Defrauded gamblers. Took a villa in Shanklin Isle of Wight.
Sentencto 1 years. Wearing: Prison clothes. (Law). |
1877.09.29 |
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BERESFORD Lord Marcus. 'Starting'. Holding Flag to start a race. Born 25th
December 1849. Educated at Harrow. Joined the 12th Lancers. Became an
amateur jockey. Made Official Starter to the Jockey Club 1885. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By LIB. |
1890.04.26 |
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CALTHORPE Lord: 'Fred'. SPY. Shown at race meeting. Binoculars. Coloured.
Overall 8x14 ins. Beard. Glasses. Frock coat. JP. MP Lord Lieutenant.
Landowner. |
1885.07.25 |
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CANNON Tom: 'Tom Cannon'. SPY. In silks. Weighing in. Coloured. Overall
8x14 ins. Born: Eton Berks. Hobbies: Music. Sings as a tenor. |
1885.09.12 |
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CARDROSS Lord. 'Horsey'. By Spy. Horse racing enthusiast. Wearing hunting
clothes. Brown bowler hat. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Horses.
Peers. Debonair) |
1884.03.08 |
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COLE Viscount: By Spy. 'Good Looks'. Debonair. Coloured. Overall size c.
8x14 ins. Wearing: Top hat. White waistcoat. Carrying binoculars. (Soldier.
Militaria. ) |
1876.10.07 |
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CORLETT Mr John. 'The Pink 'Un' '. Owner of the Sporting Times. 'warned
touts off its advertisement columns'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By
LIB. Wearing a cloak. (Horses. Newspapers. Journalists) |
1889.09.14 |
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CRAVEN Mr William George: 'Billy'. By LIB. Steward of Jockey Club.
Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Soldier in 1st Life Guards. Instigated the need
for Jockeys to obtain licenses and to prohibit them from owning horses.
(Debonair). Shown carrying binoculars. |
1886.07.03 |
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DAWSON Mr Matthew: 'Matt'. By LIB. Master of Fred Archer. Coloured. Overall
8x14 ins. Trained horses. Carrying Binoculars. |
1886.12.04 |
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DOUBLE: 'On the Heath'. By Spy. Owners and trainers. Overall size c. 16x14
inches. (horses. Newmarket. Suffolk). |
1896.11.26 |
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EGERTON Major E. H. 'Official Handicapper to the Jockey Club'. Served in
the Rifle Brigade. Lived near Doncaster. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins.
By LIB. Wearing Monocle. Bowler hat. Carrying binoculars. (Militaria - not
in uniform) |
1889.08.24 |
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FORESTER Lt. Col. The Hon. Henry Townsend: 'The Lad'. SPY. Coloured.
Overall 10x14 ins. Soldier who retired and turned to the Turf. Successful
gambler. Horse owner. Beard. Top Hat. Gloves. Binoculars. |
1883.12.29 |
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GILPIN Peter Purcell. 'Condition' Trained race horses. By Spy. Born 1858 in
Pau in the Pyrenees. Started his career at 16. Went to Ireland then returned
to England. WEARING: Top hat. Bow tie. Red Carnation. Carrying binoculars.
Umbrella. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. |
1908.01.01 |
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HAWLEY Sir Joseph: 'The purist of the Turf'. By AT'N. Won Derby 4 times.
Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. Tried to return the Turf and betting 'into the sole
hands of gentlemen'. Shown smoking cigarette. Bow Tie. Walking stick. |
1870. 05. 21 |
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HOULDSWORTH Mr Joseph Henry. 'The new Steward' of the Jockey Club. His
family came from Scotland. Trained Horses at Newmarket. Lived in Ayrshire.
Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. Holding an exceptional long set
of binoculars. Bowler Hat. |
1890.12.27 |
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JARDINE David Jardine. 'Davie'. Owned race horses. Educated Trinity College
Cambridge. Travelled extensively particularly India and Far East. WEARING:
Monocle. Holding binoculars. Umbrella. A rather debonair figure. Overall
size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. By Spy. |
1908.04.22 |
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LAMBTON The Hon. George. 'Stanley House'. (Newmarket). Trainer. Born 1861.
Joined the Army. Rode in many races himself including the Grand National.
Played Real Tennis. Wearing a race-going suit. Carnation buttonhole. Holding
binoculars. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. |
1904.03.17 |
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LARGE. 'The Winning Post'. By Lib. Jockeys on horseback reaching the
finish. The jockeys include Osborne. Tom Cannon. J. Watts. Etc. Overall size
c. 22x16 inches. (Suffolk. Newmarket. Horses) |
1888.12.08 |
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LODER Major Eustace. 'Spearmint'. Owned and bred race horses. Educated
Eton. Cambridge. Joined the Army in 12th Lancers. Set up a breeding
establishment in Kildare Ireland. Member of the Jockey Club. Debonair in
Bowler hat. Carrying binoculars. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy.
(Debonair) |
1906.09.05 |
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MACHELL Capt. James Octavius. Race horse trainer in Newmarket. 'Jem'. Born
1838 son of a Yorkshire clergyman. Joined Army at 16. Turned to horses. Won
the Derby with HERMIT. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Suffolk) |
1887.12.03 |
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MILLER Sir James Percy. Bart. Owner of Sanfoin which won the Derby. Joined
the 14th Hussars then Household Cavalry. Very rich. Coloured. Overall size
c. 8x14 ins. By LIB. Elegantly dressed. Top Hat. Umbrella. (Debonair) |
1890.09.06 |
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OSBORNE John: 'Johnny'. Jockey in racing colours covered by coat. Cap.
Whip. Son of a Yorkshire trainer at Ashgill c.1832. Won numerous classic
races including the Derby on Pretender. Became a trainer himself. Overall
size c.8x14 ins. (Horses) |
1887.09.03 |
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PAYNE Mr George. 'G P'. By Ape. Gambler. Sportsman. Family were bankers.
Good card player - whist. Horse racing. Lost several fortunes. Shown holding
binoculars. Overall size c.8x14 inches. Coloured. |
1875.09.18 |
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PECK Mr Robert: 'Robert'. By LIB. Race horse trainer. Coloured. Overall
8x14 ins. From Yorkshire. Trained Derby winner Doncaster. Carrying
binoculars. |
1886.09.04 |
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PORTER John. 'John Porter'. Famous trainer of race horses. Born 1838.
Founded Newbury racecourse. HOBBIES: Growing roses. Collecting pictures and
engravings. Bowls. By XIT. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. |
1910.06.01 |
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PORTER John. Race horse trainer at Kingsclere. Won many big races. 'the
most select trainer in England choosing his own horses'. Coloured. Overall
size c. 8x14 ins. By LIB. |
1889.10.12 |
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PORTMAN Mr Seymour. 'Horse-race management'. Kempton Park Secretary. Born
1838. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. Shown seated on a chair.
Wearing gloves. |
1884.01.19 |
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PORTMAN-DALTON Mr Seymour-Berkeley. 'Kempton' Park racecourse was run by
him. Born 1838. Residence at Fillingham Castle Lincolnshire. A VERY FAT
gentleman in white tie and tails! Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By
CLOISTER. |
1903.04.30 |
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PRENTICE Mr GA. 'The Portly One'. Stockbroker. Owned Race horses. Born
Montreal Canada 1863. Educated in England - Harrow. Cambridge. Shown 'at the
races' carrying binoculars. Smoking cigar. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14
ins. By Spy. (Stock Exchanges. Finance) |
1907.06.19 |
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ROSEBERY The Earl of: Spy. 'Horses'. Smoking cigar. Coloured. Overall size
c. 8x14 ins. Shown as a debonair young man of under 30. Educated: Eton
Berks. Christchurch. Wearing top hat. White tie. Cane. (Peers. Famous) |
1876.06.03 |
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ROTHSCHILD Mr Leopold de. 'Racing and Sporting' In riding clothes. Born
1845 youngest son of Baron Leopold. Seems to have spent more time at the
Races than in the family business ! Won with Derby with Sir Bevys. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Israel. Jewish) |
1884.12.13 |
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SAVILE Mr Henry. 'The Turf'. Bred the Derby winner Cremorne. Born 1820.
Joined Second Life Guards at 23. Inherited family property in 1857 and began
farming and breeding horses on a large scale. Large beard and moustache.
Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. |
1880.01.03 |
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SNEYD Mr Ralph. Bred racehorses. Descended from Alfred the Great. Born
1864. Family from Keele Hall Staffordshire. 'a dapper young man'. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By STUFF. (Holding binoculars. In rather racey
clothes) |
1898.03.10 |
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SUFFOLK and BERKSHIRE The Earl of. An initiator of the Grand National.
Caption is 'dover' and abbreviation of one of his titles - Andover. Member
of Jockey Club 1883. Once MP for Malmesbury. Wearing glasses. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By LIB. (Berks. Peers) |
1887.12.31 |
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TATTERSALL Mr Edmond: 'Tattersall's': By LIB. Began Newmarket Sales.
Coloured. 8x14 ins. The original Tattersall's was established what is now
Grosvenor Place and Square by Richard Tattersall - Lancashire wool merchant
turned auctioneer. (Horses. Auctions. London. Suffolk) |
1886.05.08 |
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TATTERSALL'S 1887. Large - approx 20x15 inches. The Sale Paddock at
Newmarket. Suffolk. Showing an auction in progress. Many figures and horses.
Tattersall's Sale continues to this day.TOO LARGE TO SCAN THE WHOLE IMAGE IN
COLOUR. (Horses) |
1887.Winter |
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WALDEN Lord Howard de. 'He patronises Literature and the Turf…' Educated
Eton. Sandhurst. Joined 10th Hussars. Fought in Boer War. WEARING: Straw
boater. Monocle. Carrying binoculars. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By
Spy. |
1906.05.17 |
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WALKER Mr W Hall MP. 'A Lucky Owner'. Bred horses. By Spy. Educated Harrow
where he interests were fencing and swimming. Later hobbies included Polo.
Deer Stalking/shooting. Rather debonair with buttonhole. Carrying
binoculars. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. |
1906.06.21 |
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WESTMORLAND The Earl of: 'the affable Earl'. SPY. With Jockey. Coloured.
Overall 10x14 ins. Fought in the Crimea. 'kept a large stud of horses in
training at Findon'. Gambler. (Gambling). |
1883.11.10 |
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WILLIAMS Mr Hwfa. Managed 'Sandown Park'. Introduced 'Gate Money'. Born
1848. His father - a soldier - lived at Temple House Great Marlow. Educated:
Eton. Joined Durham Light Infantry. Left the army at 24. Also invented Big
Stake races. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. |
1891.11.07 |
