Contest Collection

Bartlett Cycle Champion
C H Bartlett, British cycle champion of the 50-mile contest. Date: 1911

The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon
The Tennis fortnight at Wimbledon is for many the most thrilling period of the summer season. All roads to Wimbledon are literally crowded with tennis enthusiasts moving towards the great concrete

Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6
The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph

Schneider Trophy Air Race
Souvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931

The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal Navy
The Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands, in which teams of sailors compete to transport a field gun and its equipment over

Pub Darts Match
A serious darts match held in the Merlins Cave, Clerkenwell, between the home team and the Lord High Admiral in the Barclay League

Crew Team Rowing

Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest
Souvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931

Table Tennis Team Red
Rosi Feist

Oxford and Cambridge Chess Match, 19th century

Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme
Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. October 1909

Richard Humphreys the Boxer, c. 1788 (oil on canvas)
5667210 Richard Humphreys the Boxer, c.1788 (oil on canvas) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810); 141.6 x 112.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Las Hilanderas, (The Spinners), 1657, (c1934). Traditionally, believed to depict women workers in the tapestry workshop of Santa Isabel, iconography suggests Ovids Fable of Arachne

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

Bathing Belle Parade
Three disgruntled beauty queens look particularly annoyed at a sassy woman in a red bikini holds a placard boasting that she can cook too!

Ladies Swim Contest 1905
A ladies swimming contest on the river Thames, from Hampton Court to Richmond

Sutherland Fire Engine
Merryweathers Sutherland fire-engine, which gained first prize at the international contest at the Crystal Palace. The engine continued in use for 27 years

Miss UK 1964, Ann Sidney, Crowned Miss World 1964, during finale at The Lyceum Ballroom, London, Thursday 12th November 1964

The Ironstein Theory of Golf, by William Heath Robinson
A prospective competitor in our 500 golf contest makes one of those fance drives that are so bewildering to the ordinary member of a local golf club

A Game of Polo, 1911 (oil on canvas)
695524 A Game of Polo, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Koch, Ludwig (1866-1934); 88.5x149 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Saudi-Animal-Camel-Festival
A caravan of camels walks in the desert during the annual King Abdulazziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 150 kilometres east of Riyadh, on March 29, 2017

Golfers in the 1890s
Golfers finishing a game at the putting green, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Baseball game in the 1880s
Baseball batter waiting for a pitch, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spain-Catalonia-Human-Towers-Castels
Members of the " Colla Xiquets del Serrallo" human tower team form a " castell" during the XXVI human towers, or castells, competetion in Tarragona on October 1, 2016

WYOMING: RODEO, c1910. A western performer known as Buffalo Vernon throwing a steer with the help of two cowboys in a bull-dogging contest during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo

Crystal Palace Brass Band Festival
View of the Central Avenue leading to the Crystal Palace in south London at the time of the annual Brass Band Festival. Bands from all over the country took part

Female Gurner
A woman gurner pulls a truely awful face through a leather ring during the gurning contest at Egremont Crab Fair, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

The Famous Battle Between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza, January 9th 1788, pub
3025368 The Famous Battle Between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza, January 9th 1788, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

A race of six lifeboats at Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. Date: 1867

Schneider contest nerve centre by G. H. Davis
The Schneider contest nerve centre: timing at over 300 mph. How the amazing speeds of the seaplanes were recorded: the timekeepers and their work on Ryde Pier. Date: 1929

Pulling the Wishbone
Pulling a wishbone to see who will come away with the larger part and the corresponding wish

Royal Jockey Club, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Asia

A Waddy Fight, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published
KW330033 A Waddy Fight, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1886 (litho) by English School

The Sopwith Tabloid seaplane at Monaco, 20 April 1914, when it won the Schneider Trophy contest flown by Howard Pixton. Date: 1914

Perfuming probable prizewinners: dog show perfume, 1911
A patient Pomeranian stands on a folding chair while being squirted with perfume at the Ealing and District Canine Society dog show. Date: 1911

King Henry VIII watching archery contest
Henry VIII and one of his wives attend an archery contest at Shooters Hill, London. circa 1530

dog-World Ugliest Dog Competition - Animal
Wild Thang, a 3-year old Pekingese, is shown before the start of the Worlds Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California on June 21, 2019. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Honing the skills
Anita Singh

Morning sport
Ajar Setiadi

Sport Horse Rider 3
Justyna Jaszke

Sport Horse Rider 1
Justyna Jaszke

Sport Horse Rider 2
Justyna Jaszke

Morning sport
Ajar Setiadi

Honing the skills
Anita Singh

Sport Horse Rider 3
Justyna Jaszke

Sport Horse Rider 1
Justyna Jaszke

Sport Horse Rider 2
Justyna Jaszke

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"Unleashing the Spirit of Competition: A Glimpse into Extraordinary Contests" The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon: Witnessing the clash of titans on the grass courts, where skill and strategy meet in a battle for glory. Pub Darts Match: Cheers fill the air as friends gather around dartboards, aiming for that perfect bullseye with precision and camaraderie. Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6: Pushing boundaries of speed and engineering prowess, these magnificent flying machines compete to conquer the skies. Crew Team Rowing: In perfect synchrony, rowers glide through water with sheer determination and teamwork, chasing victory stroke by stroke. Schneider Trophy Air Race: Adrenaline surges as daring aviators soar through clouds in pursuit of supremacy, defying limits in this thrilling aerial contest. The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal Navy: Muscles strain and hearts pound as teams showcase their strength and coordination while maneuvering heavy artillery across challenging terrains. Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest: An artistic masterpiece captures the essence of aviation excellence before takeoff—an invitation to witness history unfold in mid-air battles. Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme: Vibrant colors entice enthusiasts to immerse themselves in an exhilarating display of aircraft mastery—a celebration of innovation soaring above ground level. Richard Humphreys the Boxer (c1788): Brushstrokes immortalize a fierce pugilist's spirit—his unwavering determination symbolizing boxing's relentless quest for triumph inside squared rings. Las Hilanderas (The Spinners), 1657 (c1934). Artist Diego Velasquez): Velázquez's timeless masterpiece portrays women spinning thread—a metaphorical representation reminding us that even mundane tasks can be transformed into contests against time itself. German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens.