Sports Race Collection (page 6)

Ranelagh Balloons
25th May 1907: Hot air balloons at Ranelagh in Barnes, West London, during a race for the Harbord Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Balloon Race
7th July 1906: Society visitors gather to watch a balloon race at Ranelagh in Barnes, West London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Thames Swimmers
7th September 1907: Competitors line up for the start of the Richmond to Blackfriars swimming race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Big Yacht Race
6th August 1928: Cambria and Westward racing in the big yacht race at Cowes Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

White City Dogs
20th June 1927: Dogs racing past the crowd during the opening meeting of the greyhound season at the White City track in Shepherds Bush. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Place Your Bets
1st June 1908: Bookmakers operating at Brooklands Race Track. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Start Of Race
29th May 1909: The start of the 3rd race at Brooklands racetrack. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Refitting For Regatta
July 1927: The Lulworth, Sir Mortimer Singers racing yacht, undergoes refitting in dry dock prior to competing. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Scottish Rally
June 1908: A car ascends Amature Hill to Kenmore on the Glasgow to Aberdeen motor race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Air Race
25th September 1913: Claude Grahame White in the First International Air Race at Hendon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bumping Race
19th May 1909: A bumping race during the Oxford Eights Week. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Motorcycles Line Up
11th December 1908: Ready to start racing: three Oxford undergraduates on motorcycles at Brooklands racetrack. From left to right, A K Wilkie, M B MacKenzie and Ds McMinnies

Race Begins
13th April 1914: The start of the second motorcycle race at the ARA Easter meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Junior Tourist Trophy
19th May 1914: Hugh Mason is off at the start of the junior Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Motor Racing
24th May 1926: Racing cars lined up for the start of the Private Competitors Handicap at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England

Sea Lion III
September 1923: The Vickers Supermarine Sea Lion III during preparations for the Scheider Cup race at Cowes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

In The Clouds
May 1910: Louis Paulhan in his Henri Farman III, in the clouds at Lichfield during the Daily Mail London to Manchester air race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Air Race Rest
23rd April 1910: Claude Grahame-Whites Farman plane attracts a large crowd at Hademore, after descending for a rest during the London - Manchester air race of 1910

Cowes Race
1st August 1927: A race for large yachts during the regatta at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Pit Stop
4th October 1930: B C Special stops for a pit stop during a 500 mile race at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey. (Photo by E. F. Corcoran/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Marathon Route Summer Olympics 1908
The route of the marathon race along Du Cane Road, near Wormwood Scrubs, during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 8th July 1908. The line has been drawn

Marathon Route
The last section of the route of the marathon race before it enters the White City Stadium, during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 8th July 1908. The line has been drawn

Marathon Route
The route of the marathon race across Wormwood Scrubs, during the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, 8th July 1908. The line has been drawn on. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Race Meeting
circa 1925: French racing fans arrive at the racecourse. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Horse Race
circa 1840: A cheering crowd of spectators watch the riders dash past during a horse race. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Goodwood Crowd
29th July 1919: Crowds watching the racing at Goodwood. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Spectators Cars
May 1919: Spectators cars at the Jubilee meeting at Hurst Park race course. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Horseracing Humour
circa 1850: Jockeys being weighed in and horses being rubbed down at a race course. Original Artist: By Rowlandson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

High Society
July 1909: Members of British high society gather for the horse races at Newbury, England. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Building Brooklands
1st October 1906: Clearing the ground prior to the construction of Brooklands race track. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bookmakers
18th April 1908: Bookmakers in the paddock at the Easter race meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Water Carts
September 1906: Water carts in the road on the Isle of Man, at the time of the Tourist Trophy road race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Summer Downpour
1st June 1938: Newspapers come in handy as protection against the rain as race goers at Epsom flee the downpour. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Trundle Hill
30th July 1929: Spectators watching a race at Goodwood from Trundle Hill. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Horse Training
circa 1910: A line of people riding race horses during a training day. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Race Crowd
April 1923: Crowds at Kempton Park race course. Jockeys names for the next race are in the frame. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Gruneweld Race Course
Smartly dressed crowds at the inaugral meeting of Gruneweld race course, near Berlin, 23rd May 1909. (Photo by Haeckel/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Female Gaze
Male spectators watch the races from their carriages while a woman is left behind. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Behind The Wheel
31st May 1933: A racegoer arrives for a day of racing at Epsom. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The Final Furlong
June 1919: The Kings horse Viceroy winning the Stewards Handicap race at the Epsom Derby. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Racing To The Blaze
circa 1910: A horse drawn fire engine races to the scene of a blaze. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Horse Box
26th March 1914: Lowering a race horses travelling box onto the back of a lorry, 1914. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Starters Orders
circa 1910: Five riders lined up on their horses before the start of a race. (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/A H Robinson/Getty Images)

Winning Post
22nd March 1920: A man painting the winning post for the Grand National at Aintree race course. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Horse Racing
1st February 1886: Jerome Park, Westchester, became the scene for exhibitions of the finest in horseflesh on a race day in 1886. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Greek Vase
An early Olympiad depicted on an ancient Greek vase, circa 450 BC. The competitors ride naked and bareback. The Graphic - pub. 1896. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Racegoers In Poona
Spectators in the stand at a horse race in Poona, India, October 1899. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Racing In Trinidad
The finish of a race at the Queens Park, or Savannah, during the Trinidad Turf Club races, Port of Spain, Trinidad, circa 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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