Gymkhana at the Victoria Driving Park, April 26, 1890
- MS-3435.E
- File
- 26 Apr. 1890
Part of William Henry Langley fonds
The file consists of one album of 19 photographs containing views of unidentified horses, jockeys, and spectators at a Victoria horseracing competition. There are no identifying captions on the photographs.
Below the title, the following is typed on the album front cover:
“Committee: Major DuPont, Mr. Justice Drake, J.C. Davies Esq., John Martin, Esq., M.G. Drummond, Esq, Dr. Duncan R.C.A., G.L.S. Warrender, Esq., R.N.; Hon. Secretary: L.H. Webber, Esq.; Judges: Mr. Justice Drake, the Hon. P. O’Reilly, Major Dupont; Starter: Lieut. Col. Hughes, R.C.A.; Clerk of the Course: The Hon. C.E. Pooley.
Conditions: Post entries will be accepted. The decision of the judges to be absolutely final. The “assembly” will be sounded by a bugler ten minutes before each race. All prizes to be sweepstakes, except in race No. 10 in which the prize will be $25.”
Pages are made of card, with a thin layer of paper adhered to only the front, punched with two holes, and tied (bound) with [blue or green] ribbon. Photographs have been cut into circles 7.5 cm in diameter and adhered to album pages with unknown adhesive. They have each been decoratively framed with five concentric circles hand drawn in blue ink. The final photograph has been adhered to the outside back cover.
![Sandowne racetrack, Victoria [sic]](/uploads/r/null/0/f/0fe74cb93aa515c2069109db49d8e6451ed5a4bbaa6d4c9c15ce755c9baebb01/i-03883_142.jpg)
![Sandowne racetrack, Victoria [sic]](/uploads/r/null/c/7/c73f009f5f036cd82dc6972d6d7971c0222218e3edec73f6d5ec097b100b92a6/i-03884_142.jpg)
