Image of a group of horses and riders holding up umbrellas in a polo field. The riders are in the act of preparing for a horse race. Right of the foreground includes a red and white post, and a man standing next to it with his back to the viewer. Background includes green shrubbery and trees. "Published in New York 1893 for Sporting Incidents." --text, bottom center margin. “Gymkhana races, the umbrella race: Rockaway Hunting Club, at Cedarhurst, July 5, 1890. Copyright, 1893.”--text, bottom center margin. “Painted by W.S. Vanderbilt Allen” --text, left margin. “Printed by The Heliotype Printing Co” --text, right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 45.09 x 53.98 cm (17 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Sporting art Sporting prints Horse racing--Pictorial works Horse racing Race horses--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Collotypes. (gmgpc)
Place
Cedarhurst (N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sports & Leisure Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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