Betting Collection (#13)

Letterhead design - Turf Accountants, Leamington Spa
Letterhead design - P H Allden & Co Ltd, Turf Accountants, Leamington Spa. 1936

A Scotchman Visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman
A Scotchman, ordered to the Riviera for his health, makes the mistake of visiting Monte Carlo by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a man from Scotland being carried away by worried officials after

Soho, London - St Annes Court W1 - neon sign for Books and Magazines, and a Licensed Betting Office further along. 1973

Fun on the Ocean Wave - Deck and below-deck sports
Amusements on board a Union Castle ocean liner to South Africa, here illustrated with pictures of people in the gym, playing deck tennis, boxing, taking part in a tape cutting race

A race game on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship
The race-game, a deck sport and popular pastime during pleasure cruises. One of the officers is acting as clerk of the course

Golfers on board the Berengaria
Boyer, Boomer and Horton Smith enjoy practising their golf swings on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Presumably they ran out of balls at some point?! Date: 1931

Berengaria deck tennis
Passengers play a form of tennis, played by hand with a rubber ring on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Blindfold boxing match on board the Berengaria
A blindfold boxing match for the amusement of passengers on board the ocean liner, Berengaria in 1931. Life jackets are worn in case of fouls! Date: 1931

Boxing match on deck of the Berengaria
A boxing bout to amuse the passengers on board the ocean liner, the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Racing with petits chevaux on deck of Mauretania
Racing with miniature wooden horses (with pari-mutuel betting) on the deck of the ocean liner, Mauretania. Date: 1931

WW2 - 1st day cover - Hes Betting his life - You back him up! Date: circa 1943

Crowd at the Derby / 1930
The crowd amuses itself in between races at the Derby. The ground is strewn with discarded betting slips. Date: 1930

Horses running in Duke of York Handicap, Kempton Park, Surrey, illustrating a fixtures card for October 1936. Date: circa 1936

Counting The Winnings. Sedgefield Co. Durham 1976 1976

American cartoon, Scotsman placing a bet at the dog track
American cartoon, showing a Scotsman placing a bet at the dog track, offering two dollars on the rabbit to win. Date: 1940s

Douglas Stuart advertisement by William Heath Robinson
Advertisement for the bookmaker s, Douglas Stuart, designed by William Heath Robinson and featuring a typically crazy illustration of an entire family

Greyhound racing on board the Berengaria
Mimic greyhound racing, at the height of its popularity among smart society in 1930, on board the transatlantic passenger liner, the Berengaria

John Corlett, Vanity Fair, Lib
JOHN CORLETT of East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent. Founder of the Sporting Times, informally known as The Pink Un, as it was printed on pink paper. Caption: The Pink Un Date: -

Drawings Prints, Print, Betting, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson
Drawings and Prints, Print, Betting, Publisher, Artist, Samuel William Fores, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1761-1838, British, London 1757-1827 London, Fores, Samuel William, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1761

COMPUTER: UNIVAC, 1959. Man preparing a Univac computer to pick a winning horse. Photograph by Herman Hiller, 1959

PUERTO RICO: COCKFIGHT, 1937. Taking bets at a cockfight in Puerto Rico. Photograph by Edwin Rosskam, 1937

GAMBLING TABLE, 1886. A Mass of Gold and a Crowd of Hands. Scene at a gambling table at the Casino of Monte Carlo. Drawing, 1886, by Paul Renouard

GAMBLING: LONDON, 1843. Play at Crockfords Club, London, 1843. Count D Orsay calling a main. Aquatint, English, 19th century

Source Size = 3612 x 2439
Epsom Races, the Betting Ring

Source Size = 3964 x 2894
Ascot Races: the Betting Ring at Ascot, Uk, 1866

Royal & Ecclesiastical Gamers, c. 1609 (engraving)
XJF877602 Royal & Ecclesiastical Gamers, c.1609 (engraving) by Cockson, Thomas (fl.1591-1636) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saratoga race track, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. c. 1900-15 (b / w photo)
XOS862655 Saratoga race track, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. c.1900-15 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Card Players (oil on canvas)
BAL5723 The Card Players (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

The Bruiser Bruis d, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in, 1750 (engraving)
XJF400608 The Bruiser Bruis d, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in, 1750 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Night-mare Life-in-Death plays dice with Death for the souls of the crew
XJF393837 The Night-mare Life-in-Death plays dice with Death for the souls of the crew, scene from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S.T

William Crockford, 1828 (etching)
XJF380246 William Crockford, 1828 (etching) by Jones, Thomas (fl.1820-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Crockford (1775-1844)

A Bookmaker and his client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket (w / c with pen & ink on paper)
XYC322080 A Bookmaker and his client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.1x19.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The Last Horse Race run before Charles the Second of Blessed Memory by Dorsett Ferry
XJF307382 The Last Horse Race run before Charles the Second of Blessed Memory by Dorsett Ferry, near Windsor Castle, August 24th 1684, 1687 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Barlow

Empress Maria Teresa of Austria playing cards with Field Marshall Karoly Batthyany (1698-1772)
XAM79061 Empress Maria Teresa of Austria playing cards with Field Marshall Karoly Batthyany (1698-1772), Nadasky and Field Marshall Leopold Joseph, Count von Daun (1705-66)

A Round of Poker, 1902 (oil on canvas) (see 146953)
XIR38913 A Round of Poker, 1902 (oil on canvas) (see 146953) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 52.5x67.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; Swiss, out of copyright

Scene in a Gaming House, plate VI from A Rakes Progress, from The
KW281826 Scene in a Gaming House, plate VI from A Rakes Progress, from The Works of William Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

The Gaming Table (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XYC281102 The Gaming Table (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 15.2x24.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Extraordinary Exploit, 17th January 1826 (litho)
XCF276463 Extraordinary Exploit, 17th January 1826 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gambling House (oil on canvas)
BAL265731 The Gambling House (oil on canvas) by Russian School, (19th century); 53.1x70.4 cm; State Central Literary Museum, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

The Great Fight Between Tom Hyer and Yankee Sullivan, 1849 (colour litho)
XJL186989 The Great Fight Between Tom Hyer and Yankee Sullivan, 1849 (colour litho) by Baillie, James S. (fl.1838-55); Free Library, Philadelphia, PA, USA; American, out of copyright

Flemish Fair, detail of men playing dice (oil on canvas)
XIR182150 Flemish Fair, detail of men playing dice (oil on canvas) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81) (workshop of); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France; Netherlandish, out of copyright

A Morning at Tattersalls (oil on canvas)
XYC153931 A Morning at Tattersalls (oil on canvas) by Bevan, Robert Polhill (1865-1925); 63.8x76.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Weighing and Rubbing Down and The Betting Post, c. 1789 (litho)
XZL151184 Weighing and Rubbing Down and The Betting Post, c.1789 (litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Faro Game at El Paso (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF131262 A Faro Game at El Paso (litho) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Sea chart of the southern part of the Baltic Sea, print maker: Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen I, unknown, 1681 - 1799

Sea chart of part of the coast of the Kola peninsula in Russia, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen (I), unknown, 1681 - 1799

Map of the coasts of the Adriatic, print maker: Anonymous, 1682 - 1803

Sea chart of the coasts of Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras, with an inset map of Cartagena, Jan Luyken, Claes Jansz Voogt, Johannes van Keulen (I), 1684 - 1799

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"Betting: A Tapestry of Chance and Excitement" In the bustling streets of Walthamstow, Billy The Rat Catcher couldn't resist the allure of the neon frontage at the dog racing stadium. As he placed his bets, anticipation filled the air, mingling with the melodies from a jazz orchestra by the pool on board the magnificent Mauretania. James Dowsett, a seasoned bookmaker known as Turf Accountant, carefully calculated odds at Probus Horse Show in Cornwall. It was Saturday 31st April 1921 when dreams were made or shattered amidst cheers and gasps from spectators. Meanwhile, children savored ice lollies on a vibrant Balham street in Southwest London. Little did they know that even in their innocence, betting played its part in shaping their surroundings - funding such joyful moments. As evening descended upon Soho's lively alleys and dimly lit corners, whispers of wagers echoed through every establishment. On Pleasure Bent, On Pleasure Broke aptly captured both triumphs and losses experienced by those who dared to take chances. Jockeys mounted majestic horses thundered down racecourses during exhilarating contests while avid spectators cheered them on against picturesque backdrops. Their passion for betting intertwined with an age-old tradition that united communities across generations. In this world where fortunes could be won or lost overnight, Miss Jessica J. Gooch emerged victorious as she claimed her title as Miss Betting Shop winner. Hailing from Kenton near Harrow, she embodied grace and confidence amidst fierce competition. Looking back into history through St. Stephens Review Presentation Cartoon dated 17 September 1887 revealed Doncaster's enduring love affair with horse racing – an event steeped in tradition where betting thrived alongside sporting excellence. And then there was Cheltenham Jumps Festival – an annual celebration where adrenaline soared higher than ever before.