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PULLING SWEEPSTAKES 1851 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

PULLING SWEEPSTAKES 1851 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

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Official programme (rare) for the Pulling Sweepstakes held on 7th July 1851 for Silver Oars and Rudder. Lord Hervey, Hammond and Coleridge won the race (if the handwritten annotations in ink are accurate). Printed by J.B. Brown of Windsor.

15 x 11.5 cms. Sm hole in "S" of Sweepstakes, otherwise good. Very Rare.

Date
1851

£120.00 (Code: 3492)

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