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"Relief" Alongside Railway Signboards
After a 2,000 miles overland journey the three Russian horses Reljef, Epigraff II and Grifel have finally landed at Harwich, England. With them were two jockeys, Vladimar Prachov and Ivan Avdeyev. Another jockey Boris Ponomarenko, flew into Brita...
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"Russian Horses to race in Britain: Relief" Seen with jockey Anokhin; Relief, which won the USSR Championship Steeplechase in 1960, has been entered for the Grand National to be run at Aintree on March 25th, 1961.
Camera Press Ltd.
Lady Zia Werner's "Retrial" won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket this afternoon. There was a field of 40, and "Turk's Blood" was second, with "Swept" third. The picture shows the scene at the finish with "Retrial" (No. 37 - leader of bunch of three...
Central Press Photos Ltd.
"Russia's Four Spacemen Together"
Moscow: Pictured here are the Soviet Union's four cosmonauts seen preparing to make their next parachute jump when they were in training. Left to right are: Major Andrian Nikolayev, who was blasted into space in Vostok 3 on Aug. 11th; Lieut. Col. ...
Fotokhronika TASS
"Russian challenger Grifel Leading Epigraff along Harwich Quay"
After a 2,000 miles overland journey the three Russian horses Reljef, Epigraff II and Grifel have finally landed at Harwich, England. With them were two jockeys, Vladimar Prachov and Ivan Avdeyev. Another jockey Boris Ponomarenko, flew into Britai...
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"Sicarelle" owned by Mme Volterra and ridden by F. Palmer winning The Oaks at Epsom from M. Boussac's "Janiari" and the Prince Aly Khan's "Yasmin".
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
"Sundew" Wins the Grand National
The Grand National Steeplechase – the toughest horse race in the world – was won at Aintree, near Liverpool, by "Sundew" owned by Mrs. G. Kohn and ridden by F. Winter. "Wyndburgh" with M. Batchelor up was second, and "Tiberetta" with A. Oughton up...
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
"Surprise Packet" Crashing into the Ditch
"Oxo" with Scudamore up taking the dreaded Bechers Brook on the second run round, with "Surprise Packet" M. Scott up, crashing headlong into the ditch.
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
"Tempest" Fails to Catch "Arctic Flower"
Tempest (W. H. Carr up) on the outside just fails to catch Arctic Flower.
Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.
