2-791-634 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

"Red Deer" winning the "Chester Cup" - from a sketch made on the spot, 1844. Horse racing at Chseter. 'The first race came off at a little after three o'clock, the last a few minutes before seven - a disregard of one of the cardinal virtues of the turf - punctuality, that might have been serviceable to the proprietors of the drinking-booths, but was anything but agreeable to those in the habit of attending Newmarket, Liverpool, Goodwood, and Ascot'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.