OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Advertising card 1896

DATE1896

MEDIAArchive

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.A48

HISTORY

Advertising the Caulfield Cup horse race, an important Melbourne event at this time

DESCRIPTION

Advertising card with a pink picture design on the front of horse racing material and two gold cups, one labelled “Caulfield”and the other labelled “Melbourne” and a gold horse shoe. The words “The Two” and the numbers “1000 to 1” are in darker pink. On the back are the words “Able Webb”, Commission Agent”
“Caulfield Cup” “Oct 17, 1896” “1 1/2 miles” and a list in 4 columns of horses’ names with weights in
St. lb. beside each name.

SUBJECTS

Cards, Horse racing

KEYWORDS

Caulfield Cup, 1896, Troedel & Co., Webb, Able