Title

Snake Lightning. Jockey: T. Hawcroft', 1939. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Snake Lightning. Jockey: T. Hawcroft', 1939. Snake Lightning proved himself a good stayer in 1938 when running a dead heat with Naval Display for the Goodwood Stakes. English jockey Thomas Hawcroft (1918-1954) won the 1935 Cambridgeshire on Commander lll & the 1949 Ribblesdale Stakes on Colonist ll. One morning in 1954, he took a rifle into the woods - 'to shoot pigeons' but was found dead with gunshot wounds later that day. From Racehorses & Jockeys, 1938 - A Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, Bristol, 1939]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D15_425

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

24,6Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,6in x 11,1in / 2580 x 3336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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