Christmas Day 1908

A Christmas Day race (for men only) was held on 25 December 1908. Races may also have been held in 1906 and 1907 but this year, for the first time, there was a prize: a silver trophy presented by Mr A Burton. The winner was William Laws, seen here holding the cup. Men still compete for the Burton Trophy today and women for the Kinnaird Trophy.
Date of origination  ? 25/12/1908
Date of upload  ? 02/07/2019
Submitted by Janet Smith
Scope & content Mounted black-and-white photograph 250mm x 200mm in Frank Sims Album
Archive ref.  ? SLSC/6/1/1/18
File format.  ? JPEG image
Tags 1900s, Christmas Day, William Laws, Trophies