Lot 168 , George Finch Mason (1850-1915), 'The Eclipse Stakes, Run July 23rd 1886, Sandown Park'

George Finch Mason (1850-1915)
'The Eclipse Stakes, Run July 23rd 1886, Sandown Park',
signed lower left,
titled to a card mounted verso,
watercolour and bodycolour,
27cm x 45cm

The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. The event is named after Eclipse, a celebrated 18th-century racehorse. It was established in 1886, and the inaugural running was won by Bendigo. At that time, it was Britain's richest ever race. The prize fund of £10,000 was donated by Leopold de Rothschild at the request of General Owen Williams, a co-founder of Sandown Park.

£100-200
Provenance: The Tanyards Collection, East Sussex