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C1865
‘Volunteer,’ the Winner of the Mayor’s Cup at the Randwick Spring Meeting.
Two engravings depicting the winner of the Mayor’s Cup at Randwick in September, 1865 and the trophy presented to the winner, Volunteer. This magnificent trophy, the gift of the Chief Magistrate of Sydney, was run for at the late Randwick … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
‘Volunteer,’ the Winner of the Mayor’s Cup at the Randwick Spring Meeting.
Date:
C1865
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1865
Description:
Two engravings depicting the winner of the Mayor’s Cup at Randwick in September, 1865 and the trophy presented to the winner, Volunteer.
This magnificent trophy, the gift of the Chief Magistrate of Sydney, was run for at the late Randwick Meeting, and won, after a most exciting race, by Mr. Tait’s Volunteer, beating the famous Tarragon by a head. The cup, which is silver gilt stands on an ebony pedestal stand and cup being about two feet in height. In point of workmanship it is a masterpiece: the engraving and embossing being in the very best style of art. On the sides of the cup are four oval shields; on one is engraved the following dedication:-“This cup was presented by the Hight Worshipful John Woods, Esq., Mayor of Sydney, to the Australian Jockey Club, to be run for at their Spring meeting of 1865.” On another is engraved a racing device; the third contains the designation of the prize and name of the winner, and the Corporation arms occupy the fourth. The winner of the cup, bred by Enoch Cobcroft, Esq., of Singleton, is a brown horse, six years old, by New Warrior (imported), dam by Langar (imported), dam by Old Camerton (imported), out of a Satelite mare. He stands about sixteen hands high, in colour a rich dark brown, with great power and fashion, and may fairly be styled as one of the handsomest horses in New South Wales.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.
References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095
Eugene Montagu (Monty) Scott (1835 - 1909)
Scott was a cartoonist and illustrator, in London, migrated to Victoria in the 1850s and worked as a photographer. On 20 July 1859 in Melbourne he married Amy Johnson. In 1857-65 he contributed drawings and cartoons to the Illustrated Australian Mail, Illustrated Melbourne Post and Melbourne Punch. In 1866 Scott moved to Sydney as chief cartoonist for the Sydney Punch. In 1867 he received a 250 guineas commission for a portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh. He was established in a photographic salon in George Street and in the 1870s his large wood-engravings and lithographs of rugged outdoor scenes, formal functions and public personalities regularly enlivened the Illustrated Sydney News. Bankrupt in June 1870, Scott was forced to sell his photographic equipment to meet his creditors. In 1871 the Sydney Mail employed him as its first artist. From 1880 the Bulletin carried some cartoons and occasional engravings of local dignitaries by Scott. The Brisbane Boomerang, founded 1887, ran his cartoons until 1891 when he drew the first cartoons for the Queensland Worker, continuing as its chief cartoonist until 1909. In 1889 he had moved to Brisbane and on 5 December married a widow, Mary Ellen Price, née Mehan; he lived there four years. In the ensuing years Montagu received less work as photographic illustrations replaced engravings and lithographs.
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Walter George Mason (1820 - 1866)
Mason was born in London, the second son of Abraham John Mason, a well-known wood engraver and lecturer. Walter’s father began teaching him the art of wood-engraving when the family lived in New York in the 1830’s. Walter was sent back to London to train under Mr G. Bonner before 1839. In England, Walter Mason became very well known as a wood engraver and worked with The Illustrated London News, Punch, Pictorial Times, The Art Journal,and other periodicals. Walter’s brothers, George and Charles, had immigrated to Australia in about 1850 and worked in Sydney as wood engravers.It seems likely that they encouraged Walter to join them. In 1852 Walter and his family left England for Australia, arriving in Sydney via the Windsor on 4 November 1852. Soon after his arrival in Sydney, Mason became involved in the founding of The Illustrated Sydney News.Despite a small permanent staff and the fact that 4000 copies of the first issue were sold at sixpence a copy, the paper had financial problems from the beginning. Over a few months in 1854, five of the original proprietors left the partnership and Walter Mason became printer and publisher. Despite engraving illustrations for a large number of newspapers, books and magazines, Walter was in financial difficulties for most of his time in Sydney.
