拍品 53
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William Hounson Byles (b. 1872)
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William Hounson Byles (b. 1872)

The Grand National, 1927

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William Hounson Byles (b. 1872)
The Grand National, 1927
signed 'W Hounson Byles' (lower right), with inscriptions of the horses' names on the mount
watercolour and bodycolour
10½ x 20 in. (26.6 x 50.8 cm.)
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拍品專文

1927 was the first year that the Grand National was broadcast by the BBC on the radio. The race had 37 starters and the winner was the 8-1 favourite Sprig. Sprig was bred by Captain Richard Pennington in 1917 while on leave from the trenches.