Christmas morning swim in the Serpentine
Page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring various sketches of the Christmas morning swimming handicap in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. Pictures show Mr Rowley, the Honorary Secretary, looking officious with his notepad, a police officer and pond attendant, a man skipping to restore warmth, the start (R. J. Lobb won with a twenty-five second start), free Oxo available to all swimmers and after the race, a rush for towels and warm clothes
Picture No
12907350
Media ID
46132068
Size
4872px x 6865px
(9.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Ralph Cleaver in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News', 2 January 1904, page 752
Date
1903
