Picture No | 10218872 |
Date | November 1895 |
Description | Nellie Hutton, International Cycling Match 1895 |
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Nellie (Ellen) Hutton, the youngest member of the English team, at the first professional all female cycling tournament. Held at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London, a major entertainment and sports venue, at the time. It was a Six day event between England and France on a huge temporary wooden velodrome in the main hall. The competition was a great success, drawing in crowds with England winning.
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Source | Photograph in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1895, page 431 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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