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[dawn]

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[LasVegasNo1]

Their legs look long? (w00t)

 

[dawn]

Its an old photo that I found when googling for something else.

 

[LasVegasNo1]

Any idea of the year it was taken? 8)

 

[jnjsse]

will be interested to see some more old pics like that, shows how whippets have changed over the years and the amount of history behind the breed

 

[kirislin]

I've seen this pic before, it's a hurdle race. Is it an Australian pic, do you know? I've a feeling it is although I am not certain.

Could you put the link up please, I wouldn't mind knowing more about it.

Linda

 

[Vicky]

I've seen this pic before, it's a hurdle race.  Is it an Australian pic, do you know?  I've a feeling it is although I am not certain.Could you put the link up please, I wouldn't mind knowing more about it.

Linda

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Being a hurdle race would explain why they're caught at such a mad angle, i expect they'd just landed on the other side.

 

[Seraphina]

Great pic!

Why do you think it is Australian, Linda? The buildings in background look more like UK or Europe to me.

 

[dawn]

It's from Whippet.com

 

[Indee]

I'm sure I've seen pictures from the late 1800/early 1900's where they "throw" the whippets into the race (before starting boxes?) holding the ear and tail. It was just luck as to whether they landed okay to get a good start on the race.

 

[sparky]

you must have a good eye for architecture. it is in australia it says so on the site this pic is posted on. :thumbsup:

 

[Karen]

Great picture, it always amazes me how thier pasterns flatten out like that.

 

[kirislin]

Lida a while ago I went into the State Library to have a look through old newpaper articles on whippet racing. I'm not sure, but that might have been where I saw it.

I see Sparky says it's Australian although when I just looked at the site Dawn put the link to I couldn't see where it said that. Maybe it's too early in the morning.

I wouldn't mind hunting up that 1937 National Geographic article though.

Linda