A MODERN REPRODUCTION OF THE "LANARK SILVER BELL"
HAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH 1931
Auction: Day 2: Thursday 21 August - Lots 297 - end
Description
the conventionally shaped bell with closed base, with cast foliate decorative suspender and loop suspension, the body engraved with coat of arms of Lanark and to reverse 'Replica of Lanark Silver Bell, won by…1932'
Dimensions
11cm high, 6.4oz
Footnote
The original Lanark bell was first completed for circa 1608-1611 and was made in Edinburgh by goldsmith Hugh Lindsay. It now forms part of the rare early survival of Scottish sporting prizes and is the earliest Scottish horse racing trophy known. It now sits on a stand which supports around its rim medals dating from 1628 to 1977. This original trophy is still housed within South Lanarkshire archives.
This reproduction was awarded to the winner of the Lanark Silver Bell Handicap, a race run over a distance of a mile and a half, on Saturday, 24th September, 1932. The winner, Cat O’ Nine Tails, was owned by Mrs J. Carruther, trained by R.J. Colling of Newmarket and ridden by R. James in a race in which seven ran and was held at the now-closed Lanark Racecourse. Cat O’Nine Tails won the race by a length and a half.