Memorabilia
Collector Lapel Pins - 4 Enamel On Pewter Waterloo Cup Pins
- Item Number
- 226
- Estimated Value
- 52 USD
- Opening Bid
- 17 USD
Item Description
Collector Lapel Pins - 4 Enamel On Pewter Waterloo Cup Pins
"WATERLOO CUP 1836, "WATERLOO CUP 2000", "WATERLOO CUP 2004, "WATERLOO CUP 1836-2005"
2004 Pin shows some wear; other 3 pins in excellent condition.
1 3/8" at widest part of oval; 1 1/3" at narrowest part of oval.
Donated by a private collector.
BACKGROUND: The Waterloo Cup was a coursing event organised by the National Coursing Club. The three-day event was run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England from 1836 to 2005 and it used to attract tens of thousands of spectators to watch and gamble on the coursing matches. It was founded by The 2nd Earl of Sefton and, originally, was supported by his patronage.
Run as a knock-out tournament between sixty four coursing greyhounds from Great Britain and Ireland, supporters described it as the ultimate test of a greyhound but opponents of hare coursing, such as the League Against Cruel Sports, saw it as a celebration of cruelty. The Hunting Act 2004, which came into force just after the 2005 cup, made hare coursing events illegal in England and Wales, and the Waterloo Cup has not taken place since.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Cup
Item Special Note
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