A Ladies' Race Finish:Rolled View of the north-western end

View of the north-western end of St James's Church

Chinese scene

an allusion to the inconvenient design of women's clothes at the time

has made Her Majesty

15th April 1961

A Ladies' Race Finish:Rolled View of the north-western end'A Ladies' Race', 1872. A ladies' race fails to get under way as the female riders cannot stop gossiping. Punch regularly poked fun at women trying their poor best to participate in the sport of men. Here, the journal sends up the standard of female horsemanship, women attempting to step out of the private sphere of life deemed appropriate to their nature, and the enjoyable habit of gossiping. What is noteworthy about this cartoon, though, is that it