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A folder of historically important ephemera from the personal collection of the lawn tennis player Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers (nee Douglas), seven times winner of the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914,the folder contains personal messages from family, friends and tennis personalities covering her lengthy career, with many focussed on her Wimbledon exploits, particularly the famous final against Suzanne Lenglen in 1919 which is still widely regarded by many commentators to have been the finest ever Ladies Singles Final, other material relates to her role as captain of the victorious 1925 Great Britain Wightman Cup team against the United States, an inventory of the archive is as follows: i) three small original photograph, including playing at Eastbourne, 1913, ii) congratulatory telegram for her first Wimbledon win in 1903 from "Martin"iii) personal letter, 1919, to Mrs Lambert Chambers from Mrs Blanche Hillyard, six time winner at Wimbledon between 1886 and 1900, ahead of her forthcoming Final v Suzanne Lenglen, July 1919, the tone of the letter is a remarkable insight into the psychology of a pioneering champion sportswoman, Mrs Hillyard imploring Dorothea to "... GO ALL YOU CAN AND NEVER GIVE UP, STICK TO HER 'TILL THE LAST ACE ... DIE HARD ... THANK GOD SHE DIDN'T LIVE IN MY DAY! ... I SHALL EVIL EYE HER ... I HOPE YOU DON'T GET THE CURSE, I WISH SHE [Lenglen] MAY HAVE IT "iv) Letter, 2nd July 1919, from Clemintina Anstruther-Thomson, who was a famous socialite of her age, painted by John Singer Sargent, and clearly a big fan and concerned at rumours that Lambert Chambers was considering retirementv) Telegram from the British Davis Cup player H. Roper-Barrett ahead of the 1919 Lenglen final with a short, authoritative message RELY UPON YOU TODAY CONFIDENTLYvi) Good Luck Telegram from Northumberland Tennis Association 4th July 1919vii) a letter from Leslie St. B. Sladen on active service in France and relaying discussion of the match with Mlle. Lenglen by British 'Tommies'viii) Telegram to SS Aurania before the sailing for the 1925 Wightman Cup in the USAix) thee original small photographs relating to the 1925 Wightman Cup including an image on board ship and two of the ladies teamx) large 8 by 10in. of the Wightman Cup doubles match at Forest Hills in 1925xi) letter from a personal friend M H Hague regarding a series of exhibition matches in Canada in August 1925xii) Telegram from Harry H.Herbert, President of the Westside Tennis Club, Forest Hills, August 1925, regarding Mrs Lambert Chambers and her compatriot Miss McKane (later Mrs L. Godfree) participation in the 1925 US Open, the latter reaching the final where she lost to Helen Willsxiii) Telegram from Fred Hawthorne, the famous New York Tribune sports correspondent, September 1925, sent to the SS Mauretania during the voyage home to England after the Wightman Cupxiv) a further telegram to the Mauretania for Dorothea from the captain of the US team, Elizabeth Ryan, reflecting genuine sporting camaraderie reading BON VOYAGE TO THE TEAM HOPE YOU ARE ALL AWFULLY SICK, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON SPLENID WIN ESPECIALLY CAPTAIN, SHALL MISS YOU ALL TERRIBLY MUCH LOVE, ELIZABETH RYANxv) Original photograph of the team aboard the Mauretania wearing their tennis kit and posing with the Wightman Cup trophyxvi) a Wightman Cup congratulatory letter from a fellow tennis player from Eastbourne and clearly a close friend as it is addressed to "Dollie", also updating Mrs Lambert Chambers that she is suffering from an arm injury, almost certainly tennis elbow which Dorothea also suffered fromxvii) Letter from Wightman Cup team-mate Evelyn Colyer sent on first morning home from America 9th September 1925 and a thank you letter for Mrs L C's captaincy; and a portrait postcard of Evelyn Colyer; and press cuttings
Sporting Memorabilia (15 & 16 May 2017)
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Sporting Memorabilia (15 & 16 May 2017)

Day 1: Cricket, Golf, Tennis/Racquet Sports, Motor Sport, Boxing, Rugby, Olympics and other popular sports; Day 2 entirely football (soccer)

Auction dates
15 May 2017 10:30 BST
16 May 2017 10:30 BST
Viewing dates
14 May 2017 12:00 - 17:00 BST
15 May 2017 09:00 - 17:00 BST
16 May 2017 09:00 - 17:00 BST
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SESSION ONE (Monday 15 May 10:30am)

Mixed Sporting Content: Lots 1 to 12

Baseball: Lots 13 to 14

Basketball: Lots 15 to 17

Billiards & Snooker: Lots 18 to 19

Darts: Lot 20

Gaelic Sports: Lots 21 to 22

The Gymnasium: Lots 23 to 24

Horse Racing: Lots 25 to 30

Greyhound Racing: Lot 31

Polo: Lot 32

Roller Skating: Lot 33

Rowing: Lots 34 to 35

Swimming: Lot 36

Tobogganing: Lot 37

Cricket: Lots 38 to 109

Golf: Lots 110 to 186

Tennis & Racquet Sports: Lots 187 to 256

 

SESSION TWO (Monday 15 May 2:30pm)

Motor Sports: Lots 257 to 299

Boxing: Lots 300 to 399

Rugby League: Lots 400 to 403

Rugby Union: Lots 404 to 465

Olympic Games & Athletics: Lots 466 to 546

 

SESSION THREE (Tuesday 16 May 10:30am)

Football: Lots 547 to 887

 

SESSION FOUR (Tuesday 16 May 2:30pm)

Football: Lots 888 to 1231