Description: 'A.W. Fowles', inscribed 'Ryde I. of W.' and dated 1869 (lower left)
oil on canvas 71 x 99 cms. (28 x 39 ins.), arched top
Provenance: Christie's, 16th April 1993, half lot 570, sold �26000 (hammer).

Winning the prestigious Town Cup at Ryde brought the momentous season to a fitting climax for "Cambria". Other good seasons followed, some more successful than others, but none was to match her vintage performance in that maiden season of 1868.