Hurdle Race

An antique spin-and-move board game themed around a hurdle race.

The components include a spinner, four different colored wooden pawns, and the box (which has the board mounted inside the bottom and the rules printed inside the lid.) In the race around the board, the players must clear three hurdles, two water jumps, and avoid a marauding bull.

Publication date is approximate.

Lid text includes "It Is Great Sport/Milton Bradley Co. Springfield, Mass."

Milton Bradley inhouse art depicting Buster and Tige, Foxy Grandpa, one of Katzenjammer Kids on lid.

Inside board has animals and humans w/recognizable characters of Buster, Katzenjammer, Foxy Grandpa, Happy Hooligan and Gloomy Gus, Black character likely representing Pore Lil' Mose and four human or animal characters inspired by Swinnerton.

Instructions on inside lid w/© 1905.

3.25 x 3.25" spinner