Original antique sports advertising poster for a racing event SF Cody against the Triplets in a horse versus cycle race at Winter Velodrome on 12 and 13 January 1895, featuring a great design depicting by three men riding a bicycle at speed next to Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 – 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA) was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight. He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites, that were used by the British before World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. He was also the first man to fly an aeroplane built in Britain, on 16 October 1908. A flamboyant showman, he was often confused with Buffalo Bill Cody, whose surname he took when young. Printed by G. Bataille, Paris. Large size. Poor condition, folds, creasing, staining, foxing, several tears, several paper losses, large repaired tears through image. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 128x95, year of printing: 1895.