minoru-the-new-race-game-by-john-jaques-circa-1910

The game was invented by E. St Clair and marketed by Jaques & Son Ltd as 'Minoru' in December, 1909- named after King Edward VII's horse which famously won the Epsom Derby in that year. This game is a further development of Jaques's "Ascot" (1891), but the horses are moved by the turn of a card, rather than cords. This 'snakeskin' version is possibly a 'wartime' edition from the First World War period.