Download or read book The Turf Classic Reprint written by Alfred E. T. Watson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Turf B 2despised, but the great point is whether the horse has speed, stamina, constitution, soundness, and other attributes calculated to render its offspring worthy upholders of the family; and this can only be ascer tained by submitting the animals to the ordeal of preparation and testing them on the course. An infusion of thoroughbred blood confers special and peculiar benefits on those so endowed, whether chargers, hunters, hacks, or carriage horses. The fact has been constantly made obvious when horses of what may be described as the royal strain have drifted out of their own class and been put to try conclusions with their coarser bred cousins. The blood horse - thoroughbred or even half-bred - that comes to carry a soldier or a sportsman in the hunting-field may not have the size and scope of some of his companions, and may not look so well able to bear weight; but as a very general rule his action and courage will unmistakably prove what his breeding signifies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Tales of the Turf Classic Reprint written by Hugh S. Fullerton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of the Turf LL men love a horse who know a horse. The love of contest and struggle forms a kinship between man and horse that exists between no others. It is the gameness, the courage, the fighting spirit of the thoroughbred which arouses in man the finest instincts, and it is these qualities that cause the love of man for the thoroughbred. It is noticeable too, that the thoroughbred horse loves only those human beings who possess those same qualities. On the race-track we find the only pure democracy of the world, a democracy which includes all classes, all strata of society. It is more liberal, more forgiving of human frailties and human weakness, than any other place, be cause men who know racing understand how hearts break when the weight cloths are too heavy and the distance too great. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The American Turf Classic Reprint written by John H. Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Turf Fora decade more than the three score years and ten allotted by a gracious Providence to man I have been awaiting the solemn call which comes to all human kind to weigh in, and then to the great Steward make account of the use to which I put the opportunities that came to me. In the active competition of life, when rivalries were keen, when ambitions created new fields and contests kept alert both mind and body, there was little time, indeed, to do more than merely store away in unclassified groups in memory events and incidents each one deserving of a sep arate chapter. To write a history of the American turf had long been a cherished project, but each day of a life of practically unremitting and exacting labor interfered until the westering sun of my eightieth year warns me that I must be up and doing if I would achieve my cherished ambition and leave behind me something which I trust will be worthy tribute to the best and the noblest sport that it is given to man to enjoy. If in the chapters which are to come there should be noted a tone of enthusiastic optimism, let the reader realize that sixty-five years of my life were spent in the activities oi the turf as a jockey, a trainer and an owner; that I have seen, and in many of them personally participated, practically all of. The great contests which gave fame to our thorough breds; that I have traveled on foot through valleys and over mountains, when but rough paths pointed the way between places now drawn close together by the bands of great trunk line railroads, leading the horse that was on conquest bent; that I spent weary weeks on journeys that now would be but the occupation of one brief day of luxurious travel; thati have seen the upward and the onward progress which has marked the rise of the thoroughbred in America from a little meet in some isolated though sport-loving place to the magnificent seasons of Belmont Park. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Blue Ribbon of the Turf Classic Reprint written by Louis Henry Curzon and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Blue Ribbon of the Turf When the hundredth anniversary of the Derby fell to be celebrated, I thought we might then see announced a history of the turf's most-coveted prize. But the centenary of the world-renowned race passed over without anyone having ventured to write a sketch of its history. That task has in the meantime been left to me: and has been a pleasant one, although materials for a chronicle of the earlier contests have proved scarce. I have made several vain searches to procure a list of 'entries' for the first Derby; fortunately, however, the names of the runners for what proved to be the beginning of a wonderful series of tine races have been preserved, and a competent authority has informed me that the entries for the premier Derby were taken when the horses were 'two-year-olds, ' and that the gentlemen promised to subscribe again. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Bound to Win Vol 1 of 3 written by Hawley Smart and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bound to Win, Vol. 1 of 3: A Tale of the Turf Nobody more willing to testify to your skill in such compounding than myself, replied the doctor urbanely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine 1934 1935 Vol 6 Classic Reprint written by James Scott Skinner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, 1934-1935, Vol. 6 If it were her fate sometimes to encounter a superior, she was never beaten by that one in a second campaign; when Monsieur Tonson and Sally Walker were her victors, during the short period of their glorious triumphs, she may not have been in equal condition. Recovering readily from the effects of a hard race, she started every season, at every meeting within her reach, wearing down all opponents; she was never known to be lame, even to the close of her long and brilliant career. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Bound to Win Vol 3 of 3 written by Hawley Smart and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bound to Win, Vol. 3 of 3: A Tale of the Turf For the Two Thousand, Ptolemy was first favourite, The Felon not being entered for that race; but the winner of the Criterion was also a good deal fancied, and but for his suspicious hocks would have been doubt less backed freely. Still, by that numerous class of small backers, who never go near. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Turf Memories of Sixty Years Classic Reprint written by Alexander Scott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Turf Memories of Sixty Years AT no time during the past sixty years has public interest in the Turf been greater than it is to-day. Not only are contemporary events enthusiastically fol lowed, but racing history itself is often discussed with an ardour that would gladden the hearts of bygone Turf celebrities were they alive now. In the hope that it may revive memories for the older section of racegoers, and be instructive to the younger generation, this volume has been written. I often wonder if it is generally realised how numer ous are the former. Habitues of the various race meetings are among the healthiest and longest living people in the country. The average man who attends a race meeting seldom realises the immense mental and physical benefit thus obtained. The fresh air, the spirit of cheery good-fellowship that pervades almost every gathering of racing folk, and the excitement of watching varying phases of a race, are to me the finest tonic in the world, and I have seldom left a racecourse without feeling well braced up in mind and body. Whether the present generation will rival their racing forebears in the matter of longevity is a debatable point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Smell O the Turf Classic Reprint written by Samuel S. McCurry and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Smell O' the Turf These essays in verse represent the work of those occasional hours of leisure which remain after a busy life day by day in the City, hours: "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past," and weave rhymes chiefly for the pleasure of my family and friends. The kindly reception accorded to my previous little book, In Keswick Vale and Other Lyrics, encourages me to hope that the present collection, with all its limitations, may be also acceptable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Turf Vol 1 of 2 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Turf, Vol. 1 of 2: A Satirical Novel Titled plunderers, honourable asso ciates, patrician thieves, by whom youth and inexperience are uniformly surrounded. So inviting and so numerous were the schemes prepared for him, that his stock of self - con trol became inadequate to resist their influ ence. He was elected a member of the best clubs - his presence was eagerly coveted in those circles where were to be found the gayest of the gay - beauty courted him - his own sex flattered; and over this path of roses, he was insidiously led into the most delicious scenes of what may be termed the romance of high life. The turf, the gaming table, the smiles of woman, lay all before him; nor could he refrain from drinking deeply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Pal O Mine written by Clarence Hawkes and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pal O Mine: King of the Turf The Arab's Farewell To His Steed My beautiful! my beautiful! That standest meekly by With thy proudly-arched and glossy neck, And dark and fiery eye; Fret not to roam the desert now, With all thy winged speed; I may not mount on thee again, Thou'rt sold, my Arab steed! Fret not with that impatient hoof, Snuff not the breezy wind, The further that thou fliest now, So far am I behind. The stranger hath thy bridle rein, Thy master hath his gold; Fleet-limbed and beautiful, farewell! Thou'rt sold, my steed, thou'rt sold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Turf Vol 2 of 2 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Turf, Vol. 2 of 2: A Satirical Novel IT never rains but it pours, says the old proverb; and in good fortune, or evil for tune, this observation is generally applicable. A continuation of good or ill, marks the fate of the period; and if the former were used with moderation, and the latter yielded to, and got rid of at the first onset, men might be richer and happier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Poems of the Turf and Other Ballads Classic Reprint written by Em Pierce and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Poems of the Turf and Other Ballads Tipped back against the ceiling in that Old splint-bottom Chair Says Ben, Down in an eastern town, near a little inland lake, My father owned as fine a farm as lay in all the State; And there I spent my boyhood days among the blooded stock The lessons I caught on to I haven't yet forgot. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The American Turf written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Turf: An Historical Account of Racing in the United States, With Biographical Sketches of Turf Celebrities, 1898 Mtion nicSrio; li;is: itl;iincd the highest import: ince;ind popuhirity ornny sport in the United St;ites, while the blood horse has t: ikcn: i position in public estimation only second to that held bv his compeers of Great Britain, the native honle of hisiace. it is true that love ol the horse and interest in his capabilities have never at any time in our history been lackina; on the part of Americans. In this respect, indeeil, our coMnti vmrn ha efrankly confessed their oritiin. and have been line to one of the principal tiaits of chai acter that dislinijuish the Hnlish speaking people. Nc vertheiess, despite the attention that was early given to the lunning turf in this coLintrv. the complete development of this spoil and a full lecognition of ihe importance of the thoroughbred horse have been of comparatively recent growth. It is almost within the remembrance of those now living when racing was conlined to particLilar sections, wlien breeding the noble animals who minister to the highest of sports was conducted on, -1 small scale, and when theii peiloiinances on the tiack awakened, outside of the ciixle especially devoted to racing, only a very limited popular interest. It is our privilege to live at a time when this condition of affairs has passed away almost completely and. it is conlidently hoped, perm.inenth . 1 )isc(iur.igement now no longer confmiUs the sportsman whose intelligent efforts ai edirected towaid the impro-ement of the hoise n-ihe diauiiiisn.ilinn ni his iiowris. lulead there is een exhibiled a libel, d aiui iiicieasiiig degree of public appreciation of the benefit which is thus conferred upon llieiMiiiiiiiinilv.it l.iige. ap.iil hum the mere rclax.ition which the sport affoiiis its p.itroiis. Racing h.is also helped to break down the sectional b.irriers which Innm-ih existed between the v.irious divisions ol our coLintrv. While the turf owes so much of its prest iit popularity, ind success to unsellish devotion ind unslinled expeiidiliiie 11 Ihe p.lit of men of we.illh. it rem.iins a truly democratic sport, the legitimate pleasures of which can be shared ball classes, and which is llierefore eminenllv suited to the spirit 1 h.it animates our n.itional life. The widespre.id interest that is shown in It is no longer limited bv any sectional considerations, ll fuithermore creates hiller general knowledge o(thec.ipabilities of all parts of the land, ind arouses the spirit of national pride, demonstratinir as it does the wonderliil diversity ol natiii.il conditions within the limits of the United States. These things are conspicuously displ.iyed mthe animals that the different sections produce and the modificiltlon and improvement of horseflesh th.it results under variations of soil and climate, j, Moreover, the popularity of the tiirf With the very class whose presence is most needed to irtsute its continued existence and healthy devolpment is, fully assured. Its honors arc, as they should be, sufficient to draw into the ranks of its active supporters those who are foremost in our social and business life. Men of the highest standing and greatest wealth arc numbered among its most active participants. As already intimated, they have taken the lead in raising the standard of the American horse. Their private breeding establishments, conducted on a scale unequaled in any part of the world, have given the most successful and remarkable evidence of the science and skill that can be devoted to the production oj perfect animals, and the appreciation which their efforts call forth is a powerful inducement to others to follow their example. At the same time it is to gentlemen of such character that the patrons of the turf look for the regulation of its affairs upon the basis which alone can render it a spoit worthy of public confidence. In this respect, too. there is every .

Download or read book Tales of the Turf and Rank Outsiders Classic Reprint written by Richard Leander Cary Jr. and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of the Turf and "Rank Outsiders" The writer deeply appreciates the privilege of writing the introduction to this charming collection of tributes to the glory Of the turf. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Tales of the Turf Vol 2 written by W. H. Gocher and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of the Turf, Vol. 2: Wet Sundays If you were in favor with the Colonel you were given one - two, did you say - no never, that was not on record except the year that Jim Oglesby brought a great unknown from the far west as a driver. He slipped into thee stand while the Judges were discuss ing the advisability of postponing on account of a slippery track and before he was noticed filled a Mis souri vacuum, commonly called a stomach, with a bunch of the revered meat pies from the slate-colored mansion at the lower end of Gordon Park. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine Vol 1 written by J. S. Skinner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-29 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, Vol. 1: September, 1829 Of the Rev. Dr. Parr, a man profoundly learned, and, what might be expected to follow, an exemplary minister, and a liberal christian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.