Author: Sir George Chetwynd
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Category : Book-making (Betting)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Racing Reminiscences, and Experiences of the Turf
Author: Sir George Chetwynd
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Category : Book-making (Betting)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book-making (Betting)
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Racing reminiscences, and experiences of the turf
Author: sir George Chetwynd (4th bart.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Racing Reminiscences and Experiences of the Turf
Author: Sir George Chetwynd (bart)
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Demon
Author: Michael Tanner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524680192
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The finest jockey rider on the English turf during the nineteenth century was George Fordhamlauded throughout the sport as the Demon. Such was the judgment of his contemporaries from jockeys and trainers to owners and chroniclers. Yet history has not been kind to Fordham. Fate saw his career overshadowed by that of bitter rival Fred Archer, a jockey deemed his inferior but whose suicide invoked immortality. The question remains: if Archer is fit to be mentioned in the same breath as twentieth-century icons Gordon Richards and Lester Piggott, just how good a jockey does that make the unsung George Fordham? Acclaimed turf historian Michael Tanner shines a light on the life of this remarkable jockey and places him at long last atop the pedestal he deserves.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524680192
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The finest jockey rider on the English turf during the nineteenth century was George Fordhamlauded throughout the sport as the Demon. Such was the judgment of his contemporaries from jockeys and trainers to owners and chroniclers. Yet history has not been kind to Fordham. Fate saw his career overshadowed by that of bitter rival Fred Archer, a jockey deemed his inferior but whose suicide invoked immortality. The question remains: if Archer is fit to be mentioned in the same breath as twentieth-century icons Gordon Richards and Lester Piggott, just how good a jockey does that make the unsung George Fordham? Acclaimed turf historian Michael Tanner shines a light on the life of this remarkable jockey and places him at long last atop the pedestal he deserves.
Murray's Magazine
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Catalogue of the Books in the Reference Department
Author: Blackburn (England). Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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The Memoirs of Baron de Marbot
Author: Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin baron de Marbot
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Sale
Author: Anderson Galleries, Inc
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Mr. Darley's Arabian
Author: Christopher McGrath
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681773902
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that, and although Mr. Darley's Arabian never ran a race, 95% of all thoroughbreds in the world today are descended from him. In this book, for the first time, award-winning racing writer Christopher McGrath traces this extraordinary bloodline through twenty-five generations to our greatest modern racehorse, Frankel.The story of racing is about man's relationship with horses, and Mr. Darley's Arabian also celebrates the men and women who owned, trained and traded the stallions that extended the dynasty. McGrath expertly guides us through three centuries of scandals, adventures and fortunes won and lost: our sporting life offers a fascinating view into our history. With a canvas that extends from the diamond mines of South Africa to the trenches of the Great War, and a cast ranging from Smithfield meat salesmen to the inspiration for Mr. Toad, and from legendary jockeys to not one, but two disreputable Princes of Wales (and a very unamused Queen Victoria), Mr. Darley's Arabian shows us the many faces of the sport of kings.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681773902
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that, and although Mr. Darley's Arabian never ran a race, 95% of all thoroughbreds in the world today are descended from him. In this book, for the first time, award-winning racing writer Christopher McGrath traces this extraordinary bloodline through twenty-five generations to our greatest modern racehorse, Frankel.The story of racing is about man's relationship with horses, and Mr. Darley's Arabian also celebrates the men and women who owned, trained and traded the stallions that extended the dynasty. McGrath expertly guides us through three centuries of scandals, adventures and fortunes won and lost: our sporting life offers a fascinating view into our history. With a canvas that extends from the diamond mines of South Africa to the trenches of the Great War, and a cast ranging from Smithfield meat salesmen to the inspiration for Mr. Toad, and from legendary jockeys to not one, but two disreputable Princes of Wales (and a very unamused Queen Victoria), Mr. Darley's Arabian shows us the many faces of the sport of kings.
The House of Walderne
Author: Augustine David Crake
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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