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A Mirror of the Turf; Or, The Machinery of Horse-Racing Revealed, Showing the Sport of Kings as It Is To-Day

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A Mirror of the Turf; Or, The Machinery of Horse-Racing Revealed, Showing the Sport of Kings as It Is To-Day

James Glass Bertram

377 pages~7 hr 31 min read62 chapters$4.99
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Behind the thundering finish lies a whole machine: breeders, trainers, jockeys, bookmakers, and rules. James Bertram pulls back the curtain on horse-racing, from the beginnings of the sport to the great days of Newmarket. A lively insider's tour of the turf and its characters. Discover how the sport of kings actually runs.

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62 chapters

  1. 1A MIRROR OF THE TURF
  2. 2AN EXERCISE GALLOP TO BEGIN WITH.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4BEGINNINGS OF RACING.
  5. 5FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6NEWMARKET IN EARLY DAYS.
  7. 7OTHER SEATS OF HORSE-RACING.
  8. 8I.
  9. 9II.
  10. 10III.
  11. 11IV.
  12. 12V.
  13. 13VI.
  14. 14VII.
  15. 15THE L. S. D. OF THE TURF.
  16. 16I.
  17. 17II.
  18. 18III.

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