The Racehorse in Training by William Day and Alfred J. Day (HQ512)

Published 1925: New and Revised Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original green cloth with gilt titles on the spine and titles on the cover. 213 very clean and bright pages, mild speckled foxing on the first and last few pages and occasional pages within. Boards slightly rubbed and faded with time and bumped on the corners consistent with age. (HQ512)

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Foreword by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Coventry. Original work published 1880. Much sought volume with the following chapters: The Training Stable/ Breakdown, Roaring, Etc./ Condition/ The Training Ground/ Hints on Purchasing/ Purchase of Yearlings/ Trials/ Jockeys/ The Race and it's Responsibilities/ Starting and Weights/ Professional Hardships/ The Racehorse as He Was and Is/ The Racehorse in Peace and in War/ Betting/ Betting as It Is (1880)/ Practicable Reforms/ Minor Evils of the Racehorse/ Attacks on the Turf/ Index.

The Training Ground. Hints of Purchasing. Purchase of Yearlings. Trials. Jockeys. The Race and its Responsibilities. Starting and Weights. Professional Hardships. The Racehorse as he Was and Is. The Racehorse in Peace and War. Google Books...