Races to the swift ; great stories of the turf / edited by Fairfax Downey. Illustrated by Don Stivers.
| Author/creator | Downey, Fairfax |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [1st ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, [1967] |
| Description | 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Marvelous gray thoroughbred: The horse that had it made, by N.B. Wildes.--A racing heart: The look of eagles, by J.T. Foote.--The would-be jockey: The sporting age, by L. Steffens.--Girl jockey's mount: National Velvet, by E. Bagnold.--Spur of the spirit: The Terror, by A.E. Thomas.--Indian king of the turf: Wigwam and warpath, by A.B. Meacham.--He always tried his best: Dark Child, by E.N. Robinson.--Gambler's chance: What's it get you? by J.P. Marquand.--High jumps and high hazard: Aintree, by P. Brown.--Money made the mare go: Black Dinah, by J.C. Starr.--Dash of chariots: Ben-Hur, by L. Wallace.--North-South duel: The great race, by M. Farrand.--Races were his destiny: Black Eagle, by S.Ford.--To trot or not to trot: Hot blood or cold, by J. Brooks.--Tragedy of the track: Horses stumbled and jockeys tumbled at Aqueduct, by P. Axthelm.--A trick in time: Eliphaz, late Fairfax, by C.E. Van Loan.--Steeds stubborn and slow: Following the guidon, by E.B. Custer.--The Irlandais colt: Tale of the gypsy horse, by D. Byrne. |
| LCCN | 67007410 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | SF301 .D66 1967 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |