Handbook of the Turf

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Excerpt from Handbook of the Turf: A Treasury of Information for Horsemen, Embracing a Compendium of All Racing and Trotting Rules, Laws of the States in Their Relation to Horses and Racing, A Glossary of Scientific Terms, The Catch-Words and Phrases Used by Great Drivers The general plan Of the present work was conceived by the author some four years ago, and the task of compilation begun. Other engagements, however, soon demanded attention and prevented completion Of the work, which the past year has given an opportunity of bringing to a close. Within its pages he has attempted the compression of what is believed to be the greatest body of information about the horse in his rela tion to drivers, sulkys, tracks, riding, trotting, racing, and the laws pertaining thereto, that has ever appeared in a single vol ume in this country. In doing this his aim has been to produce a book of reference, the usefulness of which will render its pos session material to every intelligent individual who breeds, trains, rides, cares for or loves a horse. It is the author's hope that the execution of the work will, in some measure at least, equal what he believes to have been the merit Of its conception. 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.