The blue ribbon of the turf : a chronicle of the race for the Derby, from the victory of Diomed to that of Donovan; with notes on the winning horses, the men who trained them, the jockeys who rode them, and the gentlemen to whom they belonged : also notices of the betting and the betting men of the period : together with an account of the surroundings of the race, and brief accounts of the Oaks / by Louis Henry Curzon.
Published / Created:
London : Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1890.Guildford : Billing and Sons, printers
Physical Description:
x, [2], 364, 32 pages ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Louis Henry Curzon is a pseudonym used by James Glass Bertram.
Contents:
A preliminary canter -- Financial aspects of the race for the "Blue Ribbon" -- Men who have won the Derby -- Derby and other jockeys -- Trainers of Derby and other horses -- "Tattersall's" -- Touts and tipsters -- "The French Year," 1865 -- "The American Year," 1881 -- Bookmaking -- Who sets the market? -- Derbyana -- A chronicle of the Derby.
Subject Terms:
Epsom Derby, England (Horse race) | Horse racing -- England -- Epsom -- History. | Horse races -- England -- History. | Horsemen and horsewomen -- England. | Race horses -- England. | Horse races -- England -- Betting. | Gambling -- Great Britain. | Jockeys. | Blakelong, J. Fairfax -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Publishers' advertisements (Publishing) -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Contributors:
Chatto & Windus (Firm), publisher. | Billing and Sons, printer.