The Horse of America in His Derivation, History and Development (Classic Reprint) - Couverture rigide

John Hankins Wallace

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 152808442X ISBN 13 : 9781528084420

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Horse of America in His Derivation, History and Development

Antiquity of American racing - First race course at Hempstead Plain, 1665 - Racing in Virginia, 1677 - Conditions of early races-early so-called Arabian importations - The marvelous tradition of Lindsay''s Arabian - English race horses first imported about 1750 - The old colonial stock as a basis - First American turf literature - Skinner''s American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, 1829 - Cadwallader R. Colden''s Sporting Magazine, Short-lived but valuable - The original Spirit of the Times Porter''s Spirit of the Times Wilkes'' Spirit of the Times, 1859 - Edgar''s Stud book-wallace''s Stud Book - Bruce''s Stud Book - Their history, methods and value - Summing up results, showing that success has followed breeding to individuals and families that could run and not to individuals and families that could not run, what ever their blood.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 152808442X
• ISBN 13: 9781528084420
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 626
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