Sporting stories

By

Thormanby

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Boston, Dana Estes & Co, [ca. 1910]

Notes

Includes index.

Contents: Turfites on the grand scale -- Fathers of bookmaking -- Some latter-day pencillers -- Partners and plungers -- Trainers and jockeys -- Wasting of jockeys -- Queer characters of the turf -- First steeplechase and its sequel -- Adventures of Tom Olliver -- Jem Mason and lottery -- Humours of Tommy Coleman -- Record of Captain Beecher -- Tips from strange sources -- Rout of the thimble-men -- Precocity in the saddle -- Foul riding and foul play -- Arab and the English racehorse -- Feats of equine endurance -- Sport at the 'varsities -- 'Varsity steeplechases -- Old-time eccentrics of sport -- Some humours of the hunting-field -- Perils and penalties of hunting -- Most extraordinary jump on record -- Driving and trotting -- Some notable horse-breakers -- Horse-dealers and horse stealers -- Isle of Man and the first Derby -- Heroes of the leash -- Cockpit -- Prize ring -- Noble art of self-defence --

Contents: Champions I have known -- Gun stories -- Dog stories -- Recollections of rifle shooting -- Fishing yarns -- Cricket, past and present -- Are cricketers short-lived? -- Football and its traditions -- Gossip on golf -- Giants of the links -- Origin of polo -- How polo came to England -- Board of green cloth -- Blind sportsmen -- Sportsmen of the bench and bar -- Gossip on hunting men -- Old squire's diary and a cavalier's notebook -- Remarkable racing dreams -- Index to persons mentioned in the book.

Subjects

Horse racing , Horses , Sports stories

Call Number

SF301 .T56 1910

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.30859
OCLC: 34689631