Krik's Guide to the Turf 1882-1883, 1883-1884 [2 vols.]
New York: Crickmore, "The New York World" 1883. First edition. Hardcover (leather). 2 vols., totaling over 1000p, no ills. Ca. 4 x 6 inches. Fair (cover wear, spines missing, but bindings both sound). Item #15152
Part 1 gives the results of "races run in 1882 in the United States, Dominion of Canada, and by American-bred Horses in England, Ireland, France, etc." Also the earnings of stallions and their progeny, top sales, index of all runners, and other statistics. Part 2 contains nominations for all stakes to be run in 1883 and closed stakes for 1884-1885; index of all the nominees; directory of owners, their colors, trainers, and jockeys; principal racing associations; cumulative winners of "the prominent fixed events;" yearlings of 1883; time records; etc. Krik's was later superseded by the Goodwin guides; both series are invaluable sources for the historian of 19th-century American racing. Price is for the two volumes.
Price: $75.00