1919. American Trotting Register Association. Wallace's Year-Book of Trotting and Pacing in 1918. Chicago 1919. 661p, no ills. Good sturdy hardcover. No d.j., as issued. ** "Containing full summaries of all trotting and pacing performances of the year, in which any heat was trotted in 2:30 or better, or paced..... More
1921. [Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Fair to good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers rather stained, edges rubbed. Internally very good and clean. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the..... More
Bisman, Ron. Globetrotting Simpson. Auckland, NZ: Author, 1980. Fwd. by Delvin Miller. 209p, many photos. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). ** Life of Noel Simpson, the legendary Australian trotting horse owner, importer, and promoter of harness racing in Australasia. More
Castelvetro, Primo. Il Trottare Americano e Francese: Origini e Sviluppi della Due Razze. Bologna: Tipografia Compositori 1953. 28p + 72 genealogical tables of leading American and French Standardbred stallions; 5 mounted pls. in the first part. Hardcover (skewed from size but sturdy). Covers rather stained; some pages stained but overall..... More
1949. Chamberlain, George Agnew. Overcoat Meeting. NY: Barnes 1949. 185p, no ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (edges rubbed, chipped, spine faded). ** Novel about the couple "Jeddo and Mit, their feuding families, their tempestuous romance and the amazing comeback of their trotting horse, Spring Hanover," by a popular..... More
1938. Duncan, William Cary. Golden Hoofs: The True Story of an Amazing Mare: Goldsmith Maid. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1938. 158p + ills. by J. Louis Lundean and others, 1 pl. in color. Very good bright hardcover in good d.j. (edges chipped, creased). ** Still one of the few biographies of an..... More
1872. Glen Flora Farms, Waukegan, Ill. Catalogue of Blooded Stock to be Sold at Public Auction...the property of C.C. & R.H. Parks. Chicago: Horton & Leonard, Printers, 1872. [32]p, 2 lithographed pls. (sheep and swine). John R. Page, auctioneer. Fair paperbound (dogeared, flyspecked, stained, stab holes from removal from a...... More
Gocher, W.H. Fasig's Tales of the Turf with Memoir. Hartford: Author 1903. 314p + 1 photo. Good hardcover (covers spotted, edges rubbed; labels removed from endpapers). No d.j., probably as issued. ** Part 1 is a long biography of William B. Fasig, his varied roles in harness racing, and his..... More
Good Time Park, Goshen, NY. Program and Trotting Form, August 9, 1944 (Hambletonian). 12p, head photo of Volo Song on cover. Good paperbound (cover soil, light dogearing to a few pages). Results and other figures penciled in. ** Program for 8 trotting and pacing races. The featured races were the..... More
Harness Horse staff, for William H. Cane. The Hambletonian Winners 1926 to 1950. Harrisburg, PA: Telegraph Press 1950. 99p, many photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (plaid covers lightly faded; front endpapers browned from a sheet of paper that was once laid in). Silver medallion mounted on front cover..... More
The Harness Horse. The Hambletonian Winners 1926 to 1953. Harrisburg: Telegraph Press 1953. 113p, many photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (leather, shelf-scuffed); no d.j., as issued. ** Handsome year-by-year chronicle--description plus statistics for each race. (Wells 3233). More
Harrison, James C., et al. Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer. Columbus: United States Trotting Association 1968. 1054p, over 130 photos. Good sturdy hardcover (fore-edges foxed); lacks d.j. Previous owner's ink name. ** First edition of this definitive guide to breeding, breaking, shoeing and balancing, training, driving, feeding..... More
Hill, Marie. Adios: The Big Daddy of Harness Racing. South Brunswick, NJ: Barnes 1973. 2nd ptg. (1st pub. 1971). 204p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. with Richard Stone Reeves color painting of Adios. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom margin. ** Life and..... More
1891. Isaac B. Reed [auctioneer]. Catalogue of Horses, Carriages, Harness, Etc. NY: Fitzpatrick & Wissler Printers, Feb. 17, 1891. [8]p, no ills. Fair paperbound (details on request). Occasional prices penciled in. One of the firm's regular auctions of horses and vehicles, held at their Horse and Carriage Emporium on East..... More
Jacobowitz, Leonard J. Learning How to Drive the Pacing and Trotting Horse. Centerport, NY: United Pub. Co. 1981. 200p + 6 photos of the drivers interviewed. Good hardcover (back cover spotted, sticker removed from front cover). No d.j. ** Interviews on racing strategy and techniques with Herve Filion, Buddy Gilmour..... More
1989. Jones, William E., ed. Nutrition for the Equine Athlete. Wildomar, CA: Equine Sportsmedicine News 1989. 97p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers shelf-rubbed). ** Collects many articles by various authors on feeding and using supplements for performance--DMG and DMSO, lactic acid, minerals, calcium, "the pros and cons of supplemental iron,"..... More
1940. Kopf Manufacturing Co., NY. Racing Catalogue No. 20: Turf Goods. 1940. 133p, many line ills. and photos. Good paperbound (covers worn and shelfsoiled, inside covers lightly dampspotted). ** Trade catalogue of harness and flat racing goods--harness, bits, boots, whips, stable supplies, etc. More
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1888. Lyle, C.N. The Blue-Grass Stallion Record for Belview 7631. Lexington, KY: Transylvania Printing Co. 1888. 100p, no ills. Good hardcover (front cover loose but binding overall sound). ** POcket-sized stallion service book for mares bred to Belview 7631 in 1896-97, filled out in ink. Belview was a bay Standardbred..... More
1970. Miers, Earl Schenck. Horse Sense: A Brief History of the Sport of Horse Racing in North America. NY: The Spiral Press 1970. 29p + a few ills. by Stefan Martin. Good paperbound. (shelfsoiled). Ink name on front cover. ** Short history of flat and harness racing in North America..... More
1932. Palin, S.F., manager. Third Annual Indianapolis Speed Sale. Indiana State Fair Grounds, 1931. 232p, no ills. Fair paperbound (soiled, backstrip chipped, taped at base, one page tear neatly mended). Two pages browned from old newspaper clippings about the 1938 Old Glory sales. ** Auction catalogue of 356 Standardbreds, each..... More
Perrigo, Grover H., and John L. Hervey. The Horse Review Harness Racing Guide for 1916. Chicago: Horse Review Co. 1917. 545p, 1 photo. Very good sturdy hardcover (light shelf scuffing, bumping; spine dull). No d.j., probably as issued. ** Full trotting and pacing summaries for the year (race results, time..... More
Perrigo, Grover H., and John L. Hervey. The Horse Review Harness Racing Guide for 1918 [cover adds: "and Breeders Directory"]. Chicago: Horse Review Co. 1919. 420p, no ills. Good sturdy hardcover (covers scuffed, spine dull; internally very good). ** Full trotting and pacing summaries for the year (race results, time..... More
1903. Rau, William H. [stereo card publisher]. Prince Alert, a King among Light Harness Horses. Philadelphia, 1903. Sold by Universal View Co., Philadelphia and Lawrence, KS. Very good stereo card, printed in rich sharp tones. The back is plain. ** The title continues, "Mile Pacing Record made in 1903, 1..... More
1891. [Webb, W.S.] Catalogue Shelburne Farms Stud. NY: John Polhemus 1891. 88p, no ills. Fair hardcover (covers stained); internally very good and sturdy. ** Lists over 200 horses at Shelburne Farms in Vermont, most with breeding and description. Emphasizes Hackneys and Standardbred trotting horses; also carriage horses, saddle horses, and..... More
1893. Webb, Wm. Seward; A.H.G. Shelburne Farms Stud (Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont) of English Hackneys, Harness and Saddle Horses, Ponies and Trotters. NY: Putnam 1893. 98p + 16 horse portraits by various artists, and photos. Fair hardcover (covers quite stained, edges rubbed; foxed). Grey cloth binding is sturdy. Pages lightly..... More
