NSLM Newsletter - Fall 2004

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The National Sporting Library
NEWSLETTER
A RESEARCH CENTER FOR HORSE AND FIELD SPORTS MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA
NUMBER 73 1954 • FIFTY YEARS • 2004 FALL 2004
SOth Anniversary Celebration Honors
George L. Ohrstrom Jr.
By Rebecca M. Tomlinson
T
he National Sporting Library von Hiinersdorf Library - a
will celebrate its 50th treasure of European works (56 of
anniversary in October with a the books are in French, 47 Italian
tribute to long-time chairman and 31 German) that includes the
George L. Ohrstrom Jr., a coaching earliest books published on the
extravaganza and an exhibition horse. In the collection was a classic
honoring the Library's history. first edition (cid:97)(cid:73)(cid:3) the Duke of
Ohrstrom assumed the leader- Newcastle's Methode et Invention
ship of the fledgling Library Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux
following the death of his father in (Antwerp, 1657).
1955. The previous year, George L. At the time, Ellen Wells, an NSL
Ohrstrom Sr. had launched the NSL director who headed the
with the help of Alexander Smithsonian Institution's Special
MacKay-Smith, then editor of the Collections Department, observed:
Ohrstrom-owned The Chronicle of the "This extraordinary collection
Horse, and Fletcher Harper, MFH, provides researchers with a rich
Orange County Hunt. selection of major European texts
Working with Mackay-Smith, on riding, training, breeding,
who became the Library's curator, cavalry applications and veterinary
Ohrstrom guided the growth of the medicine from the Renaissance to
Library which originally served as a the late 19th century."
means of preserving special In 1995, the Library experienced
sporting collections. another milestone with the
In 1993, the Ohrstrom donation of the 5,000-volume John
George L. Ohrstrom Jr.,
Foundation donated to the NSL the portrait by Thomas S. Buechner. Continued on page 3
Woolums Collection Expands
Thoroughbred Base
By Carlos S. E. Moore
M
argaret (Sissy) Woolums spent and racing cha'l:ts from 40 different
a lifetime making racing countries.
statistics and Thoroughbred Present-day computerized data-
pedigrees available to all who study bases of racing records in most cases
the sport. Now, after her death reach back only to the 1980s and
earlier this year, she has ensured most international information is
that this wealth of data will be available only from the mid-1990s.
forever accessible by donating her Therefore if researchers are seeking
3,300-volume research library to the detailed race records on such
National Sporting Library. The Thoroughbred legends as War
collection includes 20th-century Admiral, Seabiscuit, Kelso or even
Thoroughbred books, stud books
Continued on page 2
Woolum's Collection Expands
Continued from page 1
All this was accomplished before
the days of computerized research
and data. To be able to be the source
of this information, Woolums
undertook the challenge of creating
an extensive, privately held,
Thoroughbred research library of
international material. This amazing
collection included racing calendars,
stud-books and other historical
volumes from every country where
Thoroughbred racing exists. All the
information gleaned from the books
was put onto index cards and then
used for the production of catalogs.
Word soon got out and with her
engaging hospitality, Woolums's
working library in Lexington,
Kentucky soon became a Mecca for
researchers, writers and people from
Irish-bred Pilsudski wins the 1996 Breeders' Cup turf race under Walter Swinburn around the world seeking to further
in Favorite Racehorses (1997) from the Woolums collection. their knowledge of the
Thoroughbred.
Secretariat, they are still dependent the world leader in the production In the 1980s, the Jockey Club
on the complete compilations of of Thoroughbred sales catalogs and started to computerize all data
racing charts in print. With the pedigree research. To this day they collected from national and
addition of the Woolums library, the are still the exclusive providers of international sources. In the 1990s, in
NSL's statistical base for 20th- conjunction with Weatherbys
century Thoroughbred racing is now (cid:97)(cid:3) (keepers of the General Stud-Book of
second to none in the world. the U.K. and Ireland), they
Ironically, the NSL - whose proceeded to create the World-Wide
collection of 18th- and 19th-century Data Base and Woolums came on
charts is among the best in the world board as the international
- was lacking in some areas of 20th- information coordinator for the
century records, which the Woolums American Jockey Club.
collection now fills. Woolums loved her books and in
Apart from racing calendars, recent years, she also came to love
there are other treasures to be found the National Sporting Library.
in this vast collection such as rare Acting Director Rebecca Tomlinson
Kentucky Derby Programs, Charles said after the donation was
Howard's (of Seabiscuit fame) announced, "This gift greatly
personal farm catalog and a large enhances the NSL's value to
group of historical volumes new to Thoroughbred researchers. Sissy
the NSL. Margaret (Sissy) Woolums. Woolums was a warm and generous
Woolums was a leading authority lady. Her contributions to the
on pedigrees and genealogy of the catalog pages for Fasig-Tipton Sales Thoroughbred world will continue
Thoroughbred. She first became Company. Woolums and her to live through our Library."
involved in Thoroughbred sales company designed, standardized
Editor's note: The collection will be
cataloging after an early job at The and copyrighted the present-day
available to researchers and racing
Blood-Horse with Dan Bowmar III, catalog pages which include the
enthusiasts in coming weeks when the
director of the cataloging and horse's pedigree and bold type for
librarian has completed cataloging the
pedigree department. She later stakes winners and stakes-placed
collection.
joined the Jockey Club Statistical horses.
Bureau under Joe Estes, a bloodstock
expert and creator of the Jockey BOOK SIGNING
Club's database. In the 1960s, she
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 7:00 PM
and her husband, Bill Woolums,
created Pedigree Associates (later Riding & Schooling the Sport Horse
Pedigree Productions).
ByPaulD. Cronin
Pedigree Associates soon became
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50th Anniversary Celebration
Continued from page 1
H. and Martha Daniels collection, War horse to honor the sacrifice of attract some 40 privately-owned
including such rare first editions as horses and mules killed or injured road coaches and park drags in
Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler during that conflict. what Driving Digest calls the
published in 1653. Ohrstrom also recruited retired "Turnout of the Century." The
The Library's home was in the Reader's Digest editor-in-chief public is invited to view the
basement of the Chronicle Kenneth Y. Tomlinson to succeed procession of coaches on Saturday
headquarters at Vine Hill, a stately Peter Winants as president and morning, October 23, 10-11 am, at
1804 mansion located on seven acres director of the Library in 1999, and the Upperville Colt & Horse Show
on a hill overlooking the town of the Library would emerge - in grounds. Admission is $10 per car
Middleburg, Virginia. Rare book keeping with Ohrstrom's vision - with ample parking. A gala is
experts would later conclude that not only as the home of rare planned for that evening at Takaro
the basement provided an ideal sporting. books, but also as an Farm, Middleburg, with diimer and
climate, amazingly enough, to intellectual force dedicated to the dancing. Tickets are available for
preserve the books, but the Library preservation of our sporting culture. $250 each.
had clearly outgrown Vine Hill. Ohrstrom, Robert E. Duke, his "This is the National Sporting
In the late 1990s, Ohrstrom was long-time friend and philanthropic Library," an exhibition in the Forrest
the guiding force behind the consultant, and Tomlinson created E. Mars Sr. Exhibit Hall, by NSL
construction of a magnificent the Chairman's Council, a group of curator Walta Warren opens to the
facility worthy of the priceless major donors that would soon public on Monday, October 25. This
collections of rare sporting books. number nearly 100, thus assuring a exhibition showcases the evolution,
The English carriage-house exterior financial foundation for the Library. breadth and depth of the principle
tastefully conceals a 15,000-square- The Chairman's Council Salute to collections of the Library: horse-
foot structure that includes a rare George Ohrstrom will take place manship, steeplechase, Thorough-
book room especially designed to Thursday evening, October 21 at the breds, shooting, foxhunting,
preserve the books, a large Library. Speakers will include sporting art and angling and will
Founders' Room which could serve Library benefactor Jacqueline B. feature some of the NSL's most
as the home for lectures, the Forrest Mars, Duke and Tomlinson who has important rare books.
E. Mars Sr. Exhibit Hall, and equally continued as the Library's president The celebration of the life and
significant, two faux-painted after leaving the directorship when vision of George L. Ohrstrom Jr. and
reading alcoves where visitors can appointed by President Bush to the 50th anniversary honors the
leisurely read the works of the spearhead the nation's international National Sporting Library's
collections. broadcast operations. commitment to the preservation of
In honor of the new facility, the On October 22, 23 and 24, the the books - and art and film - that
late Paul Mellon commissioned National Sporting Library Drive, provide the foundation of our
British sculptor Tessa Pullan to chaired by Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom sporting culture.
produce a bronze statue of a Civil and George A. Weymouth, will
PETER MANIGAULT
P
eter Manigault, of Charleston, S.C., and
a member of the Chairman's Council, died
June 14. Manigault was president and
publisher of the Evening Post Publishing Co., a
company his grandfather acquired in 1895.
Manigault was a major force in preserving
large swaths of Lowcountry land and
protecting thousands of acres along the Santee
River from development. He was an
outdoorsman who loved fishing, horseback
riding, and with his son, Pierre, also owned
and raced steeplechasers.
Manigault is survived by his wife Patricia, a
member of the NSL's Board of Directors, and
two children, Pierre and Gabrielle.
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Book Reviews
Martin W. Sandler. K. J. FitzGerald. In-Hand: A
Galloping Across the Practical Guide to Preparing &
USA: Horses in Showing Your Horse. Half Halt
American Life. Oxford Press, P.O. Box 67, Boonsboro,
University Press, 198 MD 21713. 2002. Photos.
Madison Ave, New Diagrams. $27.95.
York, NY 10016. 2003.
S
Index. Appendix. howing horses in-hand
Illus. 63 pp. $19.95. requires patience and practice,
just like showing under saddle.
I
f you need a good book for your elementary or The fact that the horses are
middle-school age child to refer to for a report on the usually very young adds an
horse's place in American history, this is the one. On exciting wrinkle to the equation.
top of that, you can sneak it off for an evening and learn K.J. FitzGerald aptly covers plenty of territory to
a few new things yourself. help the novice exhibitor and hone some finer points
In the first 17 pages of this remarkable children's for the more experienced in her book In-Hand: A
book, a SO-year-old reviewer learned three new facts. Practical Guide to Preparing & Showing Your Horse. She
One, the word "mustang" was derived from the focuses on dressage and hunter shows but also draws
Spanish word mestefios, meaning "wild," hence the on insights gained from other disciplines.
name for the horses that the Spaniards brought and lost The chapters guide the reader on preparation before
or turned loose in the American southwest in the 1500s. the show, what to expect on show day, and how to
Two, the turnpike is a type road that originated in present the horse to its best advantage. Color photos
medieval England and the word is derived from the throughout are quite instructive giving examples of
pole, or pike, that was turned when the toll was paid. proper braiding and well-fitting bridles, plus
And three, why do we drive on the right side of the illustrating proper techniques of training and showing.
road? "Because the head horse in the team that pulled One admirable aspect of FitzGerald's philosophy is
the Conestoga wagon was positioned on the left, the that horses, especially young horses, are not hot-house
wagon driver would walk or ride on the left. Thus if he plants to be fattened and stall-bound. She endorses the
needed to pass someone he would pass them on the left fact that horses are much happier and healthier when
and drive on the right side of the road," writes Sandler. turned out on a regular basis and says, "To develop a
The author composed an outstanding history that is good mind, a young horse needs the freedom of a
a reality check for circumstances which movies, fiction pasture and the companionship of other equines. The
and textbooks often portray as romantic. For example, need for this development of mind surpasses any
stagecoaches pulled by fast horses on new roads cut reason to show."
travel over 62 miles from Lancaster to Philadelphia The chapter, "Grooming, Appearance and
from over a week to less than four days. But it was Presentation" addresses preparations for the showring
hazardous. Sandler writes, "The constant bouncing for not only the horses but also the handlers. I applaud
around had passengers so shaken up that many had the section, "To Shave or Not to Shave?" because some
trouble standing at journey's end. Many others were breed disciplines shave horses near-naked for the
injured or even killed when the horses pulling the showring. She writes, "Whiskers and other body hair
coach fell into a mud hole or plunged over an serve a specific purpose for the horse. Whiskers
unexpected ridge or gully." increase a horse's sensitivity to his immediate
Sandler describes the important role of the horse in surroundings and are useful to animals turned out at
the westward expansion, the development of the cattle night." She then describes how to trim and neaten ears,
industry, the Pony Express and hauling freight in the muzzles and fetlocks for the show while leaving the
East. The horse was important in urban areas as well as horse's natural protection in tact.
rural, a relatively unsung but imperative role. Also, she addresses safety concerns regarding the
"American cities teemed with horses," he writes. reality of handling these large lovely, but volatile
"Horse-drawn delivery wagons, peddlers' carts, fire animals. "Horses outweigh humans by more than a
engines, ambulances, cabs, and private carriages half-ton, they can outrun and outmaneuver us just as a
clogged the streets." speedboat can outmaneuver a slow moving manatee,"
Quotations are used throughout the book from she writes. Her chapter "Training Techniques" should
newspapers of the era which give a place-in-time sense be required reading to novice and apprentice trainers of
to the narrative. Numerous illustrations were carefully in-hand horses. She emphasizes that frequent and
picked and enrich the text. proper handling of horses from birth makes them much
Sandler concludes the book with the importance of easier to train and safer for the handler and others in
fire horses and police horses. "The horses were the the show environment.
pride and joy not only of the firemen but the people FitzGerald's book is an excellent and practical
who lived in the neighborhood," he writes. "No addition to the library of sporthorse and hunter
understanding of U.S. history can be complete without breeders who use the showring to market young
an appreciation of what it owes to the horse." Amen. dressage and hunter prospects.
- Lisa Campbell - Lisa Campbell
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George Ohrstron1 Honored with
Bryce Wing Award
Directors of The National
Sporting Library
102 The Plains Road
Post Office Box 1335
Middleburg, Virginia 20118-1335
OFFICERS
George L. Ohrstrom Jr.
Clzainnnn
Edward P. Evans
Vice Chairman
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson
President
Clarke Ohrstrom
Tl·easurer G
eorge L. Ohrstrom chairman of the National Sporting Library,
Rebecca M. Tomlinson
recently received the vVing Memorial Award from the Maryland
Hunt Cup committee. He is fifth of the award which is given to
Karen Showalter
Assistant Secretnry-Treasurer the person who has most timber racing in Maryland.
The first Virginian to be with the award, Ohrstrom has been
DIRECTORS
breeding and racing steeplechasers since the 1950s. Some of his best
Mimi Abel Smith
Thomas I-!. Anderson Jr. homebreds to run on Maryland turf include Appolinax, Nem Blong Hem
Arthur W. Arundel and Bowman's
Wiliiam M. Backer Appolinax, foaled in ran nine years under Ohrstrom's yellow and
Donald G. Calder
white colors beginning in 1978. The big gray gelding won at Fair Hill, My
John Coles
John I-!. Daniels Lady's Radnor and and placed third in the Maryland
Edward P. Evans Hunt in 1982 under John Coles board member and Jt.-MFH
Diana Firestone Orange under set the course record at Lady's
Helen Groves
Manor 1985 in over the three-mile course. Three-day event Bruce
Manuel H. Johnson
Patricia B. Manigault Davidson, of Unionville, Pa., rode Appolinax to second in Maryland's Grand
Jacqueline B. Mars National and fifth in the Hunt in 1983.
Clarke Ohrstrom Nern Blong Hem ran five seasons between and 2000. He was third in
George L. Ohrstrom Jr.
the 1999 Maryland Hunt Cup under Brian Moran. Nern Blong Hem's name
Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom
F. Turner Reuter Jr. is Pidgin English meaning "nmne belongs to him. Ohrstrom's son Clarke
B. Francis Saul II said his father had purchased a in the Solomon Islands in
Joan Irvine Smith the 1980s where Pidgin English common Clarke's brother Peter
William C. Steinkraus
now deceased, named the horse.
John von Stade
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Bowman's is the most recent Ohrstrom to run in Maryland.
Peter Winants Woods \Ninants, son Peter NSL director emeritus, rode the bay
Anna Wells Zakroff gelding in the Maryland Hunt Cup in 2003 and 2004.
S. Bryce Wing, for whom the award is named, was president of the
National Steeplechase Association 1948-1964 and chairman of the Maryland
THE NATIONAL SPORTING
Hunt 1962-1972. (The NSL holds in its archives Wing's photo albums
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Walta Warren,
Assistant Director/Curator
Karen Halver,
Assistant to the Director Appotma'x and john Coles clear the 15th fence at Nern Blong Hem sails the 13th
Peter Winants, Director Emeritus A1anor. in the 1999
under Brian Moran.
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Duplicate Book Sale
In an effort to simplify our book sale, and make it easier for members to participate, we have made a few changes to the format
and bidding process. Below is a complete list of items in this year's sale, including the lot number, author, title, publication date and
minimum bid amount. A more detailed list, including condition and description of each item, can be found on the NSL's website
(www.nsl.org). We encourage you to visit this webpage to learn more about items in which you are interested. You will also find a link
that will allow you to place your bids via e-mail. Please include the lot number(s), author(s), title(s) and bid amount(s), as well as your
name, address and phone number with your message. Also, enter "Duplicate Book Sale" in the subject line. This is the first time we
have accepted bids electronically, and we hope it will make the process easier for you. If you do not have access to the web or e-mail,
you can call the NSL (540 687-6542) for detailed information about items, and of course, you can still place your bids via the post office
using the form provided.
This year's sale features many books that we have not been able to offer in a number of years. We are also offering books never
before available in our annual sale. And thanks to recent donations, we have an impressive selection of collectible Derrydale Press
books, listed near the end of the catalog. As always, we invite you to visit the Library to browse the books.
Please take a moment to read over the following instructions, terms and conditions:
» The NSL's Duplicate Book Sale is wen to members of the National Sporting Library. Expired memberships must
be renewed before bids can be honored. Non-members wishing to bid: To have your bid considered valid, please submit a check for
membership dues with your bid. (Call or visit our we,bsite for mef'.l'lbership details.)
» The sale operates as a silent auction. Bids must be submitted by Friday, November 5. Please submit your bids in whole dollar
amounts only.
» Submit your bids early; tie bids will be awarded to the first one received.
» Invoices will be sent to winning bidders shortly after November 5. We will provide complete results to all participants after the sale.
» Please do not send any money for purchases until you receive notification -in the form of an invoice -that you are a winning bidder.
The invoice will include the cost of shipping: $7 for the first book and $2 for each additional book. Once you are notified, please send
payment in the form of a check, money order or credit card authorization (VISA and MasterCard only).
» Books will be shipped via UPS upon receipt of payment. Shipping for runs of periodicals, overseas destinations and other special
cases will be billed separately.
» Purchases may be returned within seven days of receipt if you are not satisfied.
» Please note that although donations to the NSL are tax deductible, book sale purchases are not.
Lot. Author Title Pub. Date Min. Bid
1 Ambrosiano and Harcourt Complete Plans for Building Horse .... 1989 $35.00
2 American Gold 1984 $30.00
3 Angier, Bradford, ed. The Best of Colonel Townsend Whelen 1983 $85.00
4 Axe, Prof. J. Wortley, ed. The Horse: Its Treatment in Health and Disease 1906 $75.00
5 Barrow, A. S. Shires and Provinces 1926 $250.00
6 Barrow, A. S. More Shires and Provinces 1928 $250.00
7 Batten, John H. The Forest and the Plain 1984 $65.00
8 Benoist-Gironiere, Yves The Conquest of the Horse 1952 $35.00
9 Bent, Newell American Polo 1929 $30.00
10 Berkeley, Grantley F. Reminiscences of a Huntsman 1854 $75.00
11 Biegel, Peter Peter Siegel's Racing Pictures 1983 $100.00
12 Biscotti, M. L. The Borzoi Books for Sportsmen 1992 $100.00
13 Blanchard and Wellman The Life and Times of Sir Archie 1958 $50.00
14 Booth, Stanley Sir Alfred Munnings, 1878-1959: An Appreciation .... 1978 $200.00
15 Boucaut, Sir James Penn The Arab Horse, the Thoroughbred, and the Turf 1912 $45.00
16 Bradley, Cuthbert The Foxhound of the Twentieth Century 1914 $50.00
17 Brown, Paul Draw Horses 1949 $100.00
18 Brown, Paul The Horse: His Gaits, Points, and Conformation 1943 $35.00
19 Brown, Paul Ups and Downs 1936 $250.00
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20 Bruce, S. D. The Horse-Breeders Guide and Hand Book 1883 $35.00
21 Bruce, S. D. The Thoroughbred Horse: His Origin .... 1892 $300.00
22 Bruns, Henry P. Angling Books of the Americas 1975 $75.00
23 Buckley, Amelia King The Keeneland Association Library: A Guide .... 1958 $30.00
24 Chew, Peter The Kentucky Derby: The First 100 Years 1974 $30.00
25 Coleby, R. J. W. Regional Angling Literature 1979 $30.00
26 Connett, Eugene V., ed Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater 1947 $30.00
27 Cook, Theodore A History of the English Turf (3 vols.) 1901 $200.00
28 Crist, Steven The Horse Traders 1986 $30.00
29 Dale, T. F., ed. Polo at Home and Abroad 1915 $750.00
30 Darlington, George E. Fox Hunting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania .... 1901 $100.00
31 Darvill, Richard A Treatise on the English Race Horse 1828 $200.00
32 D'Avigdor, Elim H. Across Country, Fair Diana, and A Loose Rein 1882-1887 $200.00
33 Davis, Marcellus L., et al The Stranger 1938 $30.00
34 De Courcy-Parry, C. N. Fox Hunting for Children and Other Simple Tales 1947 $75.00
35 Dixon, Henry Hall Scott and Seabright 1862 $60.00
36 Du Hays, Charles The Percheron Horse 1886 $250.00
37 Durant, Ghislani Horse-Back Riding 1878 $35.00
38 Edgar, Patrick Nisbett The American Race-Turf Register ... Stud Book 1833 $300.00
39 Edwards and Wall ace Hunting & Stalking the Deer 1927 $250.00
40 Edwards, Lionel Huntsmen Past and Present 1929 $100.00
41 Elliott, J. M. K. Fifty Years' Fox-Hunting .... 1900 $30.00
42 Engen, Rodney Randolph Caldecott: Lord of the Nursery 1976 $30.00
43 Evans, George Bird, ed. The Best of Nash Buckingham 1973 $30.00
44 Farrington, S. Kip The Ducks Came Back: Story of "Ducks Unlimited" 1947 $30.00
45 Farshler, Earl R. The American Saddle Horse 1933 $50.00
46 Faulkner, William Big Woods 1955 $35.00
47 Finney, Humphrey A Stud Farm Diary 1949 $85.00
48 Forbes, Allan Sport in Norfolk County 1938 $50.00
49 Fothergill, George A. Twenty Sporting Designs .... 1911 $100.00
50 Fountain, R. B. A History of the Burton Hunt 1996 $45.00
51 Freeman, Bill Cutting: Training the Horse and Rider 2001 $40.00
52 Gee, Ernest R. The Sportsman's Library .... 1940 $45.00
53 Gittings, D. Sterett Maryland and the Thoroughbred 1932 $30.00
54 Grand, Gordon A Horse for Christmas Morning and Other Stories 1970 $50.00
55 Grand, Gordon The Millbeck Hounds .... 1947 $30.00
56 Grimshaw, Anne The Horse: A Bibliography of British Books 1982 $35.00
57 Groth, John John Groth's World of Sport 1970 $30.00
58 Guillot, Lucien Le Cheval Dans L'Art 1927 $35.00
59 Halpin, Warren T. Hoofbeats: Drawings and Comments 1938 $50.00
60 Heller, Bill Run, Baby, Run: ... Lasix in Racehorses 2002 $30.00
61 Helm, Mike Bred To Run: The Making of a Thoroughbred 1993 $30.00
62 Henderson, Robert W. Early American Sport 1937 $75.00
63 Henry, Marguerite Dear Readers and Riders, 1969 $30.00
64 Herbert, Henry William Frank Forester's Field Sports ... United States (Vol. 1) 1848 $30.00
65 Hervey, John Racing in America, 1665-1865 (2 vols.) 1937 $450.00
66 Hervey, John Racing in America, 1922-1936 1937 $150.00
67 Hewitt, Abram S. The Great Breeders and Their Methods 1982 $175.00
68 Higginson, Alexander H. An Old Sportsman's Memories, 1876-1951 .... 1951 $40.00
69 Higginson, Alexander H. British and American Sporting Authors .... 1949 $40.00
70 Higginson, Alexander H. Try Back: A Huntsman's Reminiscences 1931 $30.00
71 Hirsch, Joe The Grand Senor. .. Horatio Lura 1989 $30.00
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72 Hislop, John Far From a Gentleman 1960 $30.00
73 Hogan, Austin S. American Sporting Periodicals of Angling Interest.. .. 1973 $30.00
74 Holland, Anne Hunting: A Portrait 2003 $30.00
75 Holmes, Tom The New Total Rider .... 2001 $30.00
76 Hore, J. P. The History of Newmarket and The Annals of the Turf 1886 $100.00
77 Houblon, Doreen Archer Side-Saddle 1938 $35.00
78 Hudson, Elizabeth, ed. A Bibliography of. .. Somerville and ... Ross 1942 $100.00
79 Irving, John History of the Turf 1857 $140.00
80 Jennings, Frank From Here to the Bugle 1949 $30.00
81 Jerdein and Kaye British Blood Lines 1955 $30.00
82 Judd, David W., ed. Life and Writings of Frank Forester (2 vols) 1882 $125.00
83 Kelley, Robert F. Racing in America, 1937-1959 1960 $200.00
84 Lanier, Charles D. More Foxhunting in England 1927 $30.00
85 Lawrence, John The History and Delineation of the Horse .... 1809 $300.00
86 Lennox, Muriel E. P. Taylor: A Horseman and His Horses 1976 $30.00
87 Levey, Clarence D. The Torrence-Clendennin Episode .... 1892 $50.00
88 Lloyd, John The Pimm's Book of Polo 1999 $35.00
89 Longrigg, Roger The History of Horse Racing 1972 $30.00
90 Lyne, Michael A Parson's Son 1974 $75.00
91 Lyne, Michael The Michael Lyne Sketch Book 1979 $100.00
92 Mackay-Smith, Alexander American Foxhunting Stories 1996 $35.00
93 Mackay-Smith, Alexander Foxhunting in North America 1985 $75.00
94 Mackay-Smith, Alexander The American Foxhound 1747-1967 1974 $175.00
95 Mackay-Smith, Alexander The Colonial Quarter Race Horse 1983 $150.00
96 Mackay-Smith, Alexander The Songs of Foxhunting 1974 $30.00
97 Masefield, John Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run 1920 $30.00
98 Mason, Finch Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National 1911 $200.00
99 Mayer, Alfred M., ed. Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods ... Waters 1884 $100.00
100 Mclean, Ken Genetic Heritage .... 1996 $150.00
101 Mclean, Ken Quest for a Classic Winner. ... 1987 $100.00
102 Mclean, Ken Tesio: Master of Matings 1984 $50.00
103 Mcleod, Juliet A Hundred Horses 1960 $30.00
104 Merillat and Campbell Veterinary Military History of the United States 1935 $100.00
105 Myzk, William The History and Origins of the Virginia Gold Cup 1987 $35.00
106 Nettles, Gala Mr. Pat 1993 $30.00
107 A New Book of Sports 1885 $30.00
108 Newton, A. Edward Derby Day and Other Adventures 1934 $30.00
109 Ogilvie, Will H. Galloping Shoes 1925 $75.00
110 Ogilvie, Will H. Over the Grass 1925 $30.00
111 Ogilvie, Will H. Scattered Scarlet 1926 $30.00
112 Ortega y Gasset, Jose Meditations on Hunting 1972 $40.00
113 Osbaldeston, George Squire Osbaldeston: His Autobiography 1926 $40.00
114 Paget, J. Otho Hunting 1900 $50.00
115 Payne, Charlie Johnson Four-Legged Friends and Acquaintances 1951 $175.00
116 Pennell-Elmhirst, Capt. E. The Best Season on Record 1885 $35.00
117 Phillips and Hill, eds. Classics in the American Shooting Field .... 1930 $30.00
118 Pitt, Frances Hounds, Horses & Hunting 1948 $75.00
119 Pollard, Hugh B. C. Hard Up on Pegasus 1931 $35.00
120 Pond, Frederick E. A Strike 1894 $30.00
121 Poore, B. Perley Biographical Sketch of John Stuart Skinner 1924 $50.00
122 Portland, The Duke of Memories of Racing and Hunting 1935 $60.00
123 Potter, Theodore Edgar The Sporting Adventures of Theodore Edgar Potter .... 2003 $30.00
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124 Randall, Maurice Game, Glory and Bitter Blood 1990 $60.00
125 Reeves, Richard Stone Decade of Champions .... 1980 $75.00
126 Reeves, Richard Stone Royal Blood: Fifty Years of Classic Thoroughbreds 1994 $50.00
127 Richardson and Mason Gentlemen Riders Past and Present 1909 $50.00
128 Richardson, Charles Racing at Home and Abroad: ... America .... 1931 $350.00
129 Richardson, Charles Racing at Home and Abroad: British .... 1923 $400.00
130 Richardson, Charles The Complete Foxhunter 1909 $45.00
131 Ridgeway, William The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse 1972 $30.00
132 Riling, Ray Guns and Shooting: A Selected ... Bibliography 1951 $50.00
133 Robertson, William H.P. The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America 1964 $30.00
134 Roe, F. Gordon Sporting Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries 1927 $30.00
135 Rose, Stuart The Maryland Hunt Cup 1931 $50.00
136 Rosenbach, A. S. W. Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile 1927 $30.00
137 Rossell, John Ellis The Maryland Hunt Cup, Past and Present 1975 $100.00
138 Rudy, William H. Racing in America, 1960-1979 1980 $250.00
139 Russell, Fox In Scarlet & Silk 1896 $30.00
140 Rutledge, Archibald Bird Dog Days, Wingshooting Ways 1998 $35.00
141 Rutledge, Archibald Hunter's Choice 1946 $50.00
142 Rutledge, Archibald Old Plantation Days 1921 $175.00
143 Rutledge, Archibald The Heart's Citadel 1953 $30.00
144 Rutledge, Archibald Wild Life of the South 1935 $100.00
145 Sadler and Sadler American Stables: An Architectural Tour 1981 $100.00
146 Schilke, Dr. Fritz Trakehner Horses 1977 $50.00
14 7 Schwartz, Jane Ruffian: Burning from the Start 1991 $50.00
148 Schwerdt, R. Hunting, Hawking, Shooting Illustrated in a Catalogue 1985 $250.00
149 Seth-Smith, Michael, ed. The Horse 1979 $30.00
150 Sheldon, Charles The Wilderness of Denali 1994 $60.00
151 Sheldon, Charles The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands 1994 $100.00
152 Simpson, Charles Trencher and Kennel: Some Famous Yorkshire Packs 1927 $175.00
153 Slater, Kitty The Hunt Country of America 1967 $30.00
154 Somerville and Ross Dan Russell the Fox .... 1911 $50.00
155 Sporting Incidents in the Life of Another Tom Smith 1867 $75.00
156 The Sporting Repository 1904 $250.00
157 Starkman and Read The Contemplative Man's Recreation: A Bibliography .... 1970 $30.00
158 Stewart, F. A., ed. Hunting Countries 1935 $80.00
159 Stillman, J. D. B. The Horse in Motion .... 1882 $500.00
160 Surtees, Robert Smith Handley Cross, or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt n.d. $35.00
161 Surtees, Robert Smith Hunts with Jorrocks 1908 $175.00
162 Surtees, Robert Smith Hunts with Jorrocks 1908 $50.00
163 Surtees, Robert Smith Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour n.d. $60.00
164 Surtees, Robert Smith Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour 1852-1853 $800.00
165 Surtees, Robert Smith The Novels of R. S. Surtees (12 vols.) 1929-1931 $250.00
166 Tesio, Federico Breeding The Racehorse (3rd impression) 1958 $30.00
167 Thayer, Bert Clark, et al. Steeplechasing 1949 $30.00
168 Thibault, Guy L'Epopee de Gladiateur 1990 $30.00
169 Thimm, Carl A. A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Dueling 1992 $50.00
170 Thomas, Sir William B. Hunting England: A Survey of the Sport .... 1936 $30.00
171 Tristram, W. Outram Coaching Days and Coaching Ways 1888 $60.00
172 Trollope, Anthony Hunting Sketches 1865 $125.00
173 Van Winkle, William M. Henry William Herbert. .. : A Bibliography .... 1936 $75.00
174 Varola, Franco The Functional Development of the Thoroughbred 1980 $30.00
175 Varola, Franco The T esio Myth 1984 $30.00
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·175 Varola, Franco Typology of the Racehorse 1974 $45.00
177 Verney, Richard G. Hunting the Fox 1920 $30.00
178 Von Oettingen, Burchard Horse Breeding, in Tl1eory and Practice 1909 $150.00
179 Vosburgt1, W. et al Types 1900-1925 1926 $75.00
180 Wali, John F. Famous Horses ... Forebears ... Descendants 1949 $35.00
181 Warburton, R. E. E. Hunting Songs, Ballads, &c. 1834 $30.00
·1 s2 Francis M. First-Hand Bits of Stable Lore 1903 $50.00
183 Ware, Francis M. Driving 1903 $250.00
184 Watson, Alfred E. T. King Edward VI I As a 1911 $60.00
185 Watson, ,J. (cid:97)(cid:45)(cid:17)(cid:3)P. Lionel Edwards: Master of the Scene 1986 $65.00
186 Lady Thoroughbred Stock and Its Ancestors .... 1962 $150.00
187 Westchester Racing Belmont Park 1947 $35.00
188 Wesh.\/ood and Satchell Biblioteca Piscatoria: .. Books on Angling .... 1966 $60.00
189 The Whitbread Book of Horses 1962 $30.00
190 Whitney, W. C. The Whitney Stud 1902 $300.00
191 Winter, Gordon The Horseman's Week-End Book 1949 $30.00
192 Young, James L. A Field of Horses: The World of Marshall P. Hawkins 1988 $30.00
Books
193 Baker, Charles The Gentleman's Companion 1939 $200.00
194 Barber, Joel 'Long Shore 1939 $125.00
195 Bayliss, F. Bolinvar 1937 $40.00
196 Peter Thoughts on Hunting 2000 $30.00
197 Clarence E. Your Own: How to Raise and Train Colts .... 1939 $40.00
198 Brown, Kenneth The Medchester Club 1938 $30.00
199 Brown, Paul Aintree: Grand Nationals - Past and Present 1930 $125.00
200 Brown, Paul Hits and Misses 1935 $375.00
201 Clapham, Richard The Book of the Fox 1931 $50,00
202 Connett, Eugene V. Random Casts 1939 $100.00
203 Cox, Charles E. John Tobias, 1937 $50.00
204 Crawford, Everett Lake Let's Ride to Hounds 1929 $40.00
205 Richard E. Martha Doyle and Other Memories 1938 $30.00
206 Denydale A Decade of American Sp0iiing Books & Prints .... 1937 $40.00
207 Fine, The Press Treasury of 2003 $30.00
209 Colonel Weatherford and His Friends 1933 $30.00
210 Grand, Gordon Colonel VVeatherford's 1935 $30.00
211 Grand, Gordon The Silver Horn ... . 1932 $50.00
212 Grand, Gordon The Silver Horn .. .. 2000 $30.00
213 David The Hitchcock Edition of David Gray (3 vols.) 1929 $200.00
214 Hart, Scott The Moon Is Waning 1939 $30.00
215 Hatch and Keene Full Tilt: The Sporting Memoirs of Foxhall Keene 1938 $75.00
216 Henry, Samuel J. Foxhunting Is Different 1938 $50.00
217 Herbert, William The Hitct1cock Edition of Frank Forester (4 vols.) "1930 $175.00
2·13 Hooker, Henry Fox, & Feather 2002 $50.00
219 Houghland, Mason Gone Away 2000 $30.00
220 Kendall, Paul Green Polo Ponies: Their Training and Schooling 1933 $100.00
221 Kirrnse, Marguerite Dogs in the Field 1935 $250.00
222 Lee, Arny Freeman Hobby Horses 1940 $125.00
223 Mackay-Smith, Alexander Speed and the Thoroughbred .... (Patrons' Edition) 2000 $45.00
224 Mackay-Smith, Alexander Speed and the Thoroughbred .... (Trade Edition) 2000 $30.00
225 The Meynellian Science .... 1926 $100.00
226 Page, Harry S. Between the Flags .... 1929 $50.00
227 Reeve, J. Stanley Foxhunting Formalities 1930 $80.00
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