Vintage, illustrated guide to Horse Racing and shooting.  Part of the Badminton Library series of Sports and Pastimes:

Racing and Steeple-Chasing

by Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and W. G. Craven; Steeple-Chasing by Arthur Coventry and Alfred E. T. Watson

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. in 1893. Fourth edition. Thoroughly Revised.

Contents:

Racing: History of Horse Racing; The Progress of the Sport; History of the Jockey Club; Racing Officials; Newmarket; history in the "Provinces"; Racing Servants Old Style and New; Breeding; Treatment of Yearlings; Early Trials; Three Year Olds; Over a Distance of Ground; Upon Trainers; Upon Jockeys; Betting.

Steeple-Chasing: The Origin and Development of Steeple-Chasing; The Selection of the Chaser; Schooling; Fences and Fencing; Riding the Race; Hurdle-Racing; Local Meetings; Famous Chasers and their Riders.

Hardback books, 439 pages, 14.5 cm by 19.5 cm.

Good condition

Some wear and marks to the cover. Binding intact.  End papers browned. Some foxing throughout. Several pages uncut at the top.

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