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| Trotting Record for 1869 / HALEY, 1870 | |||||||||
Trotting record for 1869 : revised and corrected — Containing a complete and reliable
record of all the trotting events of the past season compiled and arranged with great
care, and respectfully dedicated to American turfmen by Francis & Haley.
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| Anglais |
« The Trotting Record was first suggested by the frequent demand of American Turfmen
for an authentic record of the performances of the Trotting Horse of America.
The advantages of such a record, condensed into a single volume of convenient size,
will be appreciated by all who have heretofore been forced by circumstances to refer
the performances of any horse to the Editors of a sporting paper, whose decisions
it is true are authority, but to whom reference is frequently a matter of weeks of
time, and certainly of some expense, besides being a source of trouble to the paper
referred to, the kindness of which in determining such matters is fully appreciated.
It is proposed to record in the present work not only those races which have taken
place on the principal Trotting Tracks of the country, where records are preserved,
but those of Agricultural Societies, on whose tracks some of the most noted trotters
of the United States have trotted some of their finest races. […] » Présentation de
l’éditeur (1870)