Author: Peter Winants
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461708222
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Steeplechasing provides a long, colorful history of the sport and gives behind-the-scenes portraits of the horses, people, and places of the chase. From the 1800s, enjoy the reproductions of illustrations from colorful sporting journals, and enjoy the writing style of that era which was equally colorful. In more recent times, marvelous action pictures capture the excitement, beauty, and sometimes danger of the sport. Art lovers will also enjoy the color reproductions of horse portraits and race scenes by some of America's best sporting artists. Limited Edition ($175) is bound in a cloth clamshell casing.
Steeplechasing
Author: Peter Winants
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461708222
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Steeplechasing provides a long, colorful history of the sport and gives behind-the-scenes portraits of the horses, people, and places of the chase. From the 1800s, enjoy the reproductions of illustrations from colorful sporting journals, and enjoy the writing style of that era which was equally colorful. In more recent times, marvelous action pictures capture the excitement, beauty, and sometimes danger of the sport. Art lovers will also enjoy the color reproductions of horse portraits and race scenes by some of America's best sporting artists. Limited Edition ($175) is bound in a cloth clamshell casing.
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461708222
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Steeplechasing provides a long, colorful history of the sport and gives behind-the-scenes portraits of the horses, people, and places of the chase. From the 1800s, enjoy the reproductions of illustrations from colorful sporting journals, and enjoy the writing style of that era which was equally colorful. In more recent times, marvelous action pictures capture the excitement, beauty, and sometimes danger of the sport. Art lovers will also enjoy the color reproductions of horse portraits and race scenes by some of America's best sporting artists. Limited Edition ($175) is bound in a cloth clamshell casing.
Flying Change
Author: Patrick Smithwick
Publisher: Publishing Concepts (Baltimore, MD)
ISBN: 9780982304945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Inspired by the Henry Taylor poem of the same name, Flying Change is the true story of a man changing strides and leaving the comforts and security of middle-age life to reenter the hazardous and highly competitive world of steeplechasing. After a youthful career begun under the tutelage of his father, legendary steeplechase jockey A. P. "Paddy" Smithwick, he gave up riding to become a newspaper editor, a Chesapeake Bay waterman, a teacher of English and literature, and a father. But the one-time jockey could not leave the sport he so loved. At forty-six, he pushed himself back into shape for competitive racing and set about trying to find a horse to ride in the most challenging of timber races, the Maryland Hunt Cup. From the rolling hills of Maryland horse country, Smithwick issues a movingly written call to those of us trapped in increasingly sedentary, digital lives to get up and go outdoors and let the senses play, to feel a cold rain on your shoulders and sit in front of a warm fire, to smell hay and grass and live in the beauty of spring dawns and brilliant autumn sunsets.
Publisher: Publishing Concepts (Baltimore, MD)
ISBN: 9780982304945
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Inspired by the Henry Taylor poem of the same name, Flying Change is the true story of a man changing strides and leaving the comforts and security of middle-age life to reenter the hazardous and highly competitive world of steeplechasing. After a youthful career begun under the tutelage of his father, legendary steeplechase jockey A. P. "Paddy" Smithwick, he gave up riding to become a newspaper editor, a Chesapeake Bay waterman, a teacher of English and literature, and a father. But the one-time jockey could not leave the sport he so loved. At forty-six, he pushed himself back into shape for competitive racing and set about trying to find a horse to ride in the most challenging of timber races, the Maryland Hunt Cup. From the rolling hills of Maryland horse country, Smithwick issues a movingly written call to those of us trapped in increasingly sedentary, digital lives to get up and go outdoors and let the senses play, to feel a cold rain on your shoulders and sit in front of a warm fire, to smell hay and grass and live in the beauty of spring dawns and brilliant autumn sunsets.
Racing and Steeple-chasing
Author: Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Racehorse
Author: Elwyn Hartley Edwards
Publisher: AA Publishing
ISBN: 9780749558680
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From ancient beginnings to modern institutions and innovations, from prestigious races to famous faces, discover the stories and fact behind today's multi-billion-dollar racing industry."--Publisher's description
Publisher: AA Publishing
ISBN: 9780749558680
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"From ancient beginnings to modern institutions and innovations, from prestigious races to famous faces, discover the stories and fact behind today's multi-billion-dollar racing industry."--Publisher's description
Racing and steeple-chasing, by the earl of Suffolk and Berkshire [and others].
They're Off!
Author: Ed Hotaling
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815603504
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
As much social history as sports history, this is an account of how America's first national resort, Saratoga Springs, gave birth to and nurtured its first national sport and in the process had significant impact on American cultural life. Fine bandw photographs, etchings, and drawings illustrate the text. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815603504
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
As much social history as sports history, this is an account of how America's first national resort, Saratoga Springs, gave birth to and nurtured its first national sport and in the process had significant impact on American cultural life. Fine bandw photographs, etchings, and drawings illustrate the text. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Racing My Father
Author: Patrick Smithwick
Publisher: Eclipse Press
ISBN: 9781581501407
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Becoming a steeplechase jockey takes great courage, especially when following in the footsteps of a legendary father. Growing up, Patrick Smithwick idolized his father, A.P. Smithwick, considered the greatest steeplechase jockey in America at the time. In this compelling memoir, Patrick Smithwick recalls how his father's success shaped his own ambitions and dreams. Despite witnessing the pinnacle of the sport, the younger Smithwick started his own journey without a leg up. He mucked stalls and lived in tack rooms, learning the sport from the bottom up. After his father was severely injured in a racing accident, young Patrick did not sway from pursuing his dream. Though he may not have reached the career heights of his father, Patrick Smithwick succeeded in carving his own niche as a top steeplechase rider.
Publisher: Eclipse Press
ISBN: 9781581501407
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Becoming a steeplechase jockey takes great courage, especially when following in the footsteps of a legendary father. Growing up, Patrick Smithwick idolized his father, A.P. Smithwick, considered the greatest steeplechase jockey in America at the time. In this compelling memoir, Patrick Smithwick recalls how his father's success shaped his own ambitions and dreams. Despite witnessing the pinnacle of the sport, the younger Smithwick started his own journey without a leg up. He mucked stalls and lived in tack rooms, learning the sport from the bottom up. After his father was severely injured in a racing accident, young Patrick did not sway from pursuing his dream. Though he may not have reached the career heights of his father, Patrick Smithwick succeeded in carving his own niche as a top steeplechase rider.
The Steeplechase Horse
The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing
Author: Bill Mooney
Publisher: Carlton Books
ISBN: 9781780978215
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference, which tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day.
Publisher: Carlton Books
ISBN: 9781780978215
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An authoritative and comprehensive illustrated work of reference, which tells the story of the "sport of kings" from its earliest inception to the present day.