Sporting reminiscences, 1939, n.d.

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Sporting reminiscences, 1939, n.d.

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The collection consists of a carbon typescript of Smith's sporting articles prepared for book publication with a copy of his covering letter offering the book to Scribner's and the latter's reply, together with a reply from a similar letter sent to Doubleday, Doran and Company. A long article on steeplechasing comprises half the book. Other articles concern flat racing, yearling sales, Saratoga, African American trainers and jockeys, the Meadow Brook Cup, the horse Epinard, and memoirs of various individuals connected with horseracing.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Meadow Brook Cup.

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Smith, Harry Worcester, 1865-1945

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Harry Worcester Smith (1865-1945) of Worcester and North Grafton, Mass., was a textile machinery inventor, financier, author, and internationally famous horseman. From the description of Papers, 1925-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207170793 Smith was one of the pre-eminent sportsmen of his day; master of several hunts; first American to be master of an English hunt; founder of the Masters of Foxhounds Association; author of "A sporting tour through Ireland, England, Wa...

Saratoga Racecourse (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)

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Charles Scribner's Sons.

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Charles Scribner, 1821-1871, was a partner in the publishing firm of Baker & Scribner, 1846-1871, and carried on alone after Baker's death in 1850. He formed Scribner & Welford in 1857. Charles Scribner's Sons was established in 1870, the same year SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY began. His son Charles, 1854-1930, became president in 1875. He began SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE in 1887. It ceased publication in 1930. His son Charles, 1890-1952, became president in 1932. From the description of Char...

Doubleday, Doran & Company.

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Doubleday, Page & Company was purchased by George H. Doran in 1928 and the name changed to Doubleday, Doran & Company. This correspondence reflects both corporate names. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1899-1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155898372 ...