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The blue ribbon of the turf : a chronicle of the race for the Derby, from the victory of Diomed to that of Donovan; with notes on the winning horses, the men who trained them, the jockeys who rode them, and the gentlemen to whom they belonged; also notices of the betting and the betting men of the period; together with an accountof the surroundings of the race, and brief accounts of the Oaks

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1890.
Call number: 614689
Creator: Bertram, James Glass (1824-1892)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 20 cm
Associated people: Lasker, Edward,; Lasker, Cynthia,
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