INDEX. 



PAGE 



Preface 5 



Story of Godolphin _ n 



Our Early Racing 16 



Some Great Races 26 



Origin of Steeplechasing 38 



The Strain of Blood. _ _ _ 41 



How I Became a Turfman _ _ __. 47 



Won Every Stake 54 



Harry Gilmour's Victory 63 



My Recollections _ _ 69 



Home of the Racer. _ 74 



Why They Won, 80 



How to Ride__ _. 85 



How to Breed _ 92 



How to Buy a Horse 97 



The Noted Jockeys and Trainers 102 



The Greatest Plungers ._ 108 



Waning of the Gray 115 



Tales of the Turf _ 121 



Men I Have Met .__ __ 126 



Some Noted Ringers 152 



Training for a Race 158 



How to Treat a Horse 163 



The Track Records 175 



