Just Published, in one vol., royal 8vo., elegantly bound. Price One Guinea. 



THE 



CRACKS OF THE DAY, 



A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE MOST CELEBRATED EVENTS, 

 HORSES, AND CHARACTERS 



OF THE BRITISH TURF; 



\Vith Notices, Biographical and Historical, Pedigree and Performances 

 of each Horse, Anecdotes of the Turf, &c. Edited by Wildrake, and 

 Embellished with 



SIXTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS,! 



From Original Pictures by 



A. COOPER, R.A., HANCOCK, HERRING, TURNER, SEYMOUR, 

 ALKEN, &c. 



" In this very elegant work, the ' Cracks,' both biped and quadruped of the last ten 

 years are given by the crack Engravers after the crack Painters, with a profusion of 

 anecdotes connected with the principal turf performances of the animals represented. 

 It is an accurate and well-arranged digest of turf prceedings during the period it 

 embraces." Era. 



" This is one of those volumes of which so many have recently been published, 

 calculated for the gratification ar.d amusement of sporting men, and has been got up 

 by the publisher regardless of expense, arid with an abundance of graphic illustrations 

 scarcely paralleled, containing no less than sixty-five illustrations, from paintings by 

 Herring, Cooper, Hancock, Seymour, Wilson, Turner, Alken, and others, including 

 portraits of all the extraordinary ' cracks' which have figured on the turf during the 

 past ten years, as well as representations of many of the events in which the sporting 

 world has taken an interest. The object of the author has been to collect in*oue 

 volume all that is valuable in the occurrences during the period to which he refers ; 

 in this he has been most successful. The Portraits begin with 4 Recovery' and end 

 with ' Crucifix ;' and the performances of each nag are accurately detailed. We 

 have also portraits of men as well as horses, including Thoiuas Thornhill, Esq., the 

 Duke of Grafton, John Gully, Esq., George Osbaldeston, Esq., General Grosvenor, 

 the Earl of Jersey, C. C. Greville, Esq., the Earl of Chesterfield, and Lord George 

 Bentinck, with representations of the cups which were run for at Ascot and Good- 

 wood. It is beautifully printed, and bound with taste, which will render it^an 

 acceptable addition to the sportsman's library." BelCs Life in London. 



" This volume is dedicated to the trainings and doings of the turf during the past 

 ten years. We have every Derby, Oaks, and Leger winner from, and inclusive of, 

 1831 to 1840. The matter is plainly, but pleasantly indited, and in a book of this 

 order the matter is everything and the manner little or nothing. The details appear 

 to be correct ; the Illustrations, sixty-five in number, are generally good ; and the 

 work is produced in a respectable style." Sunday Times. 



" Here we have all the incidents of the British Turf during the last ten years, 

 accurately arranged in a very superb volume, illustrated with portraits of all the 

 Crack Horses of the period, and some of the chief sporting characters. The 

 engravings are admirable, and worthy of a work which, as a faithful record of a 

 national pursuit wherein we surpass the whole world, must be a prize to every 

 sporting man." Naval and Military Gazette. 



" The Cracks of the Day is a copious and satisfactory history of the British Turf 

 for the last ten years, It contains the pedigree and performances of every horse 

 which has won either the Derby, Oaks, or Doncaster St. Leger, since 1830, with 

 ' knowing' remarks on their styles of running, merits, and character. A review 

 of the racing season is placed at the end of each year's running, and there are 

 scattered throughout a number of amusing anecdotes, and a good deal of lively 

 chit-chat on sporting matters. The volume is illustrated with sixty-three fine 

 engravings, being chiefly portraits of the ' crack horses,' whose performances form 

 the subject of the work ; and, with these are mixed clever full-length sketches of the 

 most eminent patrons of the Turf. I 1 he book has been got up in the most costJy 

 style, and will form a valuable addition to every sportsman's library." Britannia 



