PREFACE 



WITH no pretense to authorship or claim for orig- 

 inality on the part of the compiler, this work is 

 offered as a reference book. For many, the plain 

 facts of each year's Kentucky Derby will be of sufficient 

 interest. To the countless followers of Turf happenings 

 the material herein will refresh the memory and awaken 

 happy reminiscence. 



This compilation is made mainly from the columns 

 of The Thoroughbred Record, a Kentucky publication, and 

 I am indebted to the graciousness of its editor, Mr. John 

 E. Rubbathan, for the privilege to use the material from 

 his invaluable repository. Mr. Douglas Anderson, author 

 of "Making the American Thoroughbred," by his en- 

 couragement has made light the labor incident to compila- 

 tion. To Mr. Gurney C. Gue, of the New York 

 Herald, I owe a debt of gratitude for his helpful advice. 



In conclusion, if these efforts prove acceptable to my 

 brethren of the Turf and tend in any degree to promote 

 and keep up the spirit of Racing, the object in giving as 

 much time to the subject as I have done, will be accom- 

 plished and my end attained. 



White Plains, N. Y. 

 April First, 1921. 



