INDEX. 



PAGE 



Preface 5 



Story of Godolphin --•- n 



Our Early Racing i6 



Some Great Races 26 



Origin of Steeplechasing. - 3S 



The Strain of Blood 4^ 



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 - nS 



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. ._ - ^75 



