A set of two books, including Hoofbeats by Halpin & Patten, William (editor), The Book of Sport, Edition de Luxe, New York: J.F. Taylor & Co., 1901, #68/15000, cloth boards. Provenance: Property from the estate of Patricia Moffat Pope, San Francisco, CA. Patricia married George A. Pope Jr. in 1959, and together they built a Thoroughbred horse racing empire that included 27 stakes winners in the United States and Europe. Among the many races they won was the 1962 Kentucky Derby. Note: This 400+ page volume recounts the activities and memberships of East Coast upper class sports from 1896-1900, including golf, tennis, yachting, hunting, and auto-racing. Entries include essays by John Jacob Astor, Findlay Douglas and Beatrix Hoyt and begins with a long chapter on Women's Golf. With dozens of photographic reproductions of women and men with equipment and gear, this book offers documentation of a nascent sports culture for America's elite

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