200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
199 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study of a unique social world probes beneath the thrill and spectacle of horse racing into the lives of the "honest boys," the "gyps," the "manipulators," the "stoops," and the "Chalk eaters"--the constituents of race track society and the players of the racing game. With scientific precision and journalistic vigor, Scott describes the everyday activities--the objectives and strategies--of... Read more
1: Introduction; I: The Performers; 2: What Is a Horse?; 3: The Man on the Horse; 4: The Man behind the Horse; II: The Audience; 5: The Regulars; 6: The Occasionals; 7: Playing the Book; III: The Stage Managers; 8: The Official Family; 9: Conclusion
Biography
James David Barber
