Dame Perkins and Her Grey Mare or, The Mount for Market

By Lindon Meadows

This vintage book contains a poem written by Lindon Meadows on the subject of horse racing. Thought-provoking and masterfully-composed, "Dame Perkins and Her Grey Mare" will appeal to those with a love of horses and horse racing, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on horse racing. This volume was first published in 1866.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Release date: Aug 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781473349766

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DAME PERKINS

AND HER GREY MARE;

OR,

THE MOUNT FOR MARKET.

BY LINDON MEADOWS.

WITH COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ.

Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

This book is copyright and may not be

reproduced or copied in any way without

the express permission of the publisher in writing

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

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British Library

Horse Racing

Horse racing is an equestrian sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since earliest times.

Horse racing has a long and distinguished history and has been practised in civilisations across the world. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt, and it also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir