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Francis and Welcome bring readers another richly entertaining collection of the best horse-racing stories by authors past and present. Here are selections from Damon Runyon, ...
Most of the 14 tales collected here by British authors Francis ( Longshot ) and Welcome ( Grand National ) are notable for their charm. The two American entries, Damon Runyon's 1930s ``Pick the Winner'' and Gordon Grand's pre-WW I ``A Night at the Old Bergen County Race Track,'' sustain their period appeal nicely. Welcome's ``My First Winner,'' J. C. Squire's ``The Dead Cert'' and Molly Keane's ``Pullinstown'' are pure beguilement. The three bleakest stories are the best: Francis's ``Spring Fever,'' about an aging, horse-owning widow infatuated with a not-quite-honest young jockey; C.C.L. Browne's ``The Inside View,'' a deadpan, exciting tale of a steeplechaser's day; and Maurice Gee's ``The Losers,'' a melodramatic, noir story with a large cast. Edgar Wallace's ``The Man Who Shot The `Favourite' '' and A. B. (Banjo) Paterson's ``The Oracle'' are slightly humorous. (Aug.)
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Louie Garza
reviewed The New Treasury of Great Racing Stories on February 02, 2018
The New Treasury of Great Racing Stories
Great collection of dog stories by many distinguished authors including some personal favorites: Steinbeck, Ford, Roosevelt.
This collection runs the gamut. There are hunting stories, stories about dogs in the armed services, funny stories, and sad ones too.
The book closes with a story that always hits home, the inimitable The Road to Tinkhamtown by Corey Ford; quite possibly the best dog story I've read. That the story features a dear departed Setter makes it especially bittersweet.
A couple stories that stood out = Buffalo Hunt ~ J.A. Hunter, Random Thoughts on Dogs ~ Steinbeck, Your Boy and His Dog ~ Robert Benchley, With the Cougar Hounds ~ Theodore Roosevelt, Parapups ~ Corey Ford.
A wonderful collection for any dog lover.
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