(SPORTS HARNESS RACING) Letters to well known harness racin

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(SPORTS--HARNESS RACING.) Letters to well-known harness-racing horse breeder William H. Doble. 10 letters received, various sizes; condition generally strong. Various places, 1876

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William H. Doble (circa 1814-1896) of Philadelphia was one of the pioneers of American harness racing from about 1830 onward, as a driver, breeder, and owner. The letters here describe the confidential offer of a promising horse in Trenton, NJ; 3 letters about the delivery and racing prospect of the trotting horse General Howard from Milwaukee; the prospects of the horse Rip Rap from Richmondale, OH; and other letters which illuminate the harness racing scene of this era.

With--a receipt from O.H. Wilson to Albert Paxson for "the blooded messenger mare Fanny," $100. Philadelphia, 8 May 1861.