"History & Origins Of The Virginia Gold Cup" 1987 MYZK, William
$125
MYZK, William
[314] pp.
Piedmont Press
1987
First Edition
9 3/4" x 13"
Exhaustive photo history of the famous timber race run spring and fall, twice a year at Great Meadow, The Plains, Virginia from 1922 through 1987. Profusely illustrated with plates by Cassidy, b/w photographs, smaller marginal drawings throughout. Chapters include: Portrait of the Gold Cup Winner/ Maps of the Virginia Gold Cup Courses, Chapter I: The Birth and Legacy in Steeplechasing; Chapter II: The Early Years 1922-1929/ Chapter III: Through the Great Depression 1930-1942/ Chapter IV After World War II 1946-1949/ The Roaring '50's 1950-1959/ Hard Years in Steeplechasing 1960-1969/ Resurgence of the Sport 1970-1984/ Great Meadow: The New Era 1985-1987/ Epilogue The Future/ Appendices.