THE DITCH ON THE HILL: 80 YEARS OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
Written by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker
Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd.
in 1991
ISBN: 0671710109
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- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
THE DITCH ON THE HILL: 80 YEARS OF THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
Written by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker.
Stock no. 2137960
1st.
1991.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0671710109. SIGNED by author to half-title page. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a faded spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Birth of a Festival, 1911-15
- H.Q. Must Have the Best, 1920-27
- Brown Jack to Easter Hero, 1928-31
- The Miller's Tale, 1932-39
- The Inter-War Jockeys
- The War Years, 1940-46
- The Irish Years, 1947-53
- England Strikes Back, 1954-62
- The Arkle Years, 1963-67
- The Post-War Jockeys, 1968-77
- Great Hurdlers, 1978-83
- Heroes and a Heroine, 1984-90
- Major Race Results 1911-90