Steeplechasing: A celebration of 250 years, 1752-2002

by Anne Holland

Book Overview

Steeplechasing began in County Cork in 1752, when Edmund Blake bet Cornelius O'Callaghan a cask of wine that his own hunter could beat O'Callaghan's to the steeple of St. Leger nearly five miles away.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316726443
• ISBN13: 9780316726443
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.