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! FASTEST RACE HORSES ! I EQUIPOISE was one of the fastest horses ever seen in com- 1 petition anywhere. He holds the worlds record for a mile, running the distance in 1:34 with 128 pounds up, at Arlington 1 Park, June 30, 1932. p ROSEBEN was one of Americas outstanding sprinters and f I marvelous weight carriers. He carried as high as 147 pounds in j smashing records at short distances. He still holds the worlds i record for seven-eighths of a mile, which he covered in 1:22, t . 1 October 16, 1906, with 126 pounds up. This record was equaled 1 J by Clang, carrying 105 pounds, at Arlington Park July 19, 1935. : 1 MAN 0 WAR, by many rated the greatest of all thorough- f j j breds of this or any other country, was a record smasher in his days on the turf. He established five new American records, two j of which are to this day worlds records. He ran a mile and three- eighths in 2:14 at Belmont Park, June 12, 1920, and one mile i f and five-eighths in 2:40 at the same track on September 4, 1920, 1 and these marks remain unequaled or beaten to the present time. 1 , These and all the worlds records for the principal distances y J I over which races are run, as well as the best times in America, , England and Australia, are to be found among the many features t j which go to make The American Racing Manual the j i "WONDER BOOK OF THE TURF" ! An additional and important feature to the 1937 edition of the Manual Is the fractional times for all the American track J j records. Also the COMPARATIVE table of times is presented in i a new dress, the track record being shown on the top line with j , the best times for 1936 immediately below, thus affording a good i line on the average speed of all tracks. ;. THE AMERICAN RACING MANUAL 1 IS A WORLDS CHAMPION ;t NO OTHER LIKE IT ANYWHERE 4 J It Is a Mine of Records ! i Full of Racing Figrures Obtainable Nowhere Else , It is indispensible to all followers of racing, the man or 1 woman who merely gets a kick out of placing a small wager on 1 t his or her selection or those who make racing more or less a busi- Ip ness, the breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys and a host of others, J including the officials who govern the sport itself. To all The I American Racing Manual is a ready reference to answer many and questions, to decide various problems arising in connection with t i the breeding and racing of thoroughbreds, and in general to 1 present information which you would have difficulty obtaining, 1 1 in many cases impossible to secure. , Each Year Finds Many Improvements in f The American Racing Manual " I THE 1937 EDITION IS NO EXCEPTION f EUSH YOUE ORDER NOW 1 I EDITION LIMITED $ ORDER BLANK 1 1 DA31.Y RAGING FORM, - ! f 441 Plymouth Court, Chicago, HL St Enclosed find .......for which-send me copy of i T THE .AMERICAN RACING MANUAL for 1937 in I PAPER, .50 SPECIAL, .00 DE LUXE, .50 1 i PLEASE SPECIFY KIND OF BINDING DESIRED 9 NAME I , I STREET AND NUMBER t 1 "POST OFFICE AND STATE a PLEASE PRINT NAME AND ADDRESS PLAINLY
