Australia’s Trotting Heritage by Max Agnew (Second Hand Book)

Description SECOND HAND BOOK “The Standardbred is part of Australia’s history, our heritage. To tell the story of the Australian trotter and pacer the author has had to reach back to where it all began – the Colonial Australian days of 1810. “From these pages we discover the dark days and grand times of the standardbred, its rises, its failures, its opportunities lost, the misdeeds of rascals, the roles of administrators. For long periods of time the standardbred sport was kept alive by a few wealthy enthusiasts and the author describes its progress to a multi million dollar industry no longer dependent on any one individual. “It is strange that no one, until Max Agnew, has set down in narrative form a complete story of the Australian standardbred, for a brief glance at this one man’s view of history reveals and abundance of material sufficient for many books. “Not all will agree with the author’s views of some events and the people concerned with them, but all must agree the author has been fair and impartial. “It is only right after all these years that Australia’s trotting heritage should be documented. “Mr. Agnew has produced a magnificent work and all interested in the standardbred, and those discovering the standardbred and harness racing for the first time, will gain knowledge from it. “I commend it to all.” Ken Dyer, Introduction   Hardback, 200pp, 1977.