The breed of the racehorse : its developments and transformations / by Friedrich Becker author of the charts "The successful sire lines," and "The successful female lines in the breeding of the thoroughbred".
Published / Created:
[London] : Published by The British Bloodstock Agency, Ltd. 26, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.2, [1936]
Physical Description:
267, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Publication date from colophon.
Contents:
I. Maternal versus paternal influence: matriarchy and patriarchy -- II. Inbreeding and outcrossing -- III. "Saturation" and congestion -- IV. Speed and stamina -- V. Juvenile racing -- VI. Bend Or and his influence -- VII. Changes in the positions of the sire lines in the period from 1925 to 1932 -- VIII. The time test and its value -- IX. Effects of soil and climate -- X. Selection -- Epilogue -- General Index.