The Wellington Racing Club: A Centennial History

The Wellington Racing Club: A Centennial History

Tony Hilton

Forward by Sir Denis Blundell

·     What do Taranaki Street and Petone foreshore have in common?

·     Why was there a “meeting of gentlemen” in a Wellington hotel in 1865?

·     How was $50,000 raised in 24 hours –and why?

·     Why was the WRC giving away silk stockings in 1922?

·     What was so special about the 1954 Wellington Cup?

·     Which horses have won the most races, the most prizes,  and the most hearts?

The answers are in this book. Packed with facts, statistics, anecdotes and more than 100 photographs, it tells the fascinating story of racing during the WRC’s first hundred years.

Hardback (with dustjacket) – 194 pages

NZ 1979

Previous owners name on flyleaf page otherwise very good condition