Old Man Curry: Race Track Stories

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THE BOOKS OF CHARLES E. VAN LOAN Memorial Edition
OLD MAN CURRY STORIES OF THE RACE TRACK WITH INTRODUCTION BY L. B. YATES
BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
INTRODUCTION BY L. B. YATES
NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY MCMXIX
COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1915-6, BY P. F. COLLIER & SON, INCORPORATED
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
My Dear Purdue McCormick:—
It is customary to dedicate a book, the author selecting a good natured person to stand sponsor for his work. There are 100,000,000 people in this country, and I have selected you as Old Man Curry's godfather. When you reflect upon this statistical statement, the size of the compliment should impress you.
Then too, you love a good horse—I have often heard you say so. You love a good horse in spite of the fact that you once harnessed Colonel Jack Chinn's thoroughbred saddle animal to a trap, the subsequent events producing a better story than any you will find in these pages. Nevertheless, my dear sir, they are respectfully, even firmly dedicated to you.