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Horse racing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Henry, Madison and Delaware County Agricultural Society score book

 Collection — Folder S1498
Identifier: S1498
Scope and Contents This collection includes the official score book for the Friday, August 2, 1907 horse races at the Henry, Madison and Delaware County Agricultural Society fair. The score book contains information about the 2:18 trot, 2:19 pace, and 5-8 mile run races; handwritten notes and race results; local business advertisements; and schedules for upcoming race programs at other community fairs.
Dates: 1907

Indiana State Fair racing programs

 Collection — Folder OB141
Identifier: OB141
Scope and Contents This collection contains two official racing programs from the Indiana State Fair that took place September 4-10, 1948.
Dates: 1948/09

J. E. Mishler letter

 Collection — Folder S0970
Identifier: S0970
Scope and Contents This collection contains a photostatic copy of a handwritten letter by J.E. Mishler and sent to the editors of Outdoor Indiana magazine on August 8, 1968. The letter is in response to a story in the magazine regarding Dan Patch, a famous harness racing horse in the early 1900s. Mr. Mishler relates his experience seeing Dan Patch in an exhibition heat in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1906. He also mentions that he was sending a photograph of a trotter named Greyhound.
Dates: 1968/08/08