List of Illustrations and Tables | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
The Rise of Horse Racing in America | p. 1 |
The American Jockey Club and the Rebirth of the New York Turf | p. 16 |
The Emergence of the Brooklyn Racetracks, 1879-86 | p. 46 |
The Ives Pool Law of 1887 | p. 79 |
Politics and the Turf in New Jersey, 1870-94 | p. 101 |
From the Board of Control to The Jockey Club, 1891-94 | p. 137 |
The Poolroom Business in Metropolitan New York, 1863-98 | p. 175 |
New York Racing under Attack, 1894-96 | p. 214 |
A Glorious Decade of Racing: The New York Turf, 1897-1907 | p. 235 |
The Gambling Trust and the Poolrooms, 1899-1913 | p. 264 |
The Demise and Resurrection of Racing in New York, 1907-13 | p. 302 |
Conclusion: Racing, Machine Politics, and Organized Crime | p. 349 |
Abbreviations | p. 359 |
Notes | p. 361 |
Bibliography | p. 413 |
Index | p. 431 |
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