[bksvol-discuss] Book Submitted: The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 23:00:48 -0400
This is a great day, smile. As with this submission, we have the entire and
complete Black Stallion series, and all in Excellent rating.
So... smile, great day to celebrate. If anyone is interested,about harness
racing, and trotting horses, the Blood BAy Colt and The Sulky Colt are good
books to check into.
Needs a spell check, and some of the last pages there are two pages but one
page break, as I got interrupted and forgot to put on two page scanning,
oops. smile. But is sill excellent quality, and all headers stripped, all
page numbers kept, and well just a great scan.
The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt
By Walter Farley
On the eve of the world-famous Hambletonian race at Goshen, New York, Alec
Ramsay turned away from the close scrutiny of his old friend, Henry Dailey.
Alec was sick with worry and fear. He and Bonfire, the second son of the
Black Stallion, were to race the next day. What would happen on that crowded
track? That question was in Henry's mind, too.
Bonfire belonged to Jimmy Creech, who, ill and aged in body, had thrust all
responsibility for the colt on the shoulders of young Tom Messenger. Alec,
visiting them, had witnessed the accident that sent Tom to the hospital and
turned Bonfire into a frightened, rebellious colt. Then Alec and Henry had
taken over Bonfire's training and, with the aid of a special one- eyed hood,
had raced the colt.
Now, with the great Hambletonian upon them, Henry decided to take a
desperate risk. He would disengage the one- eyed hood so that there would be
no mechanical aid to help Bonfire and Alec race through the large field of
America's fastest colts. It would be a dangerous chance to take, but Henry
was playing for higher stakes than the famed Hambletonian Cup or the
$105,000 purse. He wanted to take Alec home free of fear!
This is the story of a problem colt anda problem boy... and the man who
sought to help them both. It's another in the popular Black Stallion series
which young people the country over have voted their favorite!
It is interesting to note that when this book was published 1954 $105000 was
a lot of money, more like several million today.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
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