COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

STEEPLECHASING:
A Complete History of the Sport in North America
By Peter Winants
Lanham, Md & New York:
The Derrydale Press in collaboration with the
National Steeplechase Foundation, 2000.

The National Sporting Library takes immense pride in the recently published book Steeplechasing: A Complete History of the Sport in North America by Peter Winants, director of the Library from 1991-1998.

Winants drew on his love of the sport and a lifetime of experience to write this authoritative book. Over several years, he plumbed the depths of the NSL's books, magazines and other material on steeplechasing that date from Colonial days to the very latest of information.

Winants writes in the foreword: "I'd be less than honest if I didn't admit that, for me, nothing can compare to the excitement and beauty of steeplechase racing. To quench my thirst for this addiction, I've watched innumerable races over the past 60 years, and I've ridden in quite a few point-to-point races."

Steeplechasing thoroughly covers the history and personalities of the sport through Winants's eyes and mind as a journalist, photographer and participant in racing. He shares many interesting stories of historical and personal nature, and his superb photos draws even the casual reader into the book.

Marion duPont Scott with her champion Battleship, winner of the 1938 English Grand National.