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The Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut. [Published date: 2003]. Hardcover, xv, 288 pages; black and white illustrations and 1 map; 24 cm. First edition (with full number line).
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In very good condition in very good dust jacket. Tan and brown paper over boards with gilt spine lettering; light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners. Binding tight. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows mild edgewear, small surface scuffs, and faint handling soil; not price clipped. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. A comprehensive history of the Tevis Cup, the 100 mile endurance ride held annually in Californias Sierra Nevada mountains. Langer, an equestrian journalist, documents the origins of the Western States Trail Foundation, profiles key figures including Wendell Robie, Donna Fitzgerald, Boyd Zontelli, and others, and recounts the development of endurance riding as an international sport. Includes historical background, race accounts, biographical sketches, and a roster of Tevis Cup participants from 1955 to 2003. Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Foreword by Matthew Mackay-Smith, DVM; Part One: In the Beginning; The Sierra Nevada Mountains; History of the Trail; Wendell Robie: A Man of Vision and Determination; An Idea Takes Seed; 1955: The Inaugural Ride; Lloyd Tevis: Capitalist and Entrepreneur; Part Two: 1959: Awarding the First Tevis Cup; James Ben Ali Haggin and the Haggin Cup; Dr. Richard Barsaeleau Earns a Buckle, and Marion Robie Closes Out a Decade; The Tevis Cup Goes to Squaw Valley; Donna Fitzgerald and Witezarif: Unparalleled Champions; To Finish is to Win: The Formation of the American Endurance Ride Conference; Part Three: The Western States Endurance Run; Kathie Perry; Tevis Cup Research Reaches Out; 1980-1989: Boyd Zontelli, Ruschreek Ranch, and Becky Hart; Julie Suhr; Organizing the Western States 100 Mile Ride; Erin McChesney; The Josephine Stedem Scripps Cup; Chris Knoch: A Man of Steel; Win by a Nose; Chris Knoch Tries for a Third Victory; Part Four: Changes in Endurance; Marcia Smith: Three Impressive Victories; Potato Richardson; Saved from Slaughter; For They Had Crossed the Mountains; Appendix: Roster of Tevis Cup Participants (1955 to 2003); Elevation Map by George OBrien; Bibliography.