1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17

1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17

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1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
  • 1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17
1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17

1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17

$55.55
1869 Turf Field and Farm — Baseball Convention, English Derby, Chess, Horse Racing, Dec 17 📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜 This December 17, 1869 issue of The Turf, Field and Farm — Volume IX, Number 25 — is one of the richest single issues of this scarce Gilded Age sporting weekly. Covering baseball, horse racing, chess, fox hunting, field sports, farming, and the glittering social world of New York theater and dining, it is a complete portrait of American sporting and cultural life at the dawn of the 1870s. For collectors of early baseball history, thoroughbred racing, Victorian chess ephemera, and 19th-century Americana, this issue rewards on every page. ⚾ BASEBALL — NATIONAL BASE BALL CONVENTION, BOSTON A vivid firsthand account of the National Base Ball Convention held in Boston, where delegates from the Lowell and Harvard Clubs gathered at the Adams House before attending a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Selwyn's Theatre. About sixty guests — club members, honored guests, and members of the press — then sat down to an elegant repast at the Parker House, hosted by Mayor Shurtleff. The full bill of fare is printed in detail, from oysters on the shell through mock turtle soup, escalloped oysters, boned turkey in jelly, mongrel ducks, prairie chicken, wood ducks, soufflés à la Vanilla, Charlotte Russe, and Roman Punch — a rare and intimate window into the social world surrounding early organized baseball. 🏇 THE ENGLISH DERBY — "AN INCIDENT OF THE BLUE RIBBON DAY" The front page lead feature is an extended narrative account of the English Derby — the Blue Ribbon of the turf — told through the eyes of an American observer traveling with friends Bates and Laird, following thoroughbred horses down to Epsom to see the great race run. 🦊 FOX HUNTING & FIELD SPORTS Fox Hunting in Wisconsin — a gripping account of a man near La Crosse tracking a fox into a hollow log, putting on heavy mittens to prevent a bite, only for the log to roll down a hill; a lynx killed by boys in Dayton, Wisconsin using a shotgun Prospect Park track certified by engineer James Owen at just five inches over a mile — a notable precision measurement for the trotting world ♟️ CHESS & DRAUGHTS A substantial chess and draughts section features Mackenzie's Chess Chronicle with multiple annotated board diagrams, a Game of Draughts column, and the Game of Draughts with printed board positions — a visually striking and collectible element for chess and checkers historians. 🐴 HORSE RACING & THE TURF Comprehensive racing coverage including: Saratoga Association — Kentucky Stakes and Kenner Stakes open and closing dates Prospect Park Colt Stake — entry conditions for 1870, 1871, and 1872 Prospect Park Fair Ground Association — Fifth Annual Trotting Meeting, August 1870 Sherman House Stake for Colts and Fillies Foaled in 1868 — Oakridge Park Course, Chicago American Jockey Club — Lambard Stakes Maryland Jockey Club — Bowie Stake for All Ages, Baltimore Course Fall Meeting 1870 Herdic Park Trotting Association Spring Meeting, Williamsport, PA Trotting Congress — "Thirty Thousand Dollars for Trot Racers" The Trotting Column with trotting records and horse management Management of Horses and Management of Fox Hounds — practical sporting articles List of Blood Stock at Bird Farm, Saluda, Iowa 🌾 FARM, FIELD & SCIENCE Agricultural Outlook — seasonal farming conditions and market analysis Capturing Fish by Lamplight — early sport fishing technique The Great Poultry Show — poultry exhibition reporting New York Tribune Veterinary Department — Dr. James Law, Veterinary Surgeon, Cornell University, offering guidance on diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, and dogs 🎭 NEW YORK AMUSEMENTS & SOCIETY The Amusements section covers the full Gilded Age Manhattan entertainment calendar: Grand Opera House — Robert W. Butler Booth's Theatre — Hamlet, Falstaff, Merry Wives of Windsor Bowery Theatre Niblo's Garden — Jarrett & Palmer Dramatic & Musical section features coverage of Patti Milliken. 🗞️ PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS — A TIME CAPSULE IN THEMSELVES Tiffany & Co. — full holiday stock announcement, store open until January 1st, watches for timing races, 550 & 552 Broadway United States Watch Company, Giles Wales & Co. — American watches, pendant winders, key winders, 13 Maiden Lane, New York Dunscomb — manufacturer of pleasure and trotting harness, 105 West 25th Street Calhoun & Co. — importers of saddlery & harness, 363 Broadway R.M. Stivers Carriages City Auction Mart — horses, carriages, harnesses Fancy Horses for sale Mammoth Billiard Establishment — Phélan & Collender Tables Laflin & Rand Gunpowder Hazard Powder Co. — shot gun and blasting powder Parker's Shot Gun and Shooting Table Hydraulic Clothes Washer — first premium J. Rich — harness, saddlery & bridles New York Tribune — "The Great Farmers Paper" The Dixie Farmer, The National Chronicle, The Western Ruralist — competing 19th-century sporting and agricultural press 🔍 CONDITION & TRANSPARENCY 🔍 Completeness: Appears complete with all page spreads present. Authenticity: Guaranteed original letterpress printing from December 17, 1869 — not a reproduction. Condition Report: Consistent with its 156-year age — natural toning to newsprint throughout, with some edge wear and fraying at margins as visible in photographs. Text, chess diagrams, and advertisements remain legible. A strong and content-rich example of this scarce and rarely seen sporting weekly. 📦 SHIPPING & PRESERVATION 📦 Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 156-year-old newsprint Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement Fully tracked for your peace of mind 🏷️ TAGS 1869 Turf Field and Farm, National Base Ball Convention 1869, Early Baseball History, English Derby 1869, Tiffany Holiday Advertisement 1869, Horse Racing Newspaper 1869, Gilded Age Sporting Journal, Chess Column 1869, Draughts Column 1869, Saratoga Racing 1869, American Jockey Club 1869, Fox Hunting Wisconsin 1869, Antique Newspaper 1869, Victorian Sporting Ephemera, 19th Century Americana Sonnet 4.6

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