, August 1, 1942, p. 160.
23
“fightin’ bulldog …”: Alan Goodrich, “All-Time Greatest Jockey,”
, March 1951, p.22.
24
Woolf’s history: Bill Buck, telephone interview, January 28, 1998; “Seabiscuit Cinch,”
, October 27, 1938; “Georgie Woolf,”
, n.d.; “The Sun,”
, October 30, 1938, p. 1; “Georgie Woolf Tops Jockeys,”
, April 16, 1938, p. 22.
25
“Must have been born on one …”: Carey Alexander, “Woolf Is Top Money Rider in America,”
, March 1941, p. 6.
26
“as natural as walking …”: “By Bud Spencer,”
, November 4, 1944.
27
“I’ll be with them until I die …”: “The Iceman Dies,”
, February 23, 1946, p. 86.
28
Pickpocket: Bill Buck, telephone interview, January 28, 1998.
29
“hold an elephant …”: “Great Stakes Reinsman Honored Today,” George Woolf Memorial pamphlet, February 10, 1949, p. 1.
30
skill: Goodrich, “All-Time Greatest Jockey,” p. 66; Joseph Mosbacher, telephone interview, November 19, 1998.
31
visualize race: Bill Buck, telephone interview, January 28, 1998.
32
George sets tack on fire: Goodrich, “All-Time Greatest Jockey,” p. 66.
33
“he was a better rider …”: Joseph Mosbacher, telephone interview, November 19, 1998.
34
“saying … the wrong thing at the wrong time …”: Alexander, “New England Racing,” p. 160.
35
“We got a party of our own …”: Bill Buck, telephone interview, January 28, 1998.
36
rodeo story: Harold Washburn, telephone interview, November 9, 1998; “Match Race,”
.
37
teasing Whitey: “Great Stakes Reinsman Honored Today,” p. 4.
