, June 16, 1938; “Biscuit’s Knee Good,”
, June 16, 1938, FD.
11
“Now the one time out of so many …”: “$100,000 Match Race Called Off,”
, May 25, 1938.
12
scratch decision: “Down in Front,”
, May 26, 1938; “Biscuit Admiral …”
, May 1938; “$100,000 Match Race Called Off,”
, May 25, 1938.
13
“I don’t know if he’ll ever come out …”: “On the Line,”
, June 8, 1938.
14
Howard willing to race for no purse: “$100,000 Match Race Called Off,”
, May 25, 1938.
15
War Admiral scratched: “By Joe Williams,”
, May 31, 1938; “The Great Race,” Newsweek, June 6, 1938.
16
“I’ll never again consent to such a thing …”: Drager,
, p. 75.
17
spectators boo War Admiral: “On the Line,”
, June 8, 1938.
CHAPTER 15
1
Pollard’s accident: “Howard’s Ace Loses Regular Jockey,”
, June 24, 1938; “There They Go,”
16, 1938; “King of Horses,”
, March 17, 1940; Alexander,
, pp. 181–82; Edith Wilde, telephone interview, February 2, 1998.
2
Howard flies in orthopedists: Edith Wilde, telephone interview, February 2, 1998.
