Fergus Wilson is the most affable of owners, but as the field approached the Canal Turn there was a hint of exasperation in his voice. "The commentator hasn't even mentioned Astonville," he said, peering into the distance from the top of the Owners and Trainers Stand. "We're second in the Grand National and he hasn't even mentioned us."
Most boys dream of playing for Manchester United or of opening the batting for England. "I dreamed of owning a Grand National winner," Wilson had said before the race. "It's what I've always wanted to do, ever since I was five years old."...
Gem Books from 100 Years Past: 1924
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It was indeed a different era. What was going on in 1924 when these books
were being published and read? The 1924 Paris Olympics, Leopold and Loeb
murders,...
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