When diamonds were trumps
By: by Reginald Herbert ; illustrated by Finch Mason.
Publisher: W. Southwood
Published: 1908
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Horses.; Jockeys -- England -- Biography.; Horse racing -- England -- History.; Gamblers -- England -- Biography.; Gambling -- England -- History.; Gambling systems.; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Memoirs of a British race-horse jockey whose racing colors were rose and white diamonds.  He describes many characters, events, and places from his years as a jockey and a gambler beginning in the 1860's.