The Plate: A Royal Tradition, by Louis E. Cauz (SC, oversize, 301 pages, 1984, $3- which is 1/3 the internet price)
I thought this book was all about silver cups or something, but it turns out to be about the Queen's Cup, an Ontario horse race. The first record of Canadian horse racing was 1797 in old Niagara. The first organized meet was around 1840. The first Plate race was held in 1860. As time went by, many a newspaper article was written, but no one bothered to gather the information together until Cauz came on the scene. He was first a journalist, then got the racing bug and worked for a breeding stable. Then it was back to journalism for him. His research sent him in search not only of The Plate, but also of the history of a changing Canada. Look for it on the New NF table.
