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Image Not Available for Standardbred horse Wild Rake at stud, Hartford.
Standardbred horse Wild Rake at stud, Hartford.
Image Not Available for Standardbred horse Wild Rake at stud, Hartford.

Standardbred horse Wild Rake at stud, Hartford.

Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 7 1/16in. (13 x 18cm)
DescriptionMan wearing a vest and hat holds a stallion by the halter. The wall of a brick building, probably a stable, is in the background.
Object number2000.198.37
InscribedLetterpress text beneath the image reads in part: "Wild Rake / Standard. Registered No. 12,005. Record, 2:22 3-4 at Three years old. Bay horse, foaled in 1883... Terms $75 for the season, or $100 to insure. Season closes July 1st, after which he will be trained to lower his recordÂ…. Wild Rake was one of the sensational three-year-olds of 1886Â… / For further information address / Atlantic Training Stables - J.H. Maginn, Hartford, Conn."
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