The Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York, 1865-1913

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List of Illustrations and Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
The Rise of Horse Racing in America	p. 1
The American Jockey Club and the Rebirth of the New York Turf	p. 16
The Emergence of the Brooklyn Racetracks, 1879-86	p. 46
The Ives Pool Law of 1887	p. 79
Politics and the Turf in New Jersey, 1870-94	p. 101
From the Board of Control to The Jockey Club, 1891-94	p. 137
The Poolroom Business in Metropolitan New York, 1863-98	p. 175
New York Racing under Attack, 1894-96	p. 214
A Glorious Decade of Racing: The New York Turf, 1897-1907	p. 235
The Gambling Trust and the Poolrooms, 1899-1913	p. 264
The Demise and Resurrection of Racing in New York, 1907-13	p. 302
Conclusion: Racing, Machine Politics, and Organized Crime	p. 349
Abbreviations	p. 359
Notes	p. 361
Bibliography	p. 413
Index	p. 431
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