“…bothered a great deal by dirt and small stones… …and the result was the eyeglasses”, 1994

Pierre Bellocq “Peb”

comic

IL693

nonprojected graphic
drawing

17.75 x 14

Glade Run
George Elsworth “Pittsburgh Phil” Smith, Author John McEvoy
Racehorse Entries, Jockeys, Handicapper, Gambler, Bettor, Inventor, Innovator
Optical, Eye, Vision, Protection, Invention, Innovation, Improvement, Gear, Glasses, Celluloid, Lens, Shields, Blinkers, Blinders, Winkers, Hood, Equipment, Regulations, Rules, Policies, Restrictions
Gravel, Stone, Dirt, Muddy, Sloppy, Track, Conditions
Gravesend Race Track, Coney Island, New York
Racing Industry

drawing

Pen and Ink

Handwritten Caption, Cut off in digital scan; Alternate Published Caption: “Through the looking glass …”; Published in McEvoy’s Work, Publication Through The Pages of DRF, p4; Collected from 1994 Daily Racing Form Column, Series; Reference to Daily Racing Form, “‘Specs’ For Horses” 26 June 1901, p2

Keeneland Library

Box 6

Illustrations Black and White IL650-IL693