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Dick Francis: His new book is fast out of the gate, but tires before the finish
Dick Francis: His new book is fast out of the gate, but tires before the finish

Dick Francis: His new book is fast out of the gate, but tires before the finish

Date11/11/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dick Francis: His new book is fast out of the gate; but tires before the finish.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048272F
A Desire to see Canada at ground level got author Dick Francis on a cross-country 'mysery tour' train
A Desire to see Canada at ground level got author Dick Francis on a cross-country 'mysery tour' train
10/20/1988
Sloshing through the mud of Greenwood racetrack, Sandy Hawley pilots Era Bel to finish in third place
Sloshing through the mud of Greenwood racetrack, Sandy Hawley pilots Era Bel to finish in third place
11/21/1973
Dallas detective William Dear chats with Janet Vickery, a clerk in a Bolton milk store, who recalled seeing Beckon apparently waiting for someone on the street outside shortly before his death
Dallas detective William Dear chats with Janet Vickery, a clerk in a Bolton milk store, who recalled seeing Beckon apparently waiting for someone on the street outside shortly before his death
10/27/1987
Sandy Hawley, accustomed to living in an apartment and rented motel unit while on the race circuit, appreciates his own den in his new house. Hawley, (...)
Sandy Hawley, accustomed to living in an apartment and rented motel unit while on the race circuit, appreciates his own den in his new house. Hawley, (...)
3/20/1973
Jockey Sandy Hawley and his wife, Sherrie, relax in the living-room of their new house in Mississauga
Jockey Sandy Hawley and his wife, Sherrie, relax in the living-room of their new house in Mississauga
3/20/1973
Sandy Hawley and his wife, Sherrie, hold sign at Laurel proclaiming realization of the goal Hawley set for himself last New Year's Eve, to ride 500 wi(...)
Sandy Hawley and his wife, Sherrie, hold sign at Laurel proclaiming realization of the goal Hawley set for himself last New Year's Eve, to ride 500 wi(...)
12/16/1973
Former friend: Horse trainer Brian Kessel, flanked by his lawyer, David Newman, and wife, Eva, told the jury Dan Beckon claimed to have $50,000 hidden in his basement walls
Former friend: Horse trainer Brian Kessel, flanked by his lawyer, David Newman, and wife, Eva, told the jury Dan Beckon claimed to have $50,000 hidden in his basement walls
6/10/1988
One of the family: Mrs. Katharine Engel looks fondly at jockey Marty Gibson. He calls her Mom, having lost his own mother when he was 14 years of age.(...)
One of the family: Mrs. Katharine Engel looks fondly at jockey Marty Gibson. He calls her Mom, having lost his own mother when he was 14 years of age.(...)
12/15/1971
Death Probe: Dan Beckon didn't commit suicide, his widow Diane believes
Death Probe: Dan Beckon didn't commit suicide, his widow Diane believes
5/24/1988
Here is the elegant home Dan Beckon built for his family near Bolton as one of Canada's leading jockeys
Here is the elegant home Dan Beckon built for his family near Bolton as one of Canada's leading jockeys
10/26/1987
Here is the elegant home Dan Beckon built for his family near Bolton as one of Canada's leading jockeys
Here is the elegant home Dan Beckon built for his family near Bolton as one of Canada's leading jockeys
10/26/1987
Trio Testified: Yesterday's witnesses at inquest into death of jockey included Stan Wos, right, his daughter Lisa, 14, top left, and Roy Watts, of Horsemen's Benevolent Association, bottom left
Trio Testified: Yesterday's witnesses at inquest into death of jockey included Stan Wos, right, his daughter Lisa, 14, top left, and Roy Watts, of Horsemen's Benevolent Association, bottom left
5/20/1988