Published Annually at the Office of the Turf, Field and Farm, 37 Park Row. 1872. pp 397 (includes Index), plus advertisements.

Here are a few of the headings from this volume:

= Racing Calendar for 1871
= Forthcoming Races ... Entries for 1872 ... The Belmont Stakes ... The Ladies Stakes ... etc
= Double Teams
= List of Foals of 1871
= Trotting Tables
= Index to Trotting

The book has burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt markings on the spine and decorative blind-stamping on the boards.

The cover has shelf wear and is partially separated at the top of the spine. It also has minor scuffing and bumped outer corners. The page outer edges have mild toning and some dust soiling. The pages are smooth and clean, but several pages do have pencil markings. Several of the advertising pages have newspaper clippings affixed -- appear to be results of race events.