coney island jockey club

Jan
23

Southern Brooklyn Was The Mecca Of Horse Racing During The Late 1800s

Coney Island, Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach weren’t the only areas where the rich spent their leisure time [/the-history-of-manhattan-beach-and-brighton-beach/
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Jun
28

The History Of Manhattan Beach And Brighton Beach

Moving the Brighton Beach Hotel (Source: New York Public Library via ny.curbed.com)In the 1870s, Manhattan Beach and
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Aug
13

Horse Racing In Sheepshead Bay: Track Roundup

Brooklyn Jockey Club at Gravesend Racetrack (1893)I get a lot of e-mails and phone calls asking about Sheepshead Bay’
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