Preview
Creation Date
9-22-1927
Sex of the horse
Gelding
Sire
William
Stable/ Owner
Cone & Groves
Rights and Access Note
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Stable/Owner Location
Calais, Maine
Driver Name
Pierce Chappelle
Race
Free for All
Description
Black and white photo of black gelding, Caruso wearing number three in the Free for All race at Franklin Park, Farmington, Maine. Caruso, driven by a young Pierce Chappelle, took the race in three straight heats at the Franklin County Agricultural Society Cattle Show and Fair on Sept. 22, 1927 setting a track record time of 2.09 1/2. Chappelle and Caruso went on to win a $1000 purse in Brockton, Massachusetts on Oct. 8, 1927 (Lewiston Daily Sun, Oct. 8, 1927)
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, Maine harness racing, Maine horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, 1927b album
Rights Statement
Dam
Unknown