Preview
Creation Date
7-4-1931
Sex of the horse
Gelding
Sire
Atlantic Express
Stable/ Owner
Federal Hill Farm
Rights and Access Note
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Stable/Owner Location
Springfield, Massachusetts
Driver Name
C. Crossman
Race
2.19 Class Trot
Description
Black and white finish line action photo of bay gelding, trotter Federal Express beating bay mare, Lawful Lure in the 2.19 Class trot on July 4, 1931 at the Bay State Circuit, Sage Park, Windsor, Connecticut. C. Crossman, driving Federal Express, and F. Wilcox, driving Lawful Lure exchange looks as they cross the finish line. The photo also captures part of the crowd in the grandstand and along the rail as well as a radio truck parked between the grandstand and judges' stand. The horses finished all three heats one-and-two with Federal Express winning the $400 purse.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Connecticut harness racing, Connecticut horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, 1931a album
Image Location
Rights Statement
Dam
Kitty Forbes by J. Malcolm Forbes