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Creation Date
10-8-1935
Sex of the horse
Mare
Sire
Walter Cochato
Stable/ Owner
Vergery Carson
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Stable/Owner Location
Lewis, New York
Driver Name
Vergery Carson
Race
2.22 Pace
Description
Black and white photograph of bay mare, Lady Patch, owner/driver Vergery Luella Carson, age 19, of Lewis, Essex County, New York up. Carson drove Lady Patch to a win in two of the three heats of the 2.22 Pace on October 8, 1935 at Topsham Fair, Topsham, Maine. Carson was notably among the first female harness drivers to race in the Northeast. Vergery Carson began driving in the early 1930s and held track records in four states before her death of typhoid on October 3, 1936.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, Female harness race drivers, Women harness race drivers, 1935c album
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Rights Statement
Dam
Maud by India Dan Patch