Preview
Creation Date
7-6-1940
Sex of the horse
Gelding
Sire
Napoleon Direct
Stable/ Owner
Mrs. Fred J. (Avis) Gross
Rights and Access Note
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Stable/Owner Location
Auburn, Maine
Driver Name
Jordan
Race
Gorham Fair Association
Description
Black and white action photograph of bay gelding, pacer Forbes Direct, Jordan up, leading the field toward the finish line in the eights race of the Saturday, July 6, 1940 race event at Narragansett Park on the Gorham Fair Grounds. Forbes Direct finished the race in a time of 2.08. Brown stallion The Law, Utton up, placed in second while bay gelding, Prince Adam, another horse owned by Avis Gross of Auburn, Hall up, showed with a third place finish.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, 1940a album
Image Location
Rights Statement
Dam
Gay Forbes by Malcolm Forbes