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BenThis sheet music is complete and from 1869. Titled "Jerome Park Gallop" it is a song written about the horse races that took place in Jerome Park in New York City. See below for some interesting info on Jerome Park and Horse Racing!
Sheet music is complete and in extremely good condition.
Price is SOLD (includes first class shipping). Please email me if interested.
Jerome Park is named after Leonard W. Jerome (1817-1891), a prominent and wealthy Brooklyn citizen. Jerome was an avid sportsman and enjoyed yachting and horse racing. He helped found the American Jockey Club, and he built the Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx, in conjunction with his brothers and the financier August Belmont (1816-1890). The track opened on September 25, 1866, and it marked the return of thoroughbred racing to the metropolitan area after a hiatus during the Civil War.
In 1867, the Belmont Stakes, one of the three major horse races that constitute the Triple Crown, was held at Jerome Park, and it remained there until 1890. Jerome Park’s urbane attractions came to an end in 1890, when the city condemned the property to build the Jerome Park Reservoir.
