1 10 6 https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/be78694713f593516084e3b8734a37c6.jpg 2454fc352aa712f66bf7d5f6b7dc7a51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Port Jefferson Station Description An account of the resource Here we have a 1947 aerial view showing the Gentlemen's Driving Park (GDP) with Canal Road just to the west of the track and Route 112 northwest of Canal Road. The GDP is the last Victorian Era harness racing track left on Long Island. It was a first class, half mile oval. Built in the early 1880s, it was part of the Grand Circuit of Harness Racing Tracks and a member of the National Association of Trotting Parks. The track is now a Brookhaven Town Historical Landmark. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photograph courtesy of Walter DeHart Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/1832715de843552e43b79c74cf9fc0e4.jpg a87977a9164a314e609d59d4c5848752 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Harness Racing Horse with High Wheel Sulky Description An account of the resource Photo of harness racing horse with high wheel sulky at the Joseph Rowland Farm in Miller Place. The beloved racehorse, Echo, was sired by Regulus at this farm, which is now the Miller Place Inn. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photograph courtesy of the Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/069ec08cb779a0a48e6582bfacc4806d.jpg da21568c00ca828a2d734447c4d7207e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Driver Ben Sill with a high wheeled sulky. Presumably at Comsewogue Stables Description An account of the resource Wagers at the race track were usually around $50 with scheduled races at around $75, divided 3 ways. The average time for a mile race (twice around the 1/2 mile track) was about 3 minutes, with faster horses racing under the 3 minute mark. The winner of the races between the trotting horses, usually no more than 3, was the best out of 5 heats. After the sanctioned races were over, the "Brushes" were held which were open races between the locals with any type of horse and any type of vehicle. These were often very colorful to watch. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photograph from the Davis Family Collection. Courtesy of the Brookhaven Town Historian's Office Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/bf5fa12a8c4355155893d9f17cf40096.jpg 0614d10cde286f569b7a5f616e9ca4ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trotting horses training at the Gentlemen's Driving Park Description An account of the resource Wagers at the race track were usually around $50 with scheduled races at around $75, divided 3 ways. The average time for a mile race (twice around the 1/2 mile track) was about 3 minutes, with faster horses racing under the 3 minute mark. The winner of the races between the trotting horses, usually no more than 3, was the best out of 5 heats. After the sanctioned races were over, the "Brushes" were held which were open races between the locals with any type of horse and any type of vehicle. These were often very colorful to watch. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c1900 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photograph from the Davis Family Collection. Courtesy of the Brookhaven Town Historian's Office Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/787158d2f2d56e755f65e3d9c958c115.pdf 41e3bcea76c08d2642d5b1c825b743dc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Echo the Beloved Racehorse Description An account of the resource Captain Nathaniel Dickerson's famous bay, Echo, whom the hamlet was named after, was a local trotter renowned for his speed, agility and race winning ways. After some diligent research, his stud book and pedigree were discovered, and what a pedigree it was. Echo was sired at the Joseph Rowland Farm in Miller Place, now the Miller Place Inn. His lineage can be traced back to Hambletonian 10 and the famous Imported Messenger. Messenger is considered the progenitor of the standard bred horse in America. Echo was "Horse Royalty!" Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Courtesy of Patty Saffran https://localhistory.cplib.org/files/original/a571aef3ac23f4ec23bb39ac806ba02a.jpg 739bde96fb55550dc7261876d20fea68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gentlemen's Driving Park Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Port Jefferson Station Description An account of the resource A 1957 aerial photograph of Port Jefferson Station. Rather than the traffic light that exists now, there used to be a traffic circle that intersected at Routes 347 and 112, as well as Canal Road. Note the clear oval outline (bottom right of the image) is the former 19th century Gentlemen's Driving Park, the last remaining Victorian Era harness racing track left on Long Island. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Courtesy of the Port Jefferson Fire Department Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG