. Belmont Park, Racetracks (Horse racing). Landmark: Belmont Park's famed great white pine, circled by benches, as it looked in paddock in 1960, when it was 134 years old. Plaque commemorates first airmail flight, from Belmont Park infield to Washington, D. C, May 15, 1918. rider, expressed the colt's determination. And his displayed it to the fullest in the Su- burban, in which he carried 129 pounds. Con- ceding Royal Vale, his rival in the running, four pounds, it looked as though Tom Fool were beaten inside the furlong pole. But the lion-heated Greentree star woudn't give up. An
. Belmont Park, Racetracks (Horse racing). Landmark: Belmont Park's famed great white pine, circled by benches, as it looked in paddock in 1960, when it was 134 years old. Plaque commemorates first airmail flight, from Belmont Park infield to Washington, D. C, May 15, 1918. rider, expressed the colt's determination. And his displayed it to the fullest in the Su- burban, in which he carried 129 pounds. Con- ceding Royal Vale, his rival in the running, four pounds, it looked as though Tom Fool were beaten inside the furlong pole. But the lion-heated Greentree star woudn't give up. And, as he and Royal Vale burst into the photo finish, it was Tom Fool by a nose in 2:00 3/5. On September 30, 1954, a committee of members of The Jockey Club consisting of John W. Hanes, Christopher T. Chenery, and Harry F. Guggenheim submitted a plan to the New York State Racing Commission for a completely new deal for the operation of thoroughbred racing in the State. A non-profit organization to be called the Greater New York Association would be formed. Belmont Park, Jamaica, Aqueduct, and Saratoga would be merged into this as- sociation, which would buy the assets of each track. Jamaica would be discontinued and Belmont Park and Saratoga improved. Aque- duct would be retained until it could be es- tablished that the Metropolitan area needed a second major track. The following year, the Greater New York Association (the name was later changed to the present New York Racing Association) was incorporated. In October, 1955, it ac- quired the four tracks for approximately $20,000,000 and was granted a mutuel betting franchise for 25 years. 57. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Racing Jamaica, N. Y. : The Association
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