Historical perspectives: Century ago Terre Haute was worlds harness racing capital
Century ago Terre Haute was world's harness racing capital
| Description: |
This article describes the 1892 harness racing season at Terre Hautes Four Cornered Track at the Vigo County Fairgrounds. In the featured race the horse Nancy Hanks circled the track in an astonishing record time of 2 minutes, 4 seconds. |
|---|---|
| Origin: | 2011 |
| Created By: |
McCormick, Mike |
| Publisher: |
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcpl/id/10088 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Harness racing Horses Sports |
Further information on this record can be found at its source.
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.