Sheepshead Bay Race Track
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The Sheepshead Bay Race Track was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility built on the site of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York.
Thoroughbred racing at Sheepshead Bay track c.1905 jam-packed with fans, even on the roof.
Astor Cup auto race at Sheepshead Bay
Auto racing at the Sheepshead Bay track c. 1919
Board track racing
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Board track racing was a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s. Competition was conducted on circular or oval race courses with surfaces composed of wooden planks.
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
…Westbury Steeplechase The new owner converted the horse track to a board automobile race track. Several auto races were held from October 1915, through September 1919, including the Astor Cup Race and the Harkness Trophy Race. The Sheepshead Bay…
Race teams grid-up for the start of a race at Baltimore-Washington Speedway in 1925.
Construction of a board track at Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1916
1912 Indian Board Track Racer, on display at the California Automobile Museum
Motorcycles racing on a board track in 1911