![]() Tipped in at the rear pastedown is a menu for dinner held in honor of August Belmont (according to the notes, "tendered by prominent breeders and owners of race horses in Kentucky") at Navarre Cafe, Lexington, KY, May 5th, 1896. The photographs show the Kentucky Association Track, many horses and their handlers, the men and their hosts, a visit to Mammoth cave (train and station, a young boy selling flowers, the men in their caving gear), and a few scenes from the rail journey to and from Kentucky. Enright (Elmendorf Farm), as well as several private gentleman's clubs. Over the course of the week the men spent time at Belmont's farm (Nursery Stud) and the farms of notable breeders James R. Their host was another Harvard alumnus, August Belmont, Jr., a financier and prominent breeder of race horses (most notably Man O'War) who would go on to found Belmont Park in New York. Potter-all but the last of whom graduated from Harvard in the 1870s. ![]() Only a few are captioned, but there is a handwritten title page, as well as an itinerary listing all the week's activities at the rear. 81 photos, about half measuring 4.5 x 6 inches, the rest mainly 3.25 x 4 inches, a few smaller. Original photograph album (9.25" x 11.5", black cloth) documenting a visit by five friends to Lexington, Kentucky to tour thoroughbred horse farms, see the races, and visit Mammoth Cave. Trip to Kentucky and Visit at the Nursery Stud, Lexington including also a journey to Louisville to see the Kentucky Derby and an interesting exploration of the Mammoth Cave, and other points of interest in the Blue Grass region.
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