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North Randall Driving Park
RANDALL PARK RACE TRACK was a noted horse track for runners and trotters for 60 years. With its neighbor, THISTLEDOWN RACE TRACK, Randall Park provided the village of NORTH RANDALL with its major industry. Formerly located in an area bounded by Northfield, Harvard, Warrensville Center, and Miles roads, the track was originally part of the Forest City Farm, established by Christopher F. Emery in 1883 as a horse-breeding farm. The land was bought in 1905 by Youngstown entrepreneurs and then acquired by Bert Shank, who sold 100 acres north of Emery Rd. to William B. Chisholm for his Thistle Down Farms. Part of the remaining land became the village of North Randall, created in 1908 with Shank as first mayor to provide a site for harness racing after the closing of the GLENVILLE RACE TRACK. The new $250,000 track hosted the Grand Circuit in 1909, won by Emery's trotter Carroll, driven by Mayor Shank before a crowd of 17,000. Patronage fell off by WORLD WAR I and did not improve until after WORLD WAR II when the widespread use of automobiles increased attendance.
The track was closed in 1935.. case.edu
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
North Randall Driving Park
RANDALL PARK RACE TRACK was a noted horse track for runners and trotters for 60 years. With its neighbor, THISTLEDOWN RACE TRACK, Randall Park provided the village of NORTH RANDALL with its major industry. Formerly located in an area bounded by Northfield, Harvard, Warrensville Center, and Miles roads, the track was originally part of the Forest City Farm, established by Christopher F. Emery in 1883 as a horse-breeding farm. The land was bought in 1905 by Youngstown entrepreneurs and then acquired by Bert Shank, who sold 100 acres north of Emery Rd. to William B. Chisholm for his Thistle Down Farms. Part of the remaining land became the village of North Randall, created in 1908 with Shank as first mayor to provide a site for harness racing after the closing of the GLENVILLE RACE TRACK. The new $250,000 track hosted the Grand Circuit in 1909, won by Emery's trotter Carroll, driven by Mayor Shank before a crowd of 17,000. Patronage fell off by WORLD WAR I and did not improve until after WORLD WAR II when the widespread use of automobiles increased attendance.
The track was closed in 1935.. case.edu
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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