Description: Offered is a VINTAGE Souvenir Program for the Grand Inaugural Meeting/Opening Day at Monmouth Park Jockey Club, dated June 10, 1946. A great relic of horse racing history. HARD TO FIND! Displays well overall, with some surface wear throughout program. Tight spine with all pages intact page. Interior pages are unmarked. See close-up pictures to evaluate condition.On June 19, 1946, for the third time and after a 53-year hiatus, Monmouth Park reopened its doors. Under the new leadership of Haskell, Philip H. Iselin, Reeve Schley, Joseph M. Roebling, Townsend B. Martin, John MacDonald and James Cox Brady, the Monmouth Park Jockey Club was born. Opening day attracted 18,724 in attendance, and Monmouth Park returned to a level of glory and prestige that had only been a memory. Jockey Nick Jemas won two that day including the opener aboard Blind Path. Modern day stakes races, including the Molly Pitcher Handicap and the Lamplighter, held their inaugural running in 1946, with the Monmouth Oaks and Colleen Stakes continuing their popularity from the 1800s.I listed with a "Best Offer" option. If you have a reasonable amount in mind, please send an offer. Worst thing that could happen is for me to decline the offer. If I counter the offer, it means we are not far apart, so let's work together to close the gap and make a deal.Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to see more pictures BEFORE you bid and buy. ITEM WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND PROTECTED FOR SHIPPING. I SHIP VERY FAST!Please add me to your favorite sellers. I'm always listing new items for sale.Thanks & HAPPY SHOPPING!
Price: 74.9 USD
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
End Time: 2024-03-02T07:21:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.9 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country//Region of Manufacture: United States
Player: Monmouth Park
Sport: Horse Racing
Size: 8.5 x 5 3/8
Product: Program
Event: GULFSTREAM PARK HANDICAP
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Monmouth Park: 1946 Souvenir Program Grand Inaugural Meeting
Modified Item: No
