Brooklyn's Sportsmen's Row
Subtitle: politics, society and the sporting life on northern Eighth Avenue
By: Lucas G. Rubin
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781609492731
Subjects: Athletic clubs; History; Sports; Biography; Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins, 1884-1891; title: The sportsmen, 1892-1900; title: The Brooklyn Jockey Club : a neighborhood affair; title: Spite Row and the new century, 1901-1914; title: The mayor; title: The Montauk Club : the big neighbor to the east; title: The late, great Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club; title: Garrison Finish.