Title:
A mile a minute was considred speedy at former Poquonnock Driving Park
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Groton's racetrack called a Driving Park
Christie McConnell's 1914 silver auto race trophy
Christie McConnell's 1914 silver auto race trophy
Object ID:
Kim09-051
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
09/29/2003
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Few people know there was once a racetrack in Groton, about half a mile east of the Town Hall on the present Route One just across from the recently acquired Poquonnock Plains Park. In 1891 horse racing was considered not quite proper, so the track was always called a Driving Park. The area was used for horse races, motorcycle and automobile races and even baseball games. A silver automoble race trophy won by Christie McConnell in 1914 was placed in the Groton Town Hall.
People:
McConnell, Ellicott (Dr.)
McConnell, Christie
Gardiner, Henry
Bittner, George (Flying)
Oldfield, Barney
McConnell Haddad, Elizabeth
Brown, Malcolm F.
Tarbox, Barbara
McConnell, Christie
Gardiner, Henry
Bittner, George (Flying)
Oldfield, Barney
McConnell Haddad, Elizabeth
Brown, Malcolm F.
Tarbox, Barbara
Search Terms:
Groton's racetrack
Driving Park
Poquonnock Driving Park
silver racing trophy
Groton Town Hall
horse races
motorcycle races
automobile races
baseball games
Driving Park
Poquonnock Driving Park
silver racing trophy
Groton Town Hall
horse races
motorcycle races
automobile races
baseball games