Monroe Race Track was a 1/2 mile

harness racing Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australi ...

facility that opened in 1908 in Monroe, New York to a crowd of 2,200 people.Welcome to Monroe
Carnelia Bush, Paul Ellis-Graham, James A Nelson, Charles King, The Village of Monroe: The Celebration of a Century, Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press, 1994. The first president was Max O. Schaefer, general manager of the Monroe Cheese Company, and later president of the Velveeta Cheese Company. The track became a part of the Orange County Harness Racing Circuit which included Endicott, Middletown, Goshen, and Monroe until 1927, when Monroe was dropped by the circuit and was replaced by Elmira, New York which had just completed construction of a new 5,000 seat grandstand. In 1964 the grandstands were demolished and the track faded into history. The track course remains in an undeveloped area of the village. It is a

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to the Village of Monroe

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, listed on the

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in 1998.

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The Monroe Race Track
Monroe, New York Defunct horse racing venues in New York (state) Historic district contributing properties in New York (state) 1908 establishments in New York (state) 1964 disestablishments in New York (state) Harness racing venues in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Sports venues in Monroe County, New York Sports venues completed in 1908 Sports venues demolished in 1964 {{NewYork-sports-venue-stub