In 1903, wealthy industrialist and equestrian Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings hosted a $50,000 horseback dinner in New York City.
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1903: C.K.G. Billings’ $50K Horseback Dinner at Louis Sherry’s Restaurant
Posted: 28th February 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Horse TalesTags: C.K.G. Billings, Colored Orphan Asylum, Fort Tryon Park, Harlem River Speedway, horseback dinner, Louis Sherry, New York City History
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