Recollections of Dempster and His Stable of Fast Horses
A portrait of the leading North Jersey sportsman from a quarter century ago, known as Dempster of a private race course on the Heights in Phillipsburg. He amassed a fortune from racing but died comparatively poor, leaving his private track and stable as a local legend.
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Dempster Era of Trotting and Local Life in Philipsburg
This reminiscence recalls Robert Dempster a sport loving blacksmith turned race track promoter in Philipsburg and his era’s trotting legends. It notes horses like Sorrel Ned Dr Jackson and Iron King, the Fourth of July 1868 opening of a half mile track, and Dempster’s community ties at the First Presbyterian church with names of local residents and patrons.
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Historic farmstead loss nears modern rebirth
The old Pennsylvania estate once home to a prominent family declines after a widow’s 1907 burial and a 1882 death linked to the von Hite family. Survived by three sons, the 27 acre site shifts ownership to Thy Dhean dealty Co as Hungarians era workers fade from view. Bobby Dempster and his horses remain in memory though the track’s glory fades with time.
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