Avelino Gomez reminds of Fort Erie Race Track opening date, January 26, 1961

Dublin Core

Title

Avelino Gomez reminds of Fort Erie Race Track opening date, January 26, 1961

Subject

Avelino Gomez/sports dignitaries

Description

Two black and white photos showing famous jockey Avelino Gomez reminding us of the Fort Erie Race Track opening date on April 8, January 26, 1961. The gathering was the annual Sports Celebrities dinner in Toronto and he visited the Welland party attending the dinner.

Also included in the files is the article featuring the first photo from the February 4, 1961 edition of the Welland Tribune.

Seated, from left to right: J.L. Paterson, Carl Painter, J.D. Watt, John Derwinsky, Les Cutaia.

Standing, from left to right: J.W.H. Dobbie, T.N. Morrison, Major Hendrie, Avelino Gomez, Jim Coleman, Larry Cooney, and an unidentified waitress.

Creator

Turofsky/Welland Tribune

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection/Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection

Date

1961/01/26 and 1962/02/04

Rights

Turofsky/Welland Tribune

Format

Black and white photograph/Microfilm

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Storage - T.N. Morrison Folder 3 and Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tri #170

Coverage

Toronto

Files

IMG_20230817_0001.jpg
IMG_20230817_0002.jpg
feb 4 1961.jpg

Citation

Turofsky/Welland Tribune, “Avelino Gomez reminds of Fort Erie Race Track opening date, January 26, 1961,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9904.