Secretariat Vs. Spectacular Bid

Originally Posted by Byebyemermaid

I lived in Queens (still do) but went to school at Brooklyn Tech.My senior year i used to catch the Aqueduct special from Hoyt and Schermerhorn and enjoy those days at the races.

Ahh ... yes ... the Aqueduct special ...

... when the track first opened ... they couldn't run enough trains. They were packed like the midtown subway during rush hour ... and ... when the doors opened at the Aqueduct station ... the stampede to the admission gates was something out of a John Ford western.

And how many people ... do you think ... know how to correctly pronounce "Schermerhorn"?