
May 1, 1908. "Speedway parade. Louis Frank with trotter 'Strange Leaf,' a prize winner." View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.
Any possibility that the reference to Speedway may be the one in Manhattan that eventually became part of the FDR Drive?
[The Harlem River Speedway was a 2½-mile dirt trotting track completed in 1898 along the west bank of the river from West 155th Street to West 208th. The stretch from Dyckman to 155th is now a bike trail. - Dave]
I wonder what the origin of the name "Strange Leaf" is... although it's no more inscrutible than many modern racehorse names.