# Harry K. Knapp

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American businessman

Harry K. Knapp Born (1864-09-25)September 25, 1864 Died January 31, 1926(1926-01-31) (aged 61) Education Columbia University Political party Republican Board member of Corn Exchange Bank, The Jockey Club Spouse Caroline Burr Children 3

**Harry Kearsarge Knapp** (September 25, 1864 – January 31, 1926) was a United States financier and a prominent executive in the [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [horse racing](/source/Horse_racing) industry in which he had been a steward, secretary-treasurer and vice-chairman of [The Jockey Club](/source/The_Jockey_Club).[1]

A graduate of [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University), he was a partner with George Hyatt and John S. Van Siclen in the [New York City](/source/New_York_City) [stock brokerage firm](/source/Brokerage_firm), Hyatt & Co. and later a partner in Benedict Drysdale & Co. Harry Knapp was also a director of the [Corn Exchange Bank](/source/Corn_Exchange_Bank) of New York and was the head of the [Racquet and Tennis Club](/source/Racquet_and_Tennis_Club).

Harry Knapp married Caroline Burr with whom he had three children. They made their home in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and in 1903 built Brookwood Hall, a summer home on more than 100 acres (0.40 km2) at [East Islip](/source/East_Islip%2C_New_York), on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island), New York, now being used as the [Islip Art Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islip_Art_Museum&action=edit&redlink=1).

## Oneck Stable

Harry Knapp became involved in the sport of [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) racing, operating with his brother, Dr. Gideon Lee Knapp, under the *[nom de course](/source/Glossary_of_North_American_horse_racing)*, Oneck Stable. They owned a number of successful horses, among the best known of which were [Sir Walter](/source/Sir_Walter), winner of the 1896 [Brooklyn Handicap](/source/Brooklyn_Handicap) and [Fashion Plate](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fashion_Plate_(horse)&action=edit&redlink=1), winner of the 1910 [Metropolitan Handicap](/source/Metropolitan_Handicap).

[Walter Rollins](/source/Walter_C._Rollins) was a long-time trainer for the Oneck Stable and was succeeded by [William Karrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_H._Karrick&action=edit&redlink=1).

Knapp was a member of the [board of directors](/source/Board_of_directors) and a vice-chairman of [The Jockey Club](/source/The_Jockey_Club) and a director of the [Saratoga Racing Association](/source/Saratoga_Race_Course). In 1906, New York governor [Frank W. Higgins](/source/Frank_W._Higgins) appointed him chairman of the [New York State Racing Commission](/source/New_York_State_Racing_and_Wagering_Board).

Poor health forced Harry Knapp to step down from his various racing positions in 1925 and he died on February 1, 1926.[2] In May, his racing stable was sold at auction at [Belmont Park](/source/Belmont_Park). His son Theodore served as president of the Queens County Jockey Club from 1941 until his death in 1947.[3] The Queens County Jockey Club owned and operated the [Aqueduct Racetrack](/source/Aqueduct_Racetrack).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mourn Theodore J. Knapp Passing in New York"](https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/). Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1947-05-08. Retrieved 2018-12-09.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["H. K. Knapp, Banker And Turfman, dies"](https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0710F8395D13738DDDA80894DA405B868EF1D3). *New York Times*. 1926-02-01. Retrieved 2018-12-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Knapp Is Elected To Head Aqueduct"](https://www.nytimes.com/1941/01/25/archives/knapp-is-elected-to-head-aqueduct-director-for-ten-years-named-to.html). *New York Times*. 1941-01-25. Retrieved 2018-12-09.

## External links

Brookwood Hall history [\[1\]](http://www.freewebs.com/limansionsguide/brookwoodhall.htm) [\[2\]](http://www.eastislip.org/Pages/Estates/BrookWood%20Hall%20History/brookwood_hall_history.htm)

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