1881: Fashion Stud Farm

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Not many folks know about Hamilton's fabled "Fashion Stud Farm." Back in the 1870's it was a beautiful site with a race track, including a Kentucky style grandstand and many stables. It was located in the general area of the former N.J. State Fair grounds. General Ulysses S. Grant stabled a horse at the stud farm. Over the years the word "stud" has been twisted to refer to a virile male, but "stud" in this case refers to the breeding and training of horse flesh. It was at the Fashion Farm that the famous trotter "Goldsmith Maid" was stabled. Her monument can be seen today adjacent to the tennis court at Kuser Farm Park. It was transferred here when the fairgrounds were sold and developed. Back in 1926, John L. Kuser purchased the monument and had it installed at an appropriate site at the fairgrounds.