Frank Robinsons Daughter Joins Chester Hale Ballet, Daily Racing Form, 1939-04-13

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FRANK ROBINSONS DAUGHTER JOINS CHESTER HALE BALLET NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12. Miss Frankie Robinson, daughter of the late Frank Robinson, leading American jockey in 1918, has become a member of the Chester Hale ballet. Robinson gained fame as contract rider for the Harry Payne Whitney stable and was known on and off the race track as a "perfect little gentleman." Robinson was killed in a fall at Bowie on April 4, 1919, when his mount, Roederer, fell, throwing him to the ground.


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