Theodore J. Knapp Interment, Daily Racing Form, 1947-05-10

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Theodore J. Knapp Interment NEW YORK, N. Y., May 9.— Funeral services were held this morning at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue for the late Theodore J. Knapp, president of Aqueduct race track, who committed suicide in his room at the Southside Sportsmans Club on Long Island on Wednesday following a heart attack. The rites were attended by virtually all the members of The Jockey Club now in New York, as well as the heads of the five New York race tracks and racing officials. In addition, there was a large delegation from the Harvard Club, of which Knapp was a member. Interment took place at Woodlawn Cemetery, near Van Cortland Park.


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