Far Hills Race Meeting Honored with Painted Wooden Collectible

Celebrating over 100 years of New Jersey’s fall classic, the Far Hills Race Meeting, with this beautiful wooden hand painted collectible as part of the New Jersey Historic Village Cat’s Meow wooden keepsake collection.

Beautifully handcrafted wood, hand-painted edges, and a beautifully hand-painted rendering of the Far Hills Race scenery. The back of the keepsake includes the history of the iconic event that began as the Farmers Race and became the Far Hills Race Meeting. Honor the 100th running with this limited edition keepsake.

The New Jersey Historic Village keepsake collection is a wood-painted collectible series honoring historic iconic buildings, properties, and fixtures that are part of the historic fabric of New Jersey’s history. Each keepsake was selected based on community feedback and a voting process. Brooks Betz stated, “We’re excited to see how the public reacts to the next additions to this historic series.” The Mr. Local History Project plans to introduce at least five new keepsakes. Sign up to receive updates when new pieces are added to the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection.

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