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Albert Carlton Bostwick, Jr. (April 1, 1901 - September 26, 1980) was a member of the wealthy and prominent Bostwick family who became a steeplechase jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner, breeder and trainer. ==Biography== Albert Bostwick was one of five children of Mary Lillian Stokes and Albert Carlton Bostwick, Sr.. His father set early automobile speed records. His grandfather, Jabez, was a founder and treasurer of the Standard Oil and a partner of John D. Rockefeller. On the death of his father in 1911, Albert Bostwick, Jr. inherited a sizeable fortune. His grandmother, Helen C. Bostwick, upon her death in April 1920, left to him a sum of $1,156,818.〔($29,264,181 TO HEIRS OF MRS. BOSTWICK; Widow of the Standard Oil Man G... - Article Preview - The New York Times )〕 Albert Bostwick, Jr. rode horses from a young age and became a successful amateur steeplechase rider in the United States and in England. He also became involved in the sport of Thoroughbred flat racing and is best known as the owner/breeder of Mate, winner of the 1931 Preakness Stakes.〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1HQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6IgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3609,1894008&dq=mate+preakness&hl=en〕 A member of The Jockey Club, in 1932 he obtained a license to train horses.〔http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F11F8345B13738DDDA00994DB405B828FF1D3〕 In 1937, Albert Bostwick, Jr. married Eleanor P. Sage (1904–2004) with whom he had a son, Albert III.〔http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E5D9103FF933A15756C0A9629C8B63〕 Albert Bostwick, Jr. died in 1980 at age 79 at his home in Westbury, Long Island, New York.〔http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0914F63E5C17728DDDA10A94D1405B8084F1D3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert C. Bostwick, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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