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- Boston Herald, Massachusetts, Tuesday, July 31, 1934
Mr. and Mrs. George S. West of Chestnut Hill and their family are spending the summer at Squam Lake, N.H. Their elder daughter, Miss Dorothy West, was the bridal attendant at the marriage of her cousin, Miss Jane Fowler, daughter of Mrs. West?s brother, Mr. Arthur Anderson Fowler and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Bonbright Fowler of New York and Peapack, N.J., to Mr. Carroll Kinney Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Phillips Bassett of Summit, N.J., and Camden, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett will reside in Virginia.
Richmond Times Dispatch, Virginia, March 26, 1972
Bassett
Carroll K. Bassett of Montpelier, Orange County, Va., died March 24, 1972. Mr. Bassett was 66 years of age and was the son of the late Carroll P. Bassett and Margaret Kinney Bassett of Summit, N.J. For many years he was a prominent amateur rider and trainer. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, March 26, at the Montpelier Farms, Montpelier Station, Va. Remains rest at Preddys Funeral Home, Gordonsville, Va.
NMR Hall of Fame - Carroll K. Bassett
Winner of more than 100 steeplechase races
Carroll Bassett was a leading steeplechase rider in the 1930's. Hall of Fame trainer Preston Burch described him saying: 'Bassett was to steeplechasing what Eddie Arcaro was to flat racing.'
An amateur steeplechase rider, Carroll Bassett was born in New Jersey and exhibited an early talent for many equine sports including steeplechasing, polo, and fox hunting. Bassett also studied at the Art Students' League in New York City and later became an accomplished equine sculptor.
Bassett had his first winner in 1939. He campaigned horses in partnership with J. Spencer Weed, under the name of Rams' Head Stable. He also conditioned and rode jumpers for Mrs. Marion duPont Scott.
Working for Mrs. Scott, Bassett supervised the early schooling of Battleship, a horse he later rode to victory in the U.S. Grand National and two National Steeplechase Hunt Cups, 1933-34. Bassett's other significant mounts include Peacock, Night Retired, Passive, and Sable Muff.
After his retirement from racing, Bassett remained active by judging horse shows and planning the Colonial Cup.
Carroll K. Bassett was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1972.
1930 Federal Census of Summit, Union County, New Jersey (30 Apr 1930)
Carroll P. Bassett - 67 - M - NY-CT-PA - Head - Civil Engineer - Developer of Real Estate
Margaret K. - 60 - F - NJ-NJ-NJ - Wife
Carroll K. - 24 - M - NJ-NJ-NJ - Son - Sculptor
Estelle C. - 22 - F - NJ-NJ-NJ - Daughter
William B.K. - 21 - M - NJ-NJ-NJ - Son
Also six servants
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