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Carroll Kinney Bassett

Male 1905 - 1972  (66 years)


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  • Name Carroll Kinney Bassett 
    Born 27 Sep 1905  Elberon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 0A905EEA1275F242A9305CC23C99242DBA75 
    Died Mar 1972  Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 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
    Person ID I2054  1B John Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2021 

    Father Carroll Phillips Bassett,   b. 27 Feb 1863, Brooklyn, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1952  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Margaret Condit Kinney,   b. 28 Oct 1865, Newark, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Apr 1904 
    Family ID F498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Fowler 
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F1641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] SSDI.