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From the United Hunts Racing Association meet at Belmont Park Terminal track, May 22, 1920.
I think it's likely that "Mrs. Jas. Townsend" (with parasol) in these photos is actually Mrs. J. Allen Townsend, mentioned as attending the meet in an article from The Sun and the New York herald., May 23, 1920, columns 4 and 5:
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030273/1920-05-23/ed-...

Mrs. John Allen Townsend, the former Viola Sophia Hawkins, was pictured walking down Fifth Avenue on Easter, 1915, in this earlier Bain photo:

See comments on earlier photo. Close examination of the two photos shows that they have very similar features and are wearing the same pearl earrings.

Mrs. Charles McCann, see comment under

Thanks artolog, we will add info to the records.

Bernard Mannes Baruch (/bəˈruːx/; August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Baruch

From the United Hunts Racing Association meet at Belmont Park Terminal track, May 22, 1920. see also

The daughter is Belle Baruch, according to a similar photo from The Sun and the New York herald., May 30, 1920. The occasion was the United Hunts Race Club meet on May 22, 1920: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030273/1920-05-30/ed-... "Belle Wilcox Baruch (August 16, 1899[1] - 1964) was a noted equestrian and the daughter of financier Bernard Mannes Baruch." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_W._Baruch Her 1964 NYT obituary: www.nytimes.com/1964/04/26/belle-w-baruch-is-dead-at-64.h...

Meravigliosa!

You're not the first archivist to wonder about Baldoyle.

Carol it was on the road between Baldoyle and Portmarnock about quarter of a mile from the village of Baldoyle and obviously on the land side of the road??? On this link you will see the end of Main Street and the beginning of the Coast Road and that is where it was. The new developments there are called Racecourse this and Racecourse that but I'm not fooled that's where the Racecourse was! There was a big controversy for many years about the land as it was debated that they should build a hospital etc. there. maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&view=map&oe=UTF8&...

Here is the racecourse on the OS 25" map The stands are at the bottom right.

Yep, the lads are right Carol.