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|State=NY
|State=NY
|City=Troy
|City=Troy
|Modern Address=862 River St.
|Description=Weir’s Course, or Troy Pleasure Course, seems to have occupied the same land used for the<span> Rensselaer County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds</span> in<span> Batestown </span>north of Glen Avenue, east of River Street. The<span> Victory Grounds </span>were adjacent. The course took its name from John A. Weir, the proprietor of the Bull’s Head Tavern also known as the North Troy Hotel.
|Description=<p><span>The Victory Grounds in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/the-town/batestown/">Batestown</a><span>&nbsp;seems to have primarily been used for early baseball games, taking its name from the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/organizations/victory-base-ball-club/">Victory Base Ball Club</a><span>. Its location was described as near the Bull&rsquo;s Head Tavern, which was at 862 River Street &ndash; the southeast corner of River Street and Glen Avenue. The Bull&rsquo;s Head Tavern was also called the North Troy Hotel, or Weir&rsquo;s Hotel after its proprietor John A. Weir (1809-1884). The Victory Grounds, or some portion of it, subsequently became the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/parks/laureate-grounds/">Laureate Grounds</a><span>. (Lansingburgh Historical Society)</span></p>
|Sources=Lansingburgh Historical Society
<p><span>This land aka Troy Pleasure Course.</span></p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice,
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
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Location Troy, NY, United States
Description Weir’s Course, or Troy Pleasure Course, seems to have occupied the same land used for the Rensselaer County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds in Batestown north of Glen Avenue, east of River Street. The Victory Grounds were adjacent. The course took its name from John A. Weir, the proprietor of the Bull’s Head Tavern also known as the North Troy Hotel.
Sources Lansingburgh Historical Society
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Found by Bruce Allardice
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Victory Club of Troy 1859 on

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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1859-08-30 Troy NY Priam Club of Troy Priam Club of Troy 51 - 12 Troy, NY
Ballgame 1859-11-02 Troy NY National Club of Lansingburgh Priam Club of Troy 56 - 45 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1860-06-30 Troy NY Victory Club of Troy Albany 42 - 13 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-05-24 Troy NY Victory Club of Troy Union Club of Troy 34 - 17 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1861-06-28 Troy NY Knickerbocker Club of Troy Alert Club of West Troy 23 - 29 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-13 Troy NY Union Club of Lansingburgh Enterprise Club of Troy 43 - 35 Bob Tholkes

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