From Wikipedia (not an authoritative source, but close enough for a minor posting): "It has been erroneously reported that Leonard Jerome acquired a majority shareholding in the New York Times newspaper, though in actuality the New York Times was founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, and later acquired by Adolph Ochs in 1896. He was known as a flamboyant and successful stock speculator, having made and lost several fortunes, he was known as "The King of Wall Street". He had pecuniary interests in a number of railway companies. A patron of the arts, he was the founder of the American Academy of Music. Jerome was also an avid sportsman and enjoyed yachting with his friend, William Kissam Vanderbilt, but he had a special passion for thoroughbred horse racing. He helped establish the American Jockey Club and built the Jerome Park Racetrack in the Bronx in conjunction with financier August Belmont, Sr. where the first Belmont Stakes was held in 1867. A resident of Brooklyn, he was also responsible for the construction of the Sheepshead Bay racetrack which hosted meets for the Coney Island Jockey Club." And Jennie was a major babe.
