Coney Island's Steeplechase ride

Steeplechase Ride, Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, NY, undated postcard

Below is a film of the Steeplechase Mechanical Horse Ride at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, early 1900s. People rode side-by-side on mechanical horses down a track of over 1,000 feet, simulating a horse race.

 

via Memo Of The Air