Klinkert Sulky Racing Barn
Klinkert barn
This Victorian Style horse barn was built in 1889 by Ernst Klinkert, President of Klinkert Brewery Company in Racine, WI. During the golden age of harness racing (1850 - 1900), there were numerous stables and oval race tracks in southeastern Wisconsin. Two enormous stables were owned by J.I. Case, founder of Case Tractors and the Uihlein brothers of Milwaukee's Schlitz Brewery. The Klinkert barn is one of the only remaining examples of these harness racing barns.
type of barns
sulky for racing
drinking and gambling
the beer that made it possible
horse stall
tack room
barn door
from the brewery
It can be seen at 4637 Lathrop Ave. Racine, WI.