Hall of Fame

 



mary mccune

Year of Birth: 
1900
Immortal: 
Yes
DriverTrainer: 
Yes
Driver: 
Yes
Elected as Immortal: 
1966
Year of Death: 
1961
Biography: 

A leading amateur driver, Mary McCune was the first woman to be elected an Immortal in The Hall of Fame of the Trotter now known as the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. She did much to revive interest in amateur racing, continuing her active participation until late in her life. McCune established a world record for a lady driver on September 15, 1917, when she drove the trotter Mignola to wagon in 2:05 3/4. A resident of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, Mary McCune died in 1961.

Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals