Rose Hamburger
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Rose Hamburger was a racetrack fixture and handicapper for the New York Post
for seven months. This stint at the Post earned her a cameo on The Late Show with David Letterman and the monikers "Gamblin' Rose" and "Gambling Rose".
on December 29, 1890, she graduated from Normal College (formerly known as the Female Normal and High School) in 1910 at the age of 19, with degrees in mathematics and music. According to an article based on a 1995 interview, she enrolled in 1907.
According to her obituary in The New York Times
, Rose Rosenbaum was at that time the youngest graduate in the college's history. She went to her first horse race in Germany and after returning to the United States she attended most, if not all, the Preakness Stakes between 1915 (or 1918) and 1988 (or 1992).
She became the first woman licensed in Baltimore to sell real estate (at age 47, in 1938). She still managed her schedule so she could make it to the track at Pimlico almost every day. In 1975 she moved back to Manhattan
to be near her children. She gave up selling real estate to become a rental agent for a Manhattan building, but eventually returned to selling real estate, retiring in 1990, aged 99, only because, at that time, as she put it: [The New York real estate] market had been absurdly bad ... I miss it—life is without a challenge.
She focused on the track becoming a regular at the Aqueduct
and Belmont Racetracks. She began to get a lot of attention after she turned 100. She came out of retirement to be a racing handicapper for the New York Post
, beginning work on her 105th birthday.
She appeared on Late Night With David Letterman and other television programs. She died eight months later on August 6, 1996, aged 105.
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
for seven months. This stint at the Post earned her a cameo on The Late Show with David Letterman and the monikers "Gamblin' Rose" and "Gambling Rose".
Background
Born as Rose Rosenbaum in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
on December 29, 1890, she graduated from Normal College (formerly known as the Female Normal and High School) in 1910 at the age of 19, with degrees in mathematics and music. According to an article based on a 1995 interview, she enrolled in 1907.
According to her obituary in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Rose Rosenbaum was at that time the youngest graduate in the college's history. She went to her first horse race in Germany and after returning to the United States she attended most, if not all, the Preakness Stakes between 1915 (or 1918) and 1988 (or 1992).
She became the first woman licensed in Baltimore to sell real estate (at age 47, in 1938). She still managed her schedule so she could make it to the track at Pimlico almost every day. In 1975 she moved back to Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
to be near her children. She gave up selling real estate to become a rental agent for a Manhattan building, but eventually returned to selling real estate, retiring in 1990, aged 99, only because, at that time, as she put it: [The New York real estate] market had been absurdly bad ... I miss it—life is without a challenge.
She focused on the track becoming a regular at the Aqueduct
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
and Belmont Racetracks. She began to get a lot of attention after she turned 100. She came out of retirement to be a racing handicapper for the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, beginning work on her 105th birthday.
She appeared on Late Night With David Letterman and other television programs. She died eight months later on August 6, 1996, aged 105.
External links
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,985013,00.html
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