George C. Tilyou opens Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, and introduces the "Steeplechase Horses" ride there.

There’s just something magical about old-school Coney Island. Maybe it’s the clackety sounds of the wooden roller coasters or the way the salty ocean breeze mixes with the scent of funnel cakes and ...

where he negotiated with George Tilyou to bring the "Trip to the Moon" to Steeplechase Park at Coney Island. Again the ride was a success, but Tilyou asked for too large a cut for their liking ...

Outlaw pocketed the roll of bills and walked back down Steeplechase Pier to the Coney ... the rides with the Homicides. In December he was sentenced to three more months on Riker’s Island ...