“ It is served by the Long Island railroad, the lines of which from Brooklyn and Manhattan meet here and then separate to serve the different regions of the island. [1] King’s Park (about 10 acres) comprises the estate of John Alsop King (1788–1867) , governor of New York in 1857–1859, from whose heirs in 1897 the land was purchased by the village trustees. In South Jamaica there is a race track, at which meetings are held in the spring and autumn. ”