Harry Payne Whitney was a businessman, horsebreeder and the husband of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. He was a member of the Skull and Bones. He bred the thoroughbred racehorse Equipoise. He financed Rollo Beck's expedition to collect bird speciments for the American Museum of Natural History. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 - April 18, 1942) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ... Skull and Bones is the most well known of the so-called secret societies based at a university. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Equipoise (1928 - 1938) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, a chestnut bred in the United States by Harry Payne Whitney and owned by his son, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. ... Rollo Howard Beck (1870 - 1950) was a US ornithologist and explorer. ... The American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History is a landmark of Manhattans Upper West Side in New York, at 79th Street and Central Park West. ... This article is about the cemetery in the Bronx. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of [[New Bronx from the island of Manhattan. ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ...