Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Four men discussing tea at the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
Answers to the Mystery Foto questions
Identify:
- The four men from left to right and their claims to fame.
Sir Thomas Lipton: Founder of Lipton Tea
Frederick Gilbert Bourne: President of Singer Sewing Machine and a Director of the Long Island Motor Parkway
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. -Our favorite Vanderbilt
Dave Hennen Morris: President of Automobile Club of America, married Alice Vanderbilt Shepard and ambassador to Belgium fom 1933 to 1937.
- The date of the Foto and the Vanderbilt Cup Race.
A cold and rainy October 30, 1909- The date of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Comments (1)
Congrats to David Miller who identify Willie K. at the 1909 race.
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
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Judging how these guys are dressed I just researched what was the coldest Vanderbilt Cup Race of that era on record and by far it was the 1909 race on October 30th. The day before it was only about 43 for a high and the morning of the race the temperature was only about 37 degrees. It warmed up to a high of 52 degrees later on during the race. As for the men in the picture, so far I’ll only say: third from left is Willie K.V. and fourth from left might be A.R. Pardington.