Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: #7 Locomobile at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race starting line
Did you identify this racer at the starting line?
Identify:
- Race
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
- Date
October 14, 1905
- Race car
#7 Locomobile
- Driver and Mechanician
Joe Tracy (driver) and Al Poole (mechanician)
- The location
Jericho Turnpike, Mineola
- Kudos question: Identify the man with bowler hat standing near the racer.
PA Announcer Peter Prunty
Comments (4)
Congrats to Art Kleiner, Steve Lucas, David Miller and Ken Parrotte for soling this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Kudos to Art Kleiner, Steve Lucas and David Miller for identifying the PA announcer Peter Prunty.,
Greg O. & Howard Kroplick
Close-Ups
Images of the #7 Locomobile at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Peter Prunty
Comments
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
October 14, 1905
Locomobile
Joe Tracey, Al Poole
Start and finish line at Jericho Turnpike, Mineola
Announce, Peter Prunty
That looks like the number 7 Locomobile with Joe Tracy driving and Al Poole as the mechanician in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The photo was taken on October 14, 1905 at the grandstand on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. I think the man with the bowler hat is probably Peter Prunty, the starter for the race.
This is the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 14th. This is the starting line on Jericho turnpike in Mineola. The racer is a 1905 Locomobile, driver Joe Tracey, mechanician Al Poole. The man in question with the bowler hat is Peter Puntry, the announcer of the races. His big bull horn is probably being held in his right hand. We can’t see it of course because some guy is standing in the way. And that guy standing in the way I think is none other than Willie K. Vanderbilt.
I did not see the results of the mystery photo so I thought I would take a shot at it.
Joe Tracey driving a Locomobile at the October 19, 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race at the starting line in front of the grandstands in Mineola. Is the guy with the bowler hat Mr. Hillard?