Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Jefferson Demont Thompson

Nov 27 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #47 Solved: Jefferson DeMont Thompson in the 1906 #6 Hotchkiss

Did you identify this mystery racer?
Jul 31 2023
Mystery Friday Foto #30 Solved : Five officials at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
Jan 10 2023
Kleiner’s Korner: The many options for the location of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Numerous locations were offered as the site of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Reasons varied but none eventually beat out Long Island.
Mar 27 2022
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The $1,000 check for winning the 1908 Meadow Brook Sweepstakes

To encourage participation for the first races held on the Motor Parkway on October 10, 1908, $1,000 prizes were offered to the winners of the five 1908 sweepstakes.
Jun 22 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations

As he had done in 1906, Robert Edgren again portrayed the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race through his illustrations in the "New York Evening World". As sports editor, he was able to convey his view of the race (many times not very positive) through pictures and his own words.
Oct 07 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Long Island Aviation and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

As aviation matured on Long Island in the early 1900s, so did its interaction with those who supported automobile racing.
Jul 08 2019
Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Officials of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Reginald Vanderbilt

This weekend's holiday Mystery Foto featured four Vanderbilt Cup Race officials.
Aug 09 2016
October 23, 1958 Newsday: The Races That Made History

On the 50th anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Newsday published a celebratory article "The Races That Made History." The article is particularly noteworthy because it included one of the last interviews with George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 race.
Feb 06 2014
Mystery Foto #54 Solved: Officials of the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes

This week's Mystery Friday Foto was looking for details on the historic photo of Herb Lytle winning the 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.
Jan 17 2012
Classic Photos of “Old 16” Locomobile

The most photographed car in all the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the 1908 winner "Old 16" Locomobile. Among my collection of over 250 "Old 16" images, these are ten of my favorites taken during the race: