Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard Kroplick will present "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" at the 2012 Annual State Conference of the Association of Public Historians of New York State on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 10:30 AM to Noon at the Hyatt Regency Long Island . The Alco Black Beast Racer will participate at the event. “Chain your dogs and lock up your fowls!” heralded posters throughout Long Island in announcing the first international road race ever to be held in America. From 1904 to 1910, six Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on Long Island roads. Developed from the imagination of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., great grandson of millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt, these races were the most prestigious and thrilling auto races of their day, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators to Long Island. “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island,” will relive auto racing’s earliest triumphs including the development of the Long Island Motor Parkway- the first road built exclusively for the automobile. The presentation will be given by Howard Kroplick, Town Historian for North Hempstead, who has extensively researched the races and written two books; The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island and The Long Island Motor Parkway. His presentation will feature photos from the private archives of William K. Vanderbilt , Jr., rare race films and an assortment of “Vanderbilia”.

Location: Hyatt Regency Long Island

Address: 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppague, New York

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