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Action During the 1904 Race

The American #16 Packard “Gray Wolf” Taking the Massapequa Turn
The American #16 Packard “Gray Wolf” Taking the Massapequa Turn
Courtesy of The Helck Family Collection

The sleek 30-hp #16 Packard “Gray Wolf” was a dirt-track car designed by its driver Charles Schmidt. The first Packard racer had previously set one-mile and five-mile records in January 1904. An American Mutoscope and Biograph cameraman captured the “Gray Wolf” taking the second major turn on the course from Massapequa-Hicksville Road to the Bethpage-Hempstead Turnpike.

The French #7 Panhard Taking the Massapequa Turn
The French #7 Panhard Taking the Massapequa Turn
Courtesy of The Helck Family Collection

During lap three, George Heath’s #7 Panhard was in second place when he took the Massapequa Turn. Before the race, Heath’s Panhard was one of the favorites to win.

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The 128-page book by Howard Kroplick, a researcher and lecturer on the races, contains rare images of the races from the archives of major museums, libraries and private collectors. The book Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island will be available from Arcadia Publishing in March 2008.

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