Sunday, September 27, 2009: Chicken à la King and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Although proficient in auto racing, polo, equestrian riding, football and shooting, it was a food dish where Keene made his name. But first, let’s discuss Keene’s Vanderbilt Cup racing career.
Saturday, September 26, 2009: Roslyn News “Classic Autos Still Have Plenty of Firepower”
The September 10th issue of the Roslyn News reported on the Sixth Annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration held at the Nassau County Museum of Art on Sunday, August 30th. Reporter Joe Scotchie noted; “Large crowd turned out to view Vanderbilt Cup Racer…It was another well-attended event as the organizers look forward to more succesful celebrations in the future.”
Friday, September 25, 2009: Film “The Long Island Automotive Museum”
The place to go to view vintage automobiles, race cars and trucks in the New York area soon after World War II was Austin Clark’s Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. This amazing 5-minute film documents the opening of the museum on August 27, 1948 and a typical day at the museum in the early 1950s. The film was provided from the archives of the Long Island Old Car Club by Walter McCarthy and is being shown to the public for the very first time on VanderbiltCupRaces.com .
Thursday, September 24, 2009: New Booklet “Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee”
John B.Haydon has just written a 32-page booklet on the road races on his hometown entitled “Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee: The 1912 Vanderbilt Cup, Grand Prizer and Related Road Races”. This excellent summary includes several photos and memorabilia from my collection including the pennant on the above cover.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009: Film “Old 16: An American Racing Legend”
This five-minute film pays tribute to an American racing legend, Old 16, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009: A Postcard View from a Motor Parkway Bridge
Cyril, the location of the Motor Parkway in his excellent postcard had me stumped for months. However, the big curve in the background and the bridge just after the curve (seen just above the trees on the right) were major clues. Here’s your answer:
Sunday, September 20, 2009: Another Historic Gem from the Pickering Collection
After viewing over a hundred vintage photos of Nassau County taken by photographer William Pickering in the early 1900s, Catherine Pickering and I found one more treasure last Wednesday: the “Black Beast”!
Saturday, September 19, 2009: Five More Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos from the Pickering Collection
As discussed this week, on Wednesday I met with Catherine Pickering, the granddaughter of William Pickering, one of Long Island’s first photographers. Our examination of her grandfather’s photo collection revealed several Vanderbilt Cup Race photos, many never published before. In an exclusive to VanderbiltCupRaces.com, five more race photos are being posted from the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race courtesy of Catherine Pickering.
Friday, September 18, 2009:An Amazing Discovery from the Pickering Collection-The 1906 #10 Apperson
William Pickering was one of the earliest Long Island photographers documenting many of the people, buildings and events in Nassau County including the Vanderbilt Cup Races. On Wednesday, Catherine Pickering and I examined her collection of photos and postcards created by her grandfather. The above unmarked photo of a car accident got our attention. Was the car a Vanderbilt Cup Racer? If so, which one and what happened? I promised Catherine, I would find out.
Thursday, September 17, 2009: Meeting the Granddaughter of a Vanderbilt Cup Race Photographer
Today I had a fascinating meeting with Catherine Pickering, granddaughter of William Pickering. As one of the first Long Island photographers, William Pickering shot scenes of the the Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1905 to 1910. Pickering would then sell these photos as postcards in his East Broadway Roslyn store.
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