Vanderbilt Cup Races

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Dec 21 2015
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The #10 Renault at the Start of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race

This weekend's Mystery Foto documented the start of a Vanderbilt Cup racer.
May 17 2014
The Largest Newspaper Photo Ever Published in 1906- The Checkered Flag Finish of Louis Wagner

On October 14, 1906, the New York Times published a photo of the finish of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup 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.
Oct 23 2013
Happy 105th Anniversary- The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

In celebration of the 105th anniversary of the Fourth Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 24, 1908, here are several of my favorite race images photographed near the grandstand and press box/officials' stand in the Hempstead Plains (now Levittown).
Apr 06 2012
Fred Wagner- The Official Starter of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Fred Wagner was the official starter of all the Vanderbilt Cup Races with the exception of the 1904 race. Accordingly, Wagner, a resident of Smithtown, was the "Zelig" of early racing and captured in hundreds of photos. Here are my some of my favorites.
Feb 16 2012
The 1910 Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes

For the 1910 races, three simultaneous races were planned, with the running of the Massapequa and Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes with the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Different, though, was the order in which they would run. Instead of starting the smaller Wheatley Hills cars first, the new plan called for them to…
Jun 29 2011
Favorite Images of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway

Eric M: "Can you provide a sampling of your favorite Vanderbilt Cup Race and Long Island Motor Parkway images?":
Sep 16 2010
Starting Lineup- The 8 “N” Cars of the 1908 Nassau Sweepstakes

On September 10, 1908, the AAA Race Commission announced plans to christen the Motor Parkway with an event called, “The Long Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.” Five concurrent stock car races were scheduled for October 10, 1908. The idea was to create an opportunity to test the new course, timing systems,…
Feb 15 2010
The Checkered Flags of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

As Louis Wagner was about to win the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race in the #10 Darracq, starter Fred Wagner waved what is believed to be the first checkered flag used to signify the finish of an auto race. Here are the winners of the six Vanderbilt Cup Races of…