George Arents, Jr.
Involved in the first fatality of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Nationality: United States
Born: 1875
Died: 1960 85 Years
George Arents Jr. raced the number #5 Mercedes in the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. In the second lap, his Mercedes rolled off the course, resulting in the death of Carl Mensel, his mechanician. Arents recovered and continued a family tradition in tobacco.
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Archives: 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Links to posts related to the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race (Updated: December 31, 2011):
Howard,
Great research, both historically and at the present time.I look forward to visiting that corner.
I went exploring…