Foxhall Keene
Foxhall Keene Driving his Mercedes (1905)
Driving the #5 Mercedes, “Society Swell” Foxhall Keene was an active American sportsman proficient at polo, equestrian events, and pigeon shooting. In the late 1890s, some say Foxhall Keene suggested chicken a la king to the chef at Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York City, and originally served as Chicken à la Keene. A friend of Vanderbilt’s, Keene lived just five miles east of the starting line in his Westbury estate “Rosemary Hall.” The grandstand crowd saluted the native Long Islander after his strong start.
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- William Borque
- Louis Chevrolet
- J. Walter Christie
- David Bruce-Brown
- Albert Clement, Jr.
- Bert Dingley
- Arthur Duray
- Lee Frayer
- Harry Grant
- George Heath
- Victor Hemery
- Foxhall Keene
- Billy Knipper
- Vincenzo Lancia
- William Luttgen
- Herb Lytle
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Feature
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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