Walter White
White Steamer In Front Of Harbor Hill Estate (1905)
A 40-hp White Steamer made by the White Sewing Machine Company was one of the five American entries. Seen with its driver Walter White practicing in front of financier Clarence Mackey’s 648-acre Harbor Hill estate in Roslyn, the steamer was the only steam powered car ever to compete for the Vanderbilt Cup.
White Steamer Headquarters at Bull’s Head Hotel in Greenvale (1905)
The White Steamer was headquartered at Aloyous Huwer’s Bull’s Head Hotel. A popular location for viewing the race, the hotel and garage barn were located at the junction of North Hempstead Turnpike and Glen Cove Road in Greenvale.
The White Steamer Sputters in Front of Vanderbilt’s Estate (1905)
The unique 40-hp #19 White Steamer sputtered early in the race. During lap five, the steamer punctured its left front tire at the Guinea Woods Turn and limped on its rim as it passed William K. Vanderbilt Jr.’s Deepdale estate in Lake Success. Portions of the gates surrounding the Deepdale estate (left) are still standing today on Lakeville Avenue.
Featured Drivers
- George Arents, Jr.
- 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
- Felice Nazzaro
- Edward Parker
- Al Poole
- Eddie Rickenbacker
- George Robertson
- Charles Schmidt
- Elliot Shepard
- Emil Stricker
- George Teste
- Joe Tracy
- Louis Wagner
- A.C. Webb
- Walter White
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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