The Start of the 1906 Race
The #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner
Courtesy of The Henry Ford
Louis Wagner (left) and riding mechanician Louis Vivet prepared to begin the race in the French 100-hp #10 Darracq. The Motor Way called the car “the peculiar wire wheeled, little Darracq.” Behind Wagner was the gray Italian #12 Itala driven by Alessandro Cagno. Foxhall Keene’s #11 Mercedes was absent as it had failed to start due to cracked cylinders discovered shortly before practice began.
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1906
- “The Vanderbilt Cup”: The Broadway Musical
- The 1906 American Elimination Trial
- Preparing for the 1906 Race
- The Start of the 1906 Race
- Crowds on the Course
- The Hairpin Turn in Old Westbury
- Action in Manhasset
- Action Around the Course
- The Trials and Tribulation of Shepard’s Hotchkiss
- The 1906 Finish
- 1906 Race Statistics
- 1906 Race Summary
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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