They’re Off: Heading to the Hamlet of Jericho
The “Curve of Death” in Jericho
The first major turn of the course, called the “Curve of Death” by newspapers, was located on narrow streets surrounded by the Jericho General Store and W.B. Powell’s Jericho Hotel. Flagmen were hired by the AAA Race Commission to keep the turn clear and warn spectators of approaching cars.
The American #4 Pope-Toledo Taking the Jericho Turn
A photographer on the porch of the Jericho Hotel captured the American 60-hp #4 Pope-Toledo taking the Jericho Turn. The car, driven by A.C. Webb, broke a steering knuckle during lap six and finished a disappointing tenth.
Action During the 1904 Race -->
1904
- Creating the First International Road Race in America
- The 1904 Course and Headquarters
- The Start-Finish Line in Westbury
- They’re Off: Heading to the Hamlet of Jericho
- Action During the 1904 Race
- Controls in Hicksville and Hempstead
- The Fatal Accident
- The 1904 Finish
- 50 Years After the Race
- 1904 Race Statistics
- 1904 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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