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• 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
• 1905
• 1904 Success leads to Second Vanderbilt Cup Race
• Entrants for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
• Start of the 1905 Race in Mineola
• Action During the 1905 Race
• Lancia Leads Heath and Hemery
• The 1905 Finish
• Hemery and the Darracq Win for France
• 1905 Race Statistics
• 1905 Race Summary
• 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
• 1907
• Long Island Motor Parkway
• 1908
• The Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
• Preparing for the 1908 Race
• Action during the 1908 Race
• The Action in Jericho
• Locomobile Challenges for the Lead
• Crowds Swarm Course
• The Winner George Robertson
• Locomobile Company Celebrates
• 1908 Race Statistics
• 1908 Race Summary
• 1909
• Preparations for the 1909 Race
• Action During the 1909 Race
• Action at the Hicksville Turn
• Action at the Westbury Turn
• The 1909 Finish
• 1909 Race Statistics
• 1909 Race Summary
• 1910
• Preparations for the 1910 Race
• The 1910 Start
• Action During the 1910 Race
• Louis Chevrolet Crashes
• The 1910 Finish
• The Race Aftermath
• 1910 Race Statistics
• 1910 Race Summary
• 1911-1960
• Races From 1911-1960
• 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
• 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race
• 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
• Summary of 1911-1960 Races
• Entrants
  • Cars
    • White Steamer #19
    • Simplex #17
    • Pope-Toledo #3
    • Pope-Toledo #6
    • Pope-Toledo #4
    • Panhard #14
    • Panhard #7
    • Packard #16
    • Mercedes #5
    • Mercedes #3
    • Mercedes X
    • Mercedes #5
    • Mercedes #1
    • Marquette-Buick #29
    • Lorraine-Dietrich #18
    • Locomobile #16
    • Locomobile #1
    • Locomobile #9
    • Locomobile #7
    • Knox #20
    • Isotta #6
    • Hotchkiss #6
    • Frayer Miller
    • FIAT #8
    • FIAT #4
    • FIAT #16
    • FIAT #4
    • De Dietrich #2
    • Darracq #10
    • Darracq #18
    • Clement-Bayard #12
    • Christie #17
    • Christie #11
    • Chalmers-Detroit #7
    • Benz #16
    • Alco #18
    • Alco #8
  • Drivers
    • Walter White
    • A.C. Webb
    • Louis Wagner
    • Joe Tracy
    • George Teste
    • Emil Stricker
    • Elliot Shepard
    • Charles Schmidt
    • George Robertson
    • Eddie Rickenbacker
    • Al Poole
    • Edward Parker
    • Felice Nazzaro
    • Herb Lytle
    • William Luttgen
    • Vincenzo Lancia
    • Billy Knipper
    • Foxhall Keene
    • Victor Hemery
    • George Heath
    • Harry Grant
    • Lee Frayer
    • Arthur Duray
    • Bert Dingley
    • Albert Clement, Jr.
    • David Bruce-Brown
    • J. Walter Christie
    • Louis Chevrolet
    • William Borque
    • George Arents, Jr.
• LIMP
  • Building the Long Island Motor Parkway
  • The Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
  • Long Island Motor Parkway
• Vanderbilts
• Blog
  • Wednesday, September 8, 2010: Was the Man in the Leopard Coat the Inspiration for Jay Gatsby?
  • Tuesday, 9/7/10: Then and Now: The Jericho Turnpike Motor Parkway Bridge and the Mineola Lodge
  • Sunday, September 5, 2010: A Tour of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course with the #14 FIAT
  • Saturday, September 4, 2010: Long Island Automotive News and Updates on Car Shows & Events
  • Friday, September 3, 2010: Willie K.‘s Cars #1: The 23-HP 1900 Daimler White Ghost
  • Thursday, September 2, 2010: Maseratis in Action at the 1939 to 1948 Indy 500 Races
  • Index: Vanderbilt Cup Races
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010: VanderbiltCupRaces.com Sets New Monthly Record in August 2010
  • Tuesday, 8/31/10: Then and Now: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Hills Golf Club, East Williston
  • Sunday, August 29, 2010: The Motor Parkway and the Wheatley Hills Golf Club in East Williston
  • Saturday, 8/28/10: Mystery Mascot Contest #1 and Update of Local Automotive Events & Car Shows
  • Friday, August 27, 2010:  Times Union Blog:  “Serendipity and the Black Beast”
  • Thursday, August 25, 2010: The Maserati V8RI Vanderbilt Cup Racer at the Saratoga Automobile Museum
  • Wednesday, August 25, 2010: A Mystery Photo from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Tuesday, August 24, 2010: Nunley’s Carousel and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
  • Sunday, August 22, 2010: The Black Beast Returns to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs
  • Saturday, August 21, 2010: Update of Local Automotive Events and Car Shows
  • Friday, August 20, 2010:The Black Beast returns to the former Alco Headquarters in Schenectady Today
  • Thursday, August 19, 2010: Film ” The Black Beast’s Four-Mile Cruise to the Show”
  • Wednesday, August 18, 2010: Presentation Tonight in Brentwood “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races”
  • Tuesday, August 17, 2010: The Black Beast at Sunday’s “Nassau County Executive’s Cruise to the Show”
  • Sunday, 8/15/10: Film “Speedy” - Featuring Harold Lloyd, Babe Ruth and 1928 cars
  • Saturday, August 14, 2010: “Black Beast” to Parade Down Stewart Avenue on Sunday & Updated Car Shows
  • Friday, August 13, 2010: Favorite Website: American-Automobiles.com
  • Thursday, August 12, 2010: The Pits of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races
  • Wednesday, August 11, 2010: The Intact Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges
  • Tuesday, August 10, 2010: The “Black Beast” at Last Sunday’s Roosevelt Field Celebration
  • Sunday, August 8, 2010: The Curious Map Scoreboard at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Saturday, August 7, 2010: Updates: News Articles and Local Car Shows & Automotive Events
  • Friday, August 6, 2010: Garden City Patch “‘Black Beast’ Returns to Garden City for Encore”
  • Thursday, August 5, 2010: Informal Vanderbilt Celebration be held at Roosevelt Field Mall on Sunday
  • Wednesday, August 4, 2010: “Black Beast” Roars at Oyster Bay Cruise Night
  • Tuesday, August 3, 2010: Postcards from the Long Island Automotive Museum (#13-17)
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Toll Lodges
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Bridges
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Nassau County
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway-Ground-Breaking Ceremony (June 6, 1908)
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway-General
  • Index: Book “The Long Island Motor Parkway”
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- License Plates
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Films, Videos and Slideshows
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Articles
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Preservation & History
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Suffolk County
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Queens
  • Index: Long Island Motor Parkway- Today
  • Index: Then and Now- Vanderbilt Cup Races
  • Index: Courses
  • Index: Drivers and Mechanicians
  • Index: 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1916 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Alco-6 Racer Returns to Long Island (2008-2009)
  • Index: 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Long Island Automotive Museum
  • Index: 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1912 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
  • Index: 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Book “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island”
  • Index: 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Then and Now- Long Island Motor Parkway
  • Index: Vanderbilia
  • Index: The Vanderbilt Cup
  • Index: Vanderbilt Cup Race Centennial Events
  • Index: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Alco Films and Videos
  • Index: 1908 Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
  • Index: American Locomotive Company
  • Index: Alco Profiles
  • Index: Broadway Musical “The Vanderbilt Cup”
  • Index: Alco Black Beast Events (2009-2010)
  • Index: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Alco-6 Racing History (1909-1911)
  • Index: 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
  • Index: Vanderbilt Cup Races-General
  • Index: Alco-6 Black Beast Racer
  • Index: Old 16
  • Sunday, August 1, 2010: July 2010 Highlights on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
  • Saturday, 7/31/10: Updates: Mystery Photo Contest # 5, News and Local Car Shows & Automotive Events
  • Friday, 7/30/10: The Long Island Motor Parkway Survey Index: Fresh Meadows- The Western Terminus
  • Thursday, July 29, 2010: Starting Lineup - The 1908 Meadow Brook Sweepstakes
  • Wednesday, July 28, 2010: Inside the Long Island Automotive Museum
  • Tuesday, July 27, 2010: “Black Beast” Returns to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
  • Sunday, July 25, 2010: 1931 Bugatti Type 51 George Vanderbilt Cup Racer To Be Auctioned at Monterey
  • Saturday, July 24, 2010: Updates: News Articles, Local Car Shows and Automotive Events
  • Friday, July 23, 2010: The 1911 Alco Dealership Photos
  • Thursday, July 22, 2010: Austin Clark Jr’s Sandy Hollow Fire Department Badges
  • Wednesday, 7/21/10:From the George McKesson Scrapbook: Preparing the #7 Mercedes for the 1906 Race
  • Tuesday, 7/20/10:The “Black Beast” at Sunday’s Port Jefferson Hill Climb and Hicksville NY Autofest
  • Sunday, July 18, 2010: The “Sensational” 1910 Port Jefferson Hill Climb
  • Saturday, July 17, 2010:Update of Local Car Shows and Automotive Events & Mystery Photo Contest #4
  • Friday, July 16, 2010: Film “Around the Block in the Black Beast”
  • Thursday, July 15, 2010: Port Jefferson to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Hill Climb on Sunday
  • Wednesday, July 14, 2010: Found-The 1906 George McKesson Brown Scrapbook
  • Tuesday, July 13, 2010: The “Black Beast” at The Show at Castle Gould
  • Sunday, July 11, 2010: Film “50 Years of Automotive Progress” Featuring Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
• Events
• Presentation"The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races” by Howard Kroplick. Restored Rusty Relics Car Club
• Friday, 2/12/10: Presentation “The Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” in Philadelphia
• Presentation “Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Motor Parkway and LILCO” Monday, January 4, 2010
• Presentation at Smithtown Public Library on June 11, 2008
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