1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Dec 08 2009
Driver Profile: Victor Hemery- The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
Revised: October 31, 2010
Victor (August) Hemery was born in Sillé-le-Guillaume, a small town in La Sarthe, about 22 miles northwest from Le Mans, on November 18, 1876 He became a seaman as a young man, but was drawn to auto racing. His first appearance in motor racing was in… (0 comments)
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Nov 26 2009
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet and the Vanderbilt Cup Races- Part I
Only four drivers particpated in half of the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island; Herb Lytle (1904, 1905, and 1908), William Luttgen (1904, 1906,and 1908), Joe Tracy (1904, 1905, and 1906) and a driver whose name would become one of the most famous brands… (0 comments)
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Nov 17 2009
Driver Profile: Vincenzo Lancia
A natural mechanical engineering genius, Vincenzo Lancia was born in Fobello, Italy August 21, 1881, the son of a wealthy country squire and soup canner. He received his formal education at the Turin Technical School studying bookkeeping. That background proved a poor predictor of his life’s direction.
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Nov 13 2009
Driver Profile: John Walter Christie: Front-Wheel Drive Pioneer
The struggle of the Christie team in the 1905 and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was a kind of metaphor for (John) Walter Christie’s life. Born in River Edge, New Jersey on May 6, 1866, Christie spent his youth working as a machinist and studying mechanics. As a… (5 comments)
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Nov 11 2009
The Christie Front-Wheel Drive Car in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Among the most unique entries for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the front-wheel drive Christie, named after its owner and creator, J. Walter Christie. One of just two cars to use Goodrich tires it was the first front-wheel drive car. Spur gears on each end of the crankshaft applied… (0 comments)
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Nov 06 2009
Driver Profile: William Luttgen Part II: The 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In a request from his granddaughter, yesterday I began a profile on William Luttgen, who participated in four Vanderbilt Cup Races from 1904 to 1908. Today's second installment focuses on the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Oct 31 2009
Where in the stands is Horace A. Beale, Jr?
H. Binney Peale: Do you have any photos of my grandfather Horace A. Beale, Jr. at the 1905 or 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races? (2 comments)
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Oct 21 2009
The “X” Mercedes Comes to Roslyn for the 1905 Race
Only one of the 116 cars that participated in the six Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races did not have a number...the "X" Mercedes driven by Al Campbell in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Campbell used the "X" instead of the unlucky 13 which he had drawn as the number… (3 comments)
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Sep 26 2009
Chicken à la King, Foxhall Keene and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The hometown favorite of the 1905 and 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Races was millionaire sportsman and Wall Street broker Foxhall Keene. Although proficient in auto racing, polo, equestrian riding, football and shooting, it was a food dish where Keene made his name. But first, let's discuss Keene's Vanderbilt Cup racing career.… (0 comments)
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Sep 18 2009
Five More Vanderbilt Cup Race Photos from the Pickering Collection
As discussed this week, on Wednesday I met with Catherine Pickering, the granddaughter of William Pickering, one of Long Island's first photographers. Our examination of her grandfather's photo collection revealed several Vanderbilt Cup Race photos, many never published before. In an exclusive to VanderbiltCupRaces.com, five more race photos… (2 comments)
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…