Mystery Friday Foto #28 Solved: Willie K. Jr. at the 1904 Races
Did you identify Willie K. Jr. at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race?
Identify;
- The Race
- Year
The first Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 8, 1904.
- The exact location
Press Box/Grand Stand - Jericho Turnpike, Westbury
- Identify as many people as possible
The two most recognizable gentlemen in the photo are Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr. in googles, coat and armband, and Peter Prunty, announcer for the races.
This photo, and many other previously unpublished photos were featured in a post, VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Spectacular Photos of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race back in May of 2014.
Congrats to Art Kleiner, Steve Lucas and Frank Femenias for identifying this weekend's mystery photo. Kudos to Art for all his newspaper findings as usual!
Greg O.
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Vanderbilt Cup Race
1904
Press Box/Grand Stand - Jericho Turnpike, Westbury
Willie K., Peter Prunty (announcer). See attached files to learn more of Prunty’s interesting life as an announcer of more than auto races and the many celebrities he met along they.
Peter’s voice rose above the noise without the need for electronic amplification.
This is a photo taken at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. We are looking north on Jericho Turnpike in Old Westbury with the Hitchcock property in the background. The officials / press stand is visible which was on the north side of Jericho Tpke. between Hitchcock Lane and Powell Lane. Besides Willie K. in the foreground and Peter Prunty holding the megaphone, I think I see Jefferson DeMott Thompson seated directly to the left of the covered section of officials stand (above the megaphone).
This photo could be in Westbury, Long Island on Jericho Tpke, capturing a snippet of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1904. Willie K in the foreground is looking west towards oncoming racers at the Start/Finish line between Post Rd and Hitchcock Ln. The Press Box is behind him. The Grandstand is out of view. The field behind Willie K was once a horse race track, today it serves as the Westbury High School grounds
This photo could’ve been taken in Westbury, Long Island on Jericho Tpke during the first Vanderbilt Cup Race in 1904. Photo is looking north. Willie K in the foreground is on the course looking west towards oncoming racers at the Start/Finish line between Post Rd and Hitchcock Ln. The photographer, also on the course, has captured the Press Box. The Grandstand is behind the photographer. The field in the distance once served as an oval horse track. Today it’s property of the Westbury High School
One more interesting article about Peter Prunty announcing something other than a sporting event: dinner plans?