Vanderbilt Cup Races

Sep 29 2009
The Bridgehampton Race Circuit…Today

Andrew Hartwell has provided this photo of the Chevron Bridge at the Bridgehampton Race Circuit taken just three days ago. Check out Andrew's tribute website to this historic Long Island race track. (6 comments)

Sep 28 2009
More on the Long Island Automotive Museum

Last Friday's post on the Long Island Automotive Museum generated many memories and more questions. Here are some answers and additional photos: (30 comments)

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)

Sep 25 2009
Roslyn News “Classic Autos Still Have Plenty of Firepower”

The September 10th issue of the Roslyn News reported on the Sixth Annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration held at the Nassau County Museum of Art on Sunday, August 30th. Reporter Joe Scotchie noted; "Large crowd turned out to view Vanderbilt Cup Racer...It was another well-attended event as the organizers look forward to more succesful celebrations in the future." (0 comments)

Sep 25 2009
Film “The Long Island Automotive Museum”

The place to go to view vintage automobiles, race cars and trucks in the New York area soon after World War II was Henry Austin Clark Jr.'s Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. This amazing 5-minute film documents the opening of the museum on August 27, 1948 and a typical day at the museum in the early 1950s. The film was provided from the archives of the Long Island Old Car Club by Walter McCarthy and is being shown to the public for the very first time on VanderbiltCupRaces.com . (17 comments)

Sep 24 2009
New Booklet “Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee”

John B.Haydon has just written a 32-page booklet on the road races on his hometown entitled "Historic Road Racing in Milwaukee: The 1912 Vanderbilt Cup, Grand Prizer and Related Road Races". This excellent summary includes several photos and memorabilia from my collection including the pennant on the above cover. (1 comments)

Sep 23 2009
Film “Old 16 Locomobile”

This five-minute film pays tribute to an American racing legend, Old 16, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)

Sep 21 2009
A Postcard View from the Powell Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Bethpage

Cyril, the location of the Motor Parkway in his excellent postcard had me stumped for months. However, the big curve in the background and the bridge just after the curve (seen just above the trees on the right) were major clues. Here's your answer: (0 comments)

Sep 20 2009
Another Historic Gem from the Pickering Collection: The 1909 Alco Black Beast

After viewing over a hundred vintage photos of Nassau County taken by photographer William Pickering in the early 1900s, Catherine Pickering and I found one more treasure last Wednesday: the "Black Beast"! (3 comments)

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 are being posted from the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race courtesy of Catherine Pickering. (2 comments)