1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Mar 09 2013
Nathan Lazarnick: The Pioneer of Automotive Photography
The most prolific photographer of early automobile racing and the Vanderbilt Cup Races was Russian emigrant Nathan Lazarnick. His profile and several of his unique photos are posted tonight.
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Feb 13 2013
Watching the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Floral Park
Walt Gosden, Village Historian of Floral Park, has provided these photos from the village archives. The race photos were taken from the Creedmoor Branch Railroad Bridge over Jericho Turnpike.
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Feb 12 2013
Article: “The Cup Races- Recollections of 1904-1905-1906” by Joe Tracy
VanderbiltCupRaces.com contributor Walter McCarthy has forwarded this July 1944 article by driver Joe Tracy published in Veteran Motor Car Club of America's Bulb Horn. Illustrations were provided by the prominent artist Peter Helck.
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Nov 20 2012
Smith & Mabley’s Attempt to Sell a 90 HP Simplex Following the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The primary reason for automobile manufacturers to invest in expensive racing cars and participate in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was to promote their product lines. As an example, one week after the 1904 race, Joseph S. Bunting, secretary and treasurer of Smith & Mabley Manufacturing of New York City, sent a four-page letter to a prospective wealthy buyer, Horace A. Beale, owner of the Parkesburg Iron Company.
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Nov 16 2012
Driver Profile: Frank Croker (1878-1905)
Frank Croker was the second son of Richard Croker, a Tammany leader in New York City. Born in New York City, he attended Brown University with his elder brother, Richard, Jr.
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Oct 17 2012
1904 Renault Vanderbilt Cup Racer
The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) has forwarded this marvelous photo from their archives of the 1904 Renault Vanderbilt Cup Racer.
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Oct 08 2012
108th Anniversary of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Monday marked the 108th anniversary of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 8, 1904. In celebration of this historic race, here are the two-minute American Biograph film of the race and several of my favorite 1904 race images.
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Aug 14 2012
CSI Challenge: How Many People Attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race?
The CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team of VanderbiltCupRaces.com has been asked to estimate the number of people who actually attended the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island. First up, the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on a 30.24-mile triangular course in Nassau County and Queens.
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Aug 04 2012
Southampton’s James L. Breese and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
James Lawrence Breese (1854-1934) was a wealthy stockbroker and renowned amateur photographer with a spectacular country home in Southampton. Supported by a fortune made in finance at his firm Breese & Smith, his real passions were photography, art, automobiles, racing and architecture.
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May 15 2012
Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver William Wallace Jr.‘s 1911 FIAT Touring Car
William Wallace was the only Vanderbilt Race commissioner to drive in the Vanderbilt Cup Races competing in 1904 and 1910. Alan Clendenen is the current proud owner of Wallace's 1911 FIAT touring car.
