1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Nov 30 2011
Archives: Starting Lineups
Below are related links to Starting Lineups on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 16, 2012):
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Nov 16 2011
Preserving the Maine Maid Inn and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Yesterday I was pleased to speak at the Town of Oyster Bay Town Board Meeting supporting the landmark designation for the historic Maine Maid Inn in Jericho. Highlights of the meeting were published in FarmingdalePatch and Newsday:
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Nov 14 2011
From the Frank P. Krug Family Collection: Unique Views of Krug’s Hotel
Kathie C, the great grand-niece of Frank P. Krug, has provided these images of Krug's Hotel, one of the most famous hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses (1904, 1905 and 1906):
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Oct 29 2011
Race Profile: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race- The First Use of A Checkered Flag
No greater evidence of the success of the Vanderbilt Cup Race emerged than when popular culture embraced it.
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Oct 12 2011
The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Tickets Purchased by the Owner of the #7 Mercedes Entry
Just ten days before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, pharmaceutical magnate George McKesson Brown of Huntington purchased the #7 Mercedes to compete in the race. Excited by his new acquistion, Brown commissioned photographers Spooner and Wells to document his new Mercedes in a scrapbook with photos taken before and after the race. The scrapbook also included two tickets:
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May 10 2011
Elsie Janis and The Broadway Show “The Vanderbilt Cup”
Tyler: "I was wondering what info you had about Elsie Janis in The Vanderbilt Cup (1906). She was from Columbus, Ohio and I am too and I am interested in automotive history and Columbus history. Any info would be great! Thank you so much!"
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Apr 12 2011
The Garages of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
Shannon McDonald (Author of the book The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form): "Were there any garages associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races?"
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Apr 02 2011
Then & Now: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstands & Press Boxes in Westbury
The grandstands and press/officials' box for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races were placed at the same Westbury location on Jericho Turnpike, just west of the Powells Lane intersection. The grandstand was on the south side of Jericho Turnpike and the press/officials' box was on the north side, on property leased from the Hitchcock family.
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Feb 12 2011
Then & Now: Extant Structures on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses (Updated: 7/31/2019)
There are few Long Island buildings and structures that were built from 1904 to 1910 and remain standing. These nine buildings, structures and remnants on the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses have survived over 100 years:
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Feb 10 2011
From the McCarthy Collection: Four Hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
Walter McCarthy: "I came across this journal "Automobile Tours 1908" while browsing through some of my old original literature. This issue included information on four hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course."
