Vanderbilt Cup Races

Just incredibly beautiful. And it’s just a mere shadow of what it was during Willie K’s custodianship of it…Just imagine it in it’s prime.

From Video of the Week: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Summer Estate: Eagle's Nest - Centerport, NY

Very interesting article.  It brings up something I’ve been thinking about but I guess I’m too lazy to really get into: who operated the “North Hempstead Turnpike”?  I know in one of these Vanderbilt newsletters we were cautioned not to think that the old toll house in the cemetery still standing in Greenvale has anything to do with the Long Island Motor Parkway.  The fact that this rather rickety looking structure is still standing (especially without any special historical society protections) would seem to indicate that tolls were being collected fairly recently (let’s say less than 150 years ago).  At some point did the state take over the road and put a number on it (25A)?  And was Jericho Turnpike a private toll road, too?
In today’s article it’s also mentioned that these pictures show what roads on Long Island used to look like.  No wonder concrete paved LIMP was such a revelation.  But that brings to mind that in my mis-spent youth I used to read my local Port Washington News and they’d have a weekly feature of stories from 25 or 50 years ago and a frequently brought up topic was whether or not a particular politician was “oiling the roads” sufficiently.  What sort of oil were they using?  Did it mostly control the dust or did it displace the water in the mud and consolidate it?
And my final, off topic comment is, was the person quoted in Newsday about the recent special election (named Howard Krop_____, 74 years old) actually our friend Howard Kroplick, but with his name misspelled?

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

Another great visit to the LIAM, thank you Gram for all of your work. I will second the request for all that you can do on this subject….most enjoyable.  I am attaching pictures of a postcard for the Type 35 Bugatti, one of many collected on visits to the museum.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962 Part 3

Great article, I have been compiling a time line of the Port Jefferson Hillclimbs. Still finding stuff. As it stands to date

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

John Pickering-
Here’s a link to all your great grandfather’s work.

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/tag/william+pickering

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

Wow! This is the best look into these rare photos yet! I love that you are trying to track down all the autos that were once in the museum. Sure hope they are all in good homes.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962 Part 3

It’s becoming hard to actually realize that I only visited the museum once for a short afternoon with my Mom, Dad and Brother. All of the cars and the postcards seem so vivid on recall. I’m so thrilled my son Gram is doing such a deep, archival dive on every car and every aspect of the museum. All I can say is… MORE MORE MORE!

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos from 1958 to 1962 Part 3

Best of Luck finding it.

From Good News: The missing 1931 Motor Parkway Plate from the Himes Museum has been found

Back in Oct. 28 2017, an article simular to this of the 1902 100 Mile Endurance Test.
Most likely by Art Kliner with help from Frank Femenias. On Oct. 29 I had mentioned that the driver look possible to be Louise Chevrolet driving (chauffeur) for the offical of the event viewing the course. I also mentioned I think the car is a Mors? Howard thank me for Identifying Louise Chevrolet.

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

That’s the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup race held on October 2, 1912 in Milwaukee, WI at the Wauwatosa Road course. Ralph DePalma was the winning driver. During a practice run the day before, David Bruce-Brown blew a tire and flipped into a ditch. Both he and his mechanician, Tony Scudelari were tragically killed. The cars and drivers are: #22 Mercedes (DePalma); #23 Mercer (Hughie Hughes); #24 Knox (Ralph Mulford); #25 Lozier (Harry Nelson); #26 Mercedes (Spencer Wishart); #27 Stutz (Gil Anderson); #28 Mercedes (George Clark); #29 Fiat (Ted Tezlaff).

From Mystery Friday Foto #7; Solved; Gentlemen, Start Your Engines for the 1912 Milwaukee Vanderbilt Cup Races!

John Pickering - Guess your great grandfather is William Pickering. If you use the SEARCH ( top of the page, right corner ) you’ll see there’s quite a bit of information about him on the site here.

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

My great grandfather was the photographer for the mackay family. Also took pictures of the race.

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

Nice post Greg - thanks for sharing the then and now pics!

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

Paul Pasqualini, thanks for sharing that you are the owner. I look forward to when you post pictures of this mural. As an avid fan of The Godfather movies, I love that this piece of art still exists.

From Update: The Hunt for the "Godfather" Train Painting is Over

Although I’m constantly on some of the route I love seeing it anew based on this historic hill climb. Great then and now documentation.

From The Roslyn Hill Climb in the 1901 Long Island Endurance Test

I did not see the results of the mystery photo so I thought I would take a shot at it.
Joe Tracey driving a Locomobile at the October 19, 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race at the starting line in front of the grandstands in Mineola.  Is the guy with the bowler hat Mr. Hillard?

From Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: #7 Locomobile at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race starting line

My uncle, Ziggy Czarnecki with the GM in the early 40’s.  One day while I was having lunch at the club (1946 or 47) he came in and got me.  Come with me he said.  We went outside the pro shop and he introduced me to, and I shoot hands with, Babe Ruth who played at the club.  Babe gave me autographed baseball and I, being 9 years old traded it to my older cousin for his stamp album.  Young and dumb as they say.

From The Mystery of the North Hills Country Club "Vanderbilt Pkwy" Road Sign

A clarification of my comment, when I went in about 1957, I saw the original display of 1948, I did not see that wonderful wall display that might been done bit later?

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos (1958 to 1962) Part 2-The 1907 Thomas Flyer

Howard,
This is a real treat.  I remember seeing the Thomas Flyer at Austin Clark’s museum during my many visits to the museum,  I kind of had mixed feelings when I knew that Harrah was restoring the car.
Rog

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Unpublished Long Island Automotive Museum Photos (1958 to 1962) Part 2-The 1907 Thomas Flyer

This is the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 14th.  This is the starting line on Jericho turnpike in Mineola.  The racer is a 1905 Locomobile, driver Joe Tracey, mechanician Al Poole.  The man in question with the bowler hat is Peter Puntry, the announcer of the races.  His big bull horn is probably being held in his right hand.  We can’t see it of course because some guy is standing in the way.  And that guy standing in the way I think is none other than Willie K. Vanderbilt.

From Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: #7 Locomobile at the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race starting line