Vanderbilt Cup Races

Hello Howard,
I would be interested in helping as well. I visited the Bethpage Bridge a week ago and it’s in worse shape than when I was there for the first time a few years prior. The amount of garbage is incredible! The openings to the bridge are almost cut off because the debris is stacked so high.I think they are intentionally trying to seal off the bridge openings by dumping both perishable and non perishable garbage there. Obviously its workers from Bethpage Village who are dumping anything unwanted in and over the bridge. Trucks are driven on the bridge and truckloads of garbage are dumped over the side. Because of this the curbing and railings are gone. The Village Restoration has to take some of the blame for the appaling conditions. In the very least they should be concerned that their workers are driving trucks over a span that could give way under the weight of the trucks.I am sure their insurance company would want the area better secured, and safe, to avoid future claims. Even the hole in the fence has not been repaired. This historical spot could be a attention grabber and money maker for Bethpage Restoration.All we would have to do is convince the right people.

From A CALL TO ACTION: The Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

that google Earth picture is awesome!that the horse track is still evident is mind boggleing.

From Then & Now: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstands & Press Boxes in Westbury

Laurence:
Fascinating! Here is more information on the PAL 1908 poster: http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/saturday_january_24_2009_the_1908_vanderbilt_cup_race_poster

Enjoy,

Howard

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare 1908 PAL Race Painting Discovered

From Cathy B:
“The information about the spur and the Commack lodge is very instructive. Thanks.”

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Images of The Last Brentwood Lodge & the Commack Spur Road

Hey guys, I have an official program from the race if anyone is interested. I was looking for info on it to place it on Ebay when I came across this page. The four small pics to the left of each paragraph above are taken from it. It also has an entry form still attached to it that is not shown above. Anyway I will check back to see if there is interest before I put it on Ebay in the future.

From The Mystery 1952 Vanderbilt Cup

“So much history, so little left to see…Thank you Howard for all you do to keep telling the story of the Vanderbilt Cup and the Motor Parkway!”

From Then & Now: The Vanderbilt Cup Race Grandstands & Press Boxes in Westbury

Great stuff, Howard, as always. Bert also raced in the 1912 Indy 500.

From For the Dingley Family: Part II- Bert Dingley and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard,
The ONO was a Fiat S74 fitted with a 4 cylinder Pope Hartford engine (most likely a Portola). It was driven to 10th place in the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup race by Hughie Hughes.

From For the Dingley Family: Part II- Bert Dingley and the Vanderbilt Cup Races

I read with interest this last biographical entry. My maternal grandmother, born in Paris in the 1870s, was born a Paléologue, a sister to Maurice, the last ambassador to Tsarist Russia and member of the French Academy who never married. Their family of Greek descent also originated in Romania, but it is well-known that the royal Byzantine Paleologos line was extinct. So much for titles and provenance, usually created to impress American hosts. Jean de Paléologue may have been a distant cousin; regrettably no one surviving in our family seems to have any information on him.

Our Paléologue family made its fortune in Romania, I’m told, in commodities and shipping in the nineteenth century, but the siblings emigrated to Paris where they either married well or achieved distinction in diplomacy and letters. They integrated themselves well into French culture and society, but remained true to their Greek Orthodox faith.

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Rare 1908 PAL Race Painting Discovered

Hi Bob:

That is correct… if the course outline was printed exactly the same on both sides of the sheet.

Howard

From The Curious Map Scoreboard at the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

Anthony:

I have never seen one.

Howard

From Film "The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race"

Howard,
I’m wondering if you know whether the New Hyde Park Road crossing was changed from an underpass to a bridge when the Northern State was built. I’ve seen conflicting information (including an early photo purportedly showing the LIMP going UNDER New Hyde Park Road. Mitch

From The Northern State Motor Parkway Bridge in Lake Success

Hi Rich:

If you are ever on Long Island, please give me a call at 1-516-625-0123 !

Enjoy,

Howard

From In Search of Alcos: #1 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer Archives

Obviously, Berliet was into serious trucks and commercial vehicles, the “passenger” vehicles were a sideline, if such could be said of the market in the eary 1900’s.
Sort of wonder what could have happened if WW1 did not happen?

From In Search of Alcos: #6 1912 Alco Touring Car at Fondation Berliet, Lyon France

This is a project that all involved who live on Long Island should know about.  You may well want to contact the Long Island Council of the Boy Scouts and see if we can get them involved as well to help add peoplepower.  All that is required is the help of the person upstairs to let the sun shing on the day you post to give the biggest turnout and support for this project.

From Help Restore the Old Bethpage Village Restoration Motor Parkway Bridge

Hi Steve:

See the Comments section of this post:
http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/newly_discovered_photos_of_motor_parkway_brdiges_and_willie_ks_guest_house_/

Howard

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #7 -Saturday, March 26, 2011 (Links, Comments and Insights)

Hi Steve:

The barracks were taken down in 1967 with the expansion of Northern State Parkway:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/blog/article/wednesday_october_28_2009_willie_ks_guest_lodge_in_lake_success

A new barracks was built on Marcus Avenue in Lake Success:

http://troopers.ny.gov/Contact_Us/Troop_Information/Troop_L/

Enjoy,

Howard

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

From Steve L:

“When did the State Police stop using the barracks in Lake Success and what happened to them?”

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success

when did the State Police stop using the barracks in Lake Success and what happened to them?

From VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum #7 -Saturday, March 26, 2011 (Links, Comments and Insights)

Thanks for the photos of Lake Success.  I too grew up in Great Neck and have some memory of the parkway (more where it passed thru Deepdale). 

This was really great to look at.

From Newly Discovered Photos of Motor Parkway Bridges and Willie K's Guest Lodge in Lake Success