Vanderbilt Cup Races

hello some pictures of the engine of the L76 winner at Dieppe 1912

From The Peugeot EX3- Winner of the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Race in San Francisco

Fresh Meadows, Queens.  Photographer looking northeast.
Union Turnpike, 73rd Ave., Horace Harding Blvd. (North Hempstead Turnpike).
North Hemstead Turnpike and 73rd Ave. Bridges.
Fresh Meadows Housing Development, originally built by New York Life Insurance Company in 1947 on the grounds of the Fresh Meadows Golf Club.
1930 PGA Championship (see article from the NY Times of Sept. 7, 1930) and the 1932 U.S. Open (see screen shots from You Tube video clips).
1950/1951 - apartment complex, bridges intact .

1932 U.S. Open video clip showing more of the Fresh Meadows Golf Club
https://youtu.be/DREZDPMZmaI

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A 1950's aerial view of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Looking northeast towards Little Neck Bay this is a view of the Fresh Meadows apartment complex bordered by 188th St.,Horace Harding Boulevard,Francis Lewis Boulevard,and 73rd Ave. The North Hempstead Turnpike and 73rd Ave. bridges over the defunct Motor Parkway are visible. The Kissena Corridor Park is under development. The apartment complex was built on the site of a golf course which hosted - I believe - the US Open;the grove of trees in the middle of the complex is a remnant of the course. This picture probably dates to the early 1950’s.

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A 1950's aerial view of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

A view of Fresh Meadows looking North East at the LIMP terminus. The North Hempstead Turnpike and 73rd Avenue Motor Parkway Bridges can be seen in the photo taken sometime around 1950/51 and probably part of the Thomas Airviews aerials series.
The NY Life Insurance Company constructed the apartment complex on the old Fresh Meadows Country Club property in 1946 bounded by Horace Harding Blvd on the North and Francis Lewis Blvd. to the West.
This photo, complex and entire area was well documented by mystery photo #2 on January 15th, 2018.

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/mystery_friday_foto_2_an_aerial_of_the_motor_parkway_right_of_way_in_queens

From Mystery Foto #39 Solved: A 1950's aerial view of the Motor Parkway Western Terminus in Fresh Meadows

Excellent info, Art. Hope you & yours are enjoying the retired life. But know you can devote more time to hobbies & interests : )

No one wants Horses to be worked to death, but I think there was a big push to construct the LIMP in time for the 1908 races. With the contractors & workers paying fines for mistreatment of horses, I’d like to think that the LIMP corporation would either pay the fines or reimburse the workers.

From Kleiner's Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 5 (Motor Parkway - 1907 - 1929)

After some research, found out that the differential gear “was invented in 1827 by Frenchman, Onésiphore Pecqueur. It was used first on steam-driven vehicles and was a well-known device when internal-combustion engines appeared at the end of the 19th century.”

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Thanks Greg.  Always like your new posts as well!  Lot of good information out there.

From Kleiner's Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 5 (Motor Parkway - 1907 - 1929)

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/do_not_post_kleiners_korner_the_1905_locomobile_racer

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Randy-
The second, backup Locomobile continued to also race for 2 years after 1906 and was eventually driven by Jim Florida at the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup along with George Robertson driving the first Locomobile, Old 16 (currently at the Henry Ford museum).
At the end of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race, spectators and touring cars swarmed the course before the race was over. When Jim Florida raced towards the finish line, he avoided a spectator and crashed the second Locomobile into a touring car that was on the course at the finish line. It is unknown if the car was ever rebuilt afterwards, but most likely not.

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/chaos_at_the_finish_of_the_1908_vanderbilt_cup_race

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Does anybody know which Locomobile actually did what and when? We know of the one car existing, but which one is it and what happened to the other one? Multiple cars in a team have always presented this problem for historical fact. The Bothwell Peugeot L45 is an excellent example. History isn’t always clear on this point which is understandable.

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Great post Art!
It’s a bit far from the LIMP, but I especially like the tidbit about Huntington Station. I live here and didn’t know about the name change, nor how the building of Pulaski Rd after 1912 changed the street layout around the station.

From Kleiner's Korner: And Now For Something Completely Different: Part 5 (Motor Parkway - 1907 - 1929)

It looks like a differential gear laying down in front of the racer. I was unaware differential’s existed this early in automobiles.

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

This photo, taken at Briarcliff manor, NY on April 24th, 1908, was what became of the first Allen-Kingston racer during a pre-race accident. Driver, and Chief engineer for A-K, Albert Campbell, was racing with Ralph DePalma as mechanician when the car hit the end of a log that flew up into the radiator and caused the car to pole vault into the water below. Both survived, although Campbell could not drive in that race due to injuries. A-K sent a second racer and DePalma drove in the event.

Photo from Joel Finn’s 2012 book, The 1912 Milwaukee races.

From Mystery Foto #37 Solved: The Allen-Kingston Racer during the 1909 Readville Races

It’s notable to add to this post that the committee that was convened to look into Oldfield’s broken Winton was not done so for arbitrary reasons. Oldfield, in his typical showmanship fashion, used this exact strategy in his many early races and exhibitions to stir up more excitement in the event with his ‘rigged’ exploits.
Was the Winton truly broken at Ormond that day? Being one of Barney’s buddies stole the report, we may never know!

From Greg O.'s Garage: From the Helck Family Collection: Barney Oldfield on Ormond Beach in his own words

Hi Howard:
Check out this cool photo Joe Tracey/Al Poole in the 9.27.1906 The Automobile.

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

A backup Locomobile also #12, interesting.

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Impressive details revealed from this still photo taken over a century ago. Great job by all!

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/then_now_maple_cottage-_the_locomobile_headquarters_for_the_1905_and_1906_v

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

Undergoing heavy tranny work.

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success

It’s a Locomobile!

From Mystery Foto #38 Solved: Working on a 1906 Locomobile in Lake Success