Vanderbilt Cup Races

Howard, This is an easy one for me…. I WAS THERE… Its the New York Islanders Stanley Cup celebration parade held May 29, 1980 around the Coliseum…. Islander fan since 1975, had season tickets. saw them win the Cup. What made it extra special for Islander fans was that it was the first parade to celebrate a professional sport championship on Long Island. Also, it was the first time a New York team won the Stanley cup in 40 years.                                                              Thats Henry Austin Clark at the wheel going nowhere, I recall players jumping in and out of the car and lifting up the Cup for all to see.  I think there were more than 25,000 fans at the celebration.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

Aha!  My Raymond Court pix (from 16 Feb 1999) were right under my nose, at <http://sbiii.com/limpkwy2.html#today>; sample attached.  Sam, III

From Construction Work Has Begun on the Garden City Stewart Field Parking Lot Adjacent to the Motor Parkway

So, from what I see on the Fisher Island website it appears that these folks now hold title and have made it a sort if resort, “The Fisher Island Club Hotel & Resort has 15 hotel suites”

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Easy to spot the old barn, Nassau Coliseum in the background. 1980 The N.Y. Islander Stanley Cup win! Duane Sutter (left) and Steve Tambellini in Henry Austin Clark’s 1929 Lincoln Locke D/C Phaeton

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

Photo was taken on Hempstead Turnpike with the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the background, the Trophy is the Stanley Cup, for the Islanders win in 1980. The Driver is dear Henry Austin Clark Jr. In the car are Brian Trottier and Denis Potvin. Published in the N.Y. Daily News. The car may be a 1932 Lincoln.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

The photo was taken on May 28, 1980 during the parade near the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale celebrating the New York Islanders first Stanley Cup championship.The three Islanders are: (L to R) Duane Sutter; Denis Potvin (face hidden); and Steve Tambellini. The driver of the lead car sure looks like Henry Austin Clark, Jr. although there is a resemblance to Truman Capote or Elton John. The parade route used part of Hempstead Turnpike which was also part of the course for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Based on the license plate, I’m guessing the car is a 1932 something, maybe a Lincoln? A similar photo was published in the NY Daily News so maybe this one was also. Or maybe Walt Gosden had it in one of his newsletters.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

Two more . . .

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August 8: recent pics (post storm) showing retaining wall, gravel, steps, possible post and roadway extension.

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Howard,
The occasion was the winning of the 4th (I believe) Stanley Cup win by the Islanders.  It was at the Nassau Coliseum.  The driver of the car is Henry Austin Clark.  I believe the car is a Stutz.  Don’t know the year.  I can’t determine who was riding in the car.  Probably a couple of Islander players, but not sure.
I’ll bet that Walt Gosden might know most of the answers.
All the best,
Rog

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

Looking at this and Eagle’s Nest, his tastes in architecture and decor are very clear. It must have been an exciting visit.

From An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

GREAT PHOTO.  IT’S AT THE OLD BARN NASSAU COUNTY COLIESIEM .  IF THAT AIN’T AUSTIN THEN IT’S NOT IN NASSAU COUNTY, ( OR A TWIN TO AUSTIN ) 
I WAS THERE AT THE PARADE.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

That Dolphin shot shows all sorts of things!  Do you think I ever noticed the winglet connecting the two engines before, or the subsidiary vertical fins?  Also, I never before thought of how to dock a flying boat (or floatplane) with wing-mounted floats - TILT!  I toured Vizcaya last year (sad); what a difference!  Who maintains Alva Base?  Sam, III

From An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

Obviously an Islanders victory parade, 1980, ‘81, ‘82, or ‘83, probably 1980 from the hysteria.  Stanley Cup (1963 Presentation Cup).  Probably a NEWSDAY pic.  My first thought was that the car is a 1930 Model K Lincoln but the bumper is wrong.  It’s no 32 K or KB.  Hmm.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

The photo showing the guardrail barrier across the Motor Pkwy was the “end” for me when I was a kid. My friends and I would take our bikes and go as fast as we could on the downhill slope to the “end.” As kids living in Fresh Meadows, all we knew was that the “Motor Pkwy” that we rode on was a remnant of an old road; we had no idea that it had any significance.

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This was a celebration of the New York Islanders hockey team winning the NHL Stanley Cup.  They are riding in a 1929 Lincoln sport phaeton owned and driven by Henry Austin Clark, an automotive historian who owned the Long Island Auto Museum.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

A superb lifestyle….Nice…

From An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

The person driving the 1929 Lincoln model L sport phaeton by body by Locke Co. is Homer K. Wievelknip , he was my boss for sometime in the early 1970s and we would use this car to go into Manhattan to listen to musician Roy Eldridge play jazz at Jimmy Ryan’s jazz club on the upper west side on W. 52 and 5434th streets ( the club moved at one point) . We gave Mr. Eldridge a ride home from that club once to Valley Stream where he lived. Jimmy Ryan’s has a photo of my 1941 Packard station wagon on display behind the bar.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved: New York Islanders Celebrating Their First Stanley Cup Championship in Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Old 32

Everything you do is as generous as you.
Even in the car hobby, I have seen you stand by the beast and talk to all comers for 8-10 hours at a time discussing every facet of history and cars of the Willie K era
I am proud to know you
Jim barnes
Mc coys upholstery
718 458 5800
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Howard Kroplick

Thanks Jim. Much appreciated, Howard

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Neat - thanks for sharing!

From An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida

Imagine having a setup like that. It appears we’re looking at the Douglas Amphibian in the first plane photo, and the Pathe Gazette features the Sikorsky S-43. Nice to be able to upgrade your luxury aircraft and yachts every few years.

From An Inside Look at William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Alva Base on Fisher Island in Florida