Tag: Kleiner's Kolumn
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Dec 02 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: A So-Called Vanderbilt Production Appears on Stage in 1907
Besides "The Vanderbilt Cup" production on Broadway starring Elsie Janis, another play named "The Auto Race" also made use of auto racing as its theme during 1907 and 1908. And as with "The Vanderbilt Cup, this production used racers and other cars as props on stage.
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Nov 24 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: “On the Road to the Cup Race”
In this article that appeared in the March, 1907 edition of "The Outing", author Ralph D. Paine relays the excitement leading up to and during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race from the viewpoint of someone not necessarily a race enthusiast. Along with illustrations, it is a very compelling read. The full text is provided at the end of this post (best viewed with Safari).
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Nov 04 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Taking “The Vanderbilt Cup” Musical on the Road
Besides Elsie Janis starring in "The Vanderbilt Cup" on Broadway, the musical comedy was performed throughout the United States with the automobile race scene and drivers often promoted as the main attractions.
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Oct 27 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Recently Found Motor Parkway Construction Photos
These recently found photos were taken during the 1908 construction of the Motor Parkway and were taken by George Grantham Bain, who by 1905 had amassed one million photographs.
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Oct 21 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Two Cars that Didn’t Make it to the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Automobile makers saw the Vanderbilt Cup Races as an opportunity to promote their cars to an enthusiastic and growing audience. However, while having good intentions, this didn't necessarily translate into reality.
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Oct 14 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 5 - A Proposed 2 Day 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race on LI
As late as September, 1907 proposals were being made to hold that year's Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island. The Metropolitan Automobile Association offered one such proposal.
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Oct 13 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: The Little Known (until now) 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver: Howard Gill
Little has been published on this blog about Howard Gill, driver of the #19 Thomas racer in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Here is a brief biography of Gill from his roots in the tea business to his unfortunate early death.
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Oct 07 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Long Island Aviation and the Vanderbilt Cup Races
As aviation matured on Long Island in the early 1900s, so did its interaction with those who supported automobile racing.
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Sep 29 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: A Garage on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
The Mineola Motor Car Co. was located on Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue, near Krug's Hotel. It advertised being on the Vanderbilt Cup Course and in articles noted its gasoline storage system was especially useful to drivers during the race.
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Sep 15 2020
Kleiner’s Korner: Part 4 - Buffalo, NY Wants the 1907 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Part 4 of this series takes us back east to Buffalo, NY which after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race decided to put a bid in for the following year's race. Thomas Flyer manufacturer, E. R. Thomas, supported the bid. All documentation from The Motor Way of October 25, 1906 except as noted.
