Vanderbilt Cup Races

Vanderbilt Cup Races

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  May 07 2013

  Mystery Friday Foto Solved #14: East Meadow/Westbury: Location for Six Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

  This 1949 aerial is looking north towards East Meadow (my childhood hometown) and Westbury. (6 comments)



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  Apr 01 2013

  Mystery Foto #8 Solved: Levittown/Bethpage on May 27, 1947

  Congratulations to Tim, Frank Scotty, Greg Tsistinas, Steve Lucas, Brian McCarthy, Frank Femenias, susansmoose, Gary Hammond, Art K., and Joe Oesterle for correctly identifying last Friday's Mystery Foto. (10 comments)



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  Dec 05 2012

  Peter Prunty-The One Man PA System for the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  A constant throughout the Long Island days of the races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races was track announcer Peter Prunty. A slender man, Prunty wielded a megaphone nearly three feet long and shouted updates to the spectators in the grandstands. (4 comments)



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  Dec 04 2012

  A Hutton House Lecture: “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island”, Brookville, 1/30/13

  As part of the Hutton House Lecture Series for the Winter 2013, LIU Post has announced that "The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island" will be presented on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at Lorber Hall, LIU Post, Brookville, NY. (3 comments)



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  Dec 01 2012

  Vanderbilt Cup Races Stats: Drivers, Cars and Manufacturers

  Here are summary stats for the Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910.



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  Sep 11 2012

  The Repair and Tire Stations of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  The winners of the Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island were typically not the fastest cars but the ones that were the most durable with the fewest tire problems. The car and tire manufacturers assisted the drivers by setting up repair and tire stations throughout the courses. (2 comments)



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  Apr 28 2012

  The Hempstead Plains Motor Parkway Bridge Near Bloomingdale Road

  Tim Ivers: "Howard, the 1932 Hagstrom Map shows an overpass over the LIMP (Bloomingdale Road extension) which connected with Hempstead Tpke. The overpass is about halfway between Jerusalem Avenue on the west and Wantagh Rd (Ave.) on the east. Are there any known photos of this overpass, or other information?"



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  Apr 06 2012

  Fred Wagner- The Official Starter of the Vanderbilt Cup Races

  Fred Wagner was the official starter of all the Vanderbilt Cup Races with the exception of the 1904 race. Accordingly, Wagner was the "Zelig" of early racing and captured in hundreds of photos. Here are my some of my favorites.



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  Feb 17 2012

  Video: Howard Kroplick Interview “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” on Davidson & Company

  In May 2011, Howard Kroplick visited the Cablevision studios of "Davidson & Company" to discuss his book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island".



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  Dec 22 2011

  Winter Holiday Scenes of the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses

  Enjoy these photos taken on December 24, 2009 of the Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. (2 comments)






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