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• Nov 27 2023

  Mystery Friday Foto #47 Solved: Jefferson DeMont Thompson in the 1906 #6 Hotchkiss

  Did you identify this mystery racer?

• Nov 07 2023

  A 1906 Souvenir Scrapbook sold at the 2023 Hershey RM Auction

  A souvenir scrapbook was recently sold with many previously unpublished Vanderbilt Cup Race images.

• Nov 08 2021

  Mystery Foto #45 Solved: The Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum in Staten Island

  Did you identify this weekend's Mystery structure?

• Aug 04 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants

  Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.

• Jun 12 2021

  Kleiners Korner: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race “Dip of Death”

  One of the most dangerous parts of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race was the "Dip of Death", located near Spinney Hill in Manhasset. Robert Edgren illustrated these dangers in the Oct. 6, 1906 edition of The NY Evening World.

• Sep 19 2020

  The 1906 French Grand Prix-The Forerunner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Less than four months before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the first French Grand Prix was held outside of Le Mans on June 26 and 27, 1906. The race was well-documented in this 10-minute film in which nine Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers and their racers participated.

• Mar 25 2019

  Mystery Foto #12 Solved: #6 Hotchkiss driven by Elliot Shepard Jr. in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  This weekend's Mystery Foto is a Vanderbilt Cup Racer who had a major impact on Long Island racing.

• Feb 07 2018

  Vanderbilts and Whitneys Convene in West Palm Beach

  John LeBoutillier, the great-grandson of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and a relative of William K. Vanderbilt Jr., has forwarded a New York Social Diary article on a recent gathering of descendants and friends of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

• Jun 21 2016

  Translation: December 1906 Les Sports Modernes: The Vanderbilt Cup in America

  Professor Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has forwarded an article on the Vanderbilt Cup Race from a December 1906 French magazine Les Sportes Modernes. Sam Berliner III has provided its English translation.

• Aug 16 2012

  Presentation:“The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island: Racing on Roslyn Roads”, Roslyn NY

  As part of the lecture series sponsored by the Roslyn Landmark Society, Howard Kroplick will be presenting an overview of the Vanderbilt Cup Races with a focus on racing in the Roslyn area.

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to related posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com (Updated: February 1, 2012):

• Aug 01 2010

  Archives: 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  Links to posts related to the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race (Updated: December 31, 2011):

• Jan 26 2010

  The 1906 Accident That Changed Long Island Auto Racing

  Tony, the powerful French Hotckiss car involved in the accident was driven by Elliot Shepard, Jr., a 30-year old American and William K. Vanderbilt Jr's cousin. As described in several publications, the accident occurred near the Long Island Railroad crossing on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola:

• Dec 30 2009

  Starting Lineup: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  For the last post of 2009, here are the 17 cars that competed in the third Vanderbilt Cup Race held on October 6,1906. The race was won by the #10 Darracq driven by Louis Wagner. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge the image.