1909 Vanderbilt Cup

by Goodwood95 Wed 7 Feb - 22:34

FIVTH INTERNATIONAL
RACE
FOR THE
WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT JR. CUP
Held on Long Island Motor Parkway
Satuday October 30th. 1909

Program

Track

William K. Vanderbilt Jr.

#1 FIAT (Italy) driven by Lewis Strang and riding mechanic Joe Pazzo

#3 Simplex (USA) driven by Leland Mitchell and riding mechanic William Casey

#4 FIAT (Italy) driven by Eddie Hearne and riding mechanic Jack Tower

#5 Atlas (USA) driven by Elmer Knox and riding mechanic Duffault

#6 Apperson Jack Rabbit (USA) driven by Hugh Harding and riding mechanic Clifton

#7 Chalmers-Detroit (USA) driven by William Knipper and riding mechanic Robert Muller

#8 Alco (USA) by Harry Grant and riding mechanic Frank Lee

#9 Chalmers-Detroit (USA) driven by Lee Lorimer and riding mechanic Burns

#10 National (USA) driven by John Aitken and riding mechanic Wilcox

#11 National (USA) driven by Charles Merz and riding mechanic John Herr

#12 Marmon (USA) driven by Harry Stillman and riding mechanic Joe Dawson

#14 FIAT (Italy) driven by Edward Parker and riding mechanic Tony Scudelari

#15 Buick (USA) driven by Louis Chevrolet and riding mechanic Joe Nelson

#16 Mercedes (Germany) driven by Spencer Wishart and riding mechanic Robert Gibson

#17 Isotta (Italy) driven by Joe Seymour and riding mechanic Ed Graybow

During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race, two other sweepstakes races (the Massapequa Sweepstakes and the Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes ) were run simultaneously for commercially available stock cars. The Wheatley Sweepstakes had only four entrants for the "sub-class 3" stock cars with engines 231 to 300 cubic inches. The winner received a prize of $1,000.

Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes 15 Laps

#31 Marion driven by A. Monsen and riding mechanic William Hollenbaeck, Jr

#32 Marmon driven by Ray Harroun and riding mechanic Julius Heinemann

#33 Columbia driven by R.W. Wilcox and riding mechanic J.J. Flannery

#34 Moon driven by Philip Wells and riding mechanic Jim Reichert

Massapequa Sweepstakes 10 Laps

#41 Chalmers-Detroit driven by W.R. Brown and riding mechanic unknown

#42 Hudson driven by George Ainslee and riding mechanic unknown

#43 Chalmers-Detroit driven by Joe Matson and riding mechanic unknown

#44 Maxwell driven by Arthur See and riding mechanic unknown

#45 Maxwell driven by Thomas Costello and riding mechanic unknown

#46 Maxwell driven by Martin Doorley and riding mechanic unknown

Ambience

Report: Horseless Age 11/1909