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25 Oct 1908

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New York Times

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1908

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3

Chaos at Long Island's auto race crowds chaotic and costly

Spectators paid up to fifty dollars for prime parking and grand stand access but faced dire disorganization. No clear signage or lights directed cars to the parkway causing severe congestion from Mineola to Hempstead. Many parked outside the fence with obstructed views while special parking entries overcharged and yielded little visibility.

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Parkway Mineola Garder City Hempstead Gar Sam Hempstead Jericho Turnpike Ciry Cuit Hicksville Bethpage Turnpike Hera Robertson Briarcliff William K. Vanderbilt, Jr W. H. Gary The Steel Corporation Automobile Clu of America Gary Clean Charles B. Macdonald Wvho Macdonald J.P. Grace Europe Sadie Jones Pratt J. H. Alexandre, Jr Daniel Chauncey United States Golf~ Association Chauncey Daniel Chauncey, Jr Ive Racing Board Mary Mullane George F. Poirier George Valentine Selfridge Edward Louxman Frank Uockman Harry Duval N. King Robert Graves, Jr W.D. Guthrie Eugene” Willard Frederick P. Moore el Marvin Harold Vanderbilt Reginald Vanderbilt James Byrne Joseph W. Tilton Macane van Ingen Prentice “Kellogg Joseph Auerbach Paul D. Cravath J. D. Laynk. Morgin D. Fairfax B H. L. Terrell H. Camp, Jr John A. Weeks Arthur. D. Weeks W. W. Slocum Paul Dana Russell A. Alger W. Butler Duncan, Jr Henry Earle W. Mien -Roose W. J Hilinds C. A. Plama Don Westbury August Belmont Reginald Brooks Oliver W. Bird Paul J. Rainey Ernest la Montagne Réne. la Fontagne, Jr Harry B. Hollins Chrence Matkay Fred O. Beach Oliver Harriman Automobile Club of Buffalo Automobile Club of Germantown Oliver A. Quayle New York Automobile State Association Albany James T. Drought Wisconsin Automobile Association Burns W. Smith Syracuse Newis R. Spears Boston George Pope Gillette Hartford J. P. Coghlin Worcester Automobile Club WW. H. Chase Wachusett Club Massachusetts George J. Greenburg Chicago Motor Club Powell Evans WW. A. McCawley Edward Crozier Robert K. Cassatt Philadelphia Randolph Robinson Baltimore Richard MM Northrop Artford Charles M. Chapin Bernardsville Arthur Whitney Sey L. Cromwell Caroline B. Ale Richard Stevens Buffalo A. G. Batchelder M. Owen Alfred FP. Reeves Caker Clarkson Harry T. Clinton Alan McMurtry A. R. Pardington M. Butler Frank C. Webb S. H. Miles P. Chalfant H. F. Jovy A. L. Riker W. A. Phunmer Paul Lacroix E. #. Hollander Long Island Automobile Club
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Society Turnout for Vanderbilt Cup Auto Race

A large crowd gathered for the Vanderbilt Cup contest on a new parkway drawing spectators from city and nearby areas. Automobiles arrived from midnight Friday with many boxes and grandstands filling before the start as racing cars produced smoke and flame. Generous hampers of luncheon appeared as spectators enjoyed the day amid cheers and camaraderie.

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Parkway Hinecheon
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Locomobile's Home Town Celebrates Vanderbilt Cup Victory

Bridgeport rejoiced as Robertson won the Vanderbilt Cup driving a Locomobile. Factory whistles sounded across the city and harbor as news spread that an American car claimed the prize. A 1,000-strong excursion party returned home to a brief street procession of Locomobile enthusiasts.

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Bridgeport Robertson New York Conn Ropertson Lacomoebile Works Sea Side Park America
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Crowd estimates at race range from eighty thousand to over two hundred thousand

Estimates from multiple papers vary widely. The Evening Post cites eighty thousand as the lowest, while Telegrams put the crowd at about two hundred fifty thousand. Other newspapers report ranges near two hundred thousand with portions viewing from grandstands and along the course.

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Evening Post Tivo GLOBE
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Dangerous Curves Mark Crowds at Vanderbuilt Motor Parkway Race

Spectators flocked to the Vanderbuilt Motor Parkway to watch drivers negotiate six infamous hazard points. The Jericho turn proved the most dangerous with cobblestones and a narrow crown. several cars skidded, some narrowly avoiding the fence. Robertson won after navigating the perilous sections, while others like Keene, Stick er, and Patserke endured dramatic spins and near misses amid rainfall and mud.

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Vanderblit Parkway Jericho Turnpike Pike Bethpage Woodbury Plainview Ané Colyer’s Corner Robertson Plainview Jericho Pike Locust Grove Jericho Old Westbury Keene Sticker Huthone Acme No. 11 Patschke Acme Grand Stand Foxdahl Keene Lewis Strang Strang Salzman Lytle Isotta Knox No Westbury I Patchske Hempstead Lodge Central Fark Irle Central “Park Central Park Ajd Robertson Feneering
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Race Called Off Sparks Between Stock Car Owners

After the event was halted racers who had not inspected the track drove machines around the circuit. The disruption led to numerous brushes between owners and drivers of stock cars as tensions flared over the aborted race.

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Race party abandonments mark tired cup-race aftermath

A fatigued crowd returned to hotels after the cup race while many dinners and after-theatre events were canceled or scaled back. Hotels remained crowded with wearied patrons as police managed traffic and lines of taxis and cars in the bustling aftermath.

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Ciy jIn Lins
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Record of Ferries and Bridges Car Crossings for Vanderbilt Cup

The total cars crossing from Manhattan to Long Island between Friday noon and 6 pm yesterday reached 4,890, the greatest for that period. About 3,500 autos are on Long Island with many heading to Oyster Bay Garden City Huntington and Manhasset. Numerous motorists crossed earlier and waited at country homes or hotels until after the race, reducing returns.

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Manhattan Long Island Oyster Bay Garden City Huntington Manhasset Brooklyn Williamsburg Jaree Long
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Ferry Traffic and Vehicle Counts Across Williamsburg Bridge

Friday to Saturday traffic shows 1 715 automobiles in one hour span and 8 575 cars per hundred crossing the Williamsburg Bridge with about five persons per car. Between Friday night and Saturday morning 2480 cars crossed, indicating heavy weekend travel and bridge usage.

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Stre Company Calcu Canabou Williamsburg
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Night Auto Ride Through Slippery Jackson Avenue Chaos

An overcast morning scene describes a car party departing Lone Island City toward Jericho Turnpike. Fogged goggles and glittering lights mark the journey as a daring driver dodges a ditch and travels amid oncoming traffic, with a sudden roar and close passes signaling a tense stretch of road.

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Parkway Aelock Vimes Jackson Avenue Lone Island ‘City Jericho ‘Turnpike Foy Pehind Joudér Land's Man Es Feur
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Night Ride Through Jamaica Road Traffic Mayhem

A narrative describes a late night chase with headlights closing in the car as it weaves through a crowd. Vehicles collide with trees and ditches while escaping a race course crowd, finally stopping in a field at dawn as many autos converge from all sides.

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Jamaica Old Westbury Westpa Y al Isides Tegnie Ace
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