PIONEER AUTO RACING.


Sixth Competition for the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Cup.... Long Island: 1910. Oblong 8vo (150 x 225 mm). Original printed and blind-stamped wrappers, string-bound. Front cover creased vertically, thumbing throughout.OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED PROGRAM of the Vanderbilt Cup race held in 1910. The Vanderbilt Cup was America's first motorcar racing competition. The first race in 1904 was held in Nassau County, but a few years later Vanderbilt orchestrated the construction of the Long Island Motor Parkway, which could be used for regular transportation after the race. 1910 was the last year the race was held in Long Island; the next year it moved to Savannah, GA.